Carson competes for Google high-speed networkWhether it would be used for streaming 3-D medical images across the country or downloading a high-definition movie in minutes, search engine giant Google says it wants to expand ultra-high speed Internet to communities around the nation. And Carson City officials say they want Nevada's capital to be among them. Over the next month, city officials and the Office of Business Development will be ...Group praises fiber for cityCities and towns across the country went online Friday to hear details about what Google is looking for in candidates in its Fiber for Communities project. Last month, Google put out a request for information to communities nationwide to determine where it should build “ultra-high-speed broadband networks.”What’s Good for the Goose: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City PaperMorning all. The greater political machinations reflected in this week's D.C. Council censure of Marion Barry are becoing increasingly obvious. Now that Chairman Vincent C. Gray has cleaned his own house, he and his colleagues are moving with confidence to take a peek inside Mayor Adrian M. Fenty 's.UPI NewsTrack Health and Science NewsSage grouse: No endangered species status ... Discovery astronauts do practice countdown ... Warming data said stronger than IPCC claim ... Researcher: People are very predictable ... Health/Science news from UPI.NewsWatch: FTI Consulting plans to lay off 150 workersFTI Consulting, a Baltimore business advisory company, is consolidating three offices and laying off 150 employees to improve efficiency, executives said this week in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.SU Breaks Ground on First Residential-Retail ComplexIn a festive ceremony, Salisbury University recently broke ground on the campus' new Sea Gull Square residence hall and retail complex--the first residence hall to be built on main campus in two decades. At 230,000 square feet, the five-story, $45 million project also will become the campus' largest building.Baltimore Marathon Brings Big Money To CityThe training takes months, but the payoff is huge if you finish the Baltimore Marathon. It's part of the Baltimore Running Festival, which offers a big pay day for the city to the tune of $13 million.Baltimore police seek tips in February killingDeath of man who trafficked in murky world of Internet prostitution stumping authorities He graduated from a Catholic high school and attended college; she joined the Army. But somewhere along the line, police believe, Shaun Henderson and his girlfriend began crisscrossing the Baltimore region as a fledgling pimp and his prostitute.Mason to return to BaltimoreWide receiver Derrick Mason has agreed to re-sign with the Baltimore Ravens after accepting terms on a two-year deal. Mason's future with the team appeared unclear after the Ravens obtained free agent wideout Donte' Stallworth and traded for wide receiver Anquan Boldin.Baltimore Announces Safe Surrender DaysPeople wanted for non-violent or misdemeanor crimes in Baltimore are being given the chance to turn themselves in this summer.Assembly eyes cuts in state transportation aid to BaltimoreAfter deep cuts, Md. lawmakers consider millions more in reductions A new General Assembly analysis of Baltimore's transportation spending has reopened a debate over state aid to the city - and is leading some lawmakers to consider multimillion-dollar cuts.
