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The Fourth of July weekend kicked off with delays, cancelations and infrastructure meltdowns as a triple-digit heat wave engulfed the region and placed Maryland under an extreme heat warning until after sunset.

Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy from the Potomac River after he went missing Thursday near Great Falls Park.

Four people, including two children, were hospitalized after their boat caught fire near Pasadena in the Patapsco River, fire officials said.

A moped driver died in Baltimore after he crashed into a brick wall and was thrown from his vehicle on Thursday night, police said.

WSSC declared a boil water advisory for parts of southern Prince George’s County in Maryland.

Here’s what the pet experts recommend keeping your pet cool, calm, collected and most importantly, cozy at home.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding has fans buzzing in New York City. Many fans and curious onlookers gathered around Madison Square Garden on Thursday, eager to catch a glimpse of what some are calling the wedding of the century.

Buyers who purchase a newly renovated vacant home can now apply for interest rate savings and down payment assistance as part of a push to get the homes occupied faster.

Hyattsville’s Maryland Meadworks asked the community for donations to stay in business beyond the end of this year. So far, they’ve raised more than $37,000.

Alan Goldberg, the founder of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing at Johns Hopkins University, died June 9 of pneumonia. He was 86.

COLUMN | David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti haven’t been tested on their commitment to winning. A slumping club and an embattled GM give them their first test to see if they’re willing to hold someone accountable.

COLUMN | The 200th celebration of Independence Day was so over-the-top with stunts, kitsch and merch that wags and academics dubbed it the Buycentennial. So I look at this year’s 250th semiquincentennial and can’t help but judge it, well, worse.

All fireworks, including sparklers, are illegal in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Possessing or lighting them can lead to hefty fines.

The Democratic governor will deliver the speech from the State House in Annapolis before a group of military veterans. The theme: How patriotism differs from nationalism, and why America is worth fighting for.

The search follows the drowning death less than three weeks ago of Towson University student Nazir Bell, 20, who had also been swimming with a group in the Potomac.

Forecasters are expecting a high of 104 on Thursday and 103 on Friday.

A former Olympian from Bethesda was indicted on a felony charge after prosecutors said he damaged the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.

Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was also suspended seven games. Nationals right-hander Miles Mikolas was handed a five-game suspension, and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton will serve a three-game ban.

The Maryland attorney general’s office is investigating an in-custody death along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway involving the U.S. Park Police and the Greenbelt Police Department.

A Montgomery County man was arrested Monday after a woman exited his car during a traffic stop near Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and told police she had been handcuffed and kidnapped by the driver.