Google dangles ultrafast broadband and cities leapDuluth Mayor Don Ness strolled to the end of a dock jutting into frigid Lake Superior. He grinned, waved to a cheering crowd, and jumped in...Across the USA News from every stateNews from every stateAL East grabs top three spots in ranking of the general managersNo one has as much control over a team's fate as the general manager. A good one can thwart a dimwit owner, and a great one can win with a low payroll. Yet there's no reliable way to tell the good ones from the bad ones. All agree that Theo Epstein of the Boston Red Sox does a terrific job, and that Dayton Moore of the Kansas City Royals doesn't. The in-between is murky.Public schools expect to be able to take in displaced studentsBut many first choices may not be available Public schools in Baltimore and the city's suburbs could easily absorb the students being displaced by a wave of Catholic school closings, but parents and students might find their first choices out of reach.Doctors perform risky surgery to remove deadly cancersA group of surgeons take on near impossible cancer cases with a risky surgery to save lives.Keyser wastewater treatment plant gets new computer systemKEYSER — An investment in new computer systems at its wastewater treatment plant is helping the city of Keyser generate revenue by providing sewage-monitoring services to small stand-alone treatment plants that serve subdivisions and commercial development.3 die in three-alarm W. Baltimore fireHeavy fire took about 2 hours to control Two people were killed in a rowhouse fire in the Parkview/Woodbrook neighborhood of West Baltimore early Thursday morning, a city fire spokesman said. The fire took about 2 hours to control, and was so intense that firefighters had to be evacuated from inside. Above, The body of one of the three victims is removed from the scene.3 killed in three-alarm fire at rowhouse in West BaltimoreHeavy fire took about 2 hours to control Three people were killed in a rowhouse fire in the Parkview/Woodbrook neighborhood of West Baltimore early Thursday morning, a city fire spokesman said.Baltimore Ravens Team ReportWhile many wonder how the Ravens will fix their wide receiver position, there's another area that is up in the air. Baltimore needs to decide what it will do at kicker.Baltimore mayor hospitalized with chest pain, numbnessRawlings-Blake admitted for observation, testing Baltimore Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake has been hospitalized for observation after complaining of chest pain and numbness early Thursday, according to the her office.Sloth born at Baltimore aquarium rainforestBALTIMORE (AP) — A sloth at the National Aquarium in Baltimore has given birth again. Aquarium officials say the sloth named Rose gave birth in late February in the aquarium's rainforest exhibit, providing a sibling for brother Howie, who was born in 2008.
