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Commonly known as “companion animals,” goats (along with ponies, donkeys, dogs, and even chickens) have been used for decades in equestrian sports to help calm anxious horses.

From dispensing graduation advice to raising funds, here’s this week’s look at what Maryland politicians are up to.

Taxed, trained by Randy Morse, won the George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at 11-1.

A 20-year-old man has been walking in his Anne Arundel County neighborhood with a fully loaded assault-style weapon to protest a new Maryland gun law. It’s terrifying kids and parents

Law enforcement will no longer be able to stop a vehicle or person in Maryland solely based on the smell of cannabis, under a bill that will become law without Gov. Wes Moore’s signature.

The Ravens and Commanders will practice in Owings Mills on Aug. 15-Aug. 16, then meet at FedEx Field in Landover on Aug. 21.

This year's Preakness marks 125 years since Willie Simms, one of the most successful riders of his time and one of the first to adopt the modern rider position and technique, won the race and became the only Black jockey to win all three Triple Crown events.

The inaugural event was created to shine a light on the next generation of community leaders under the age of 40 who are making an impact on Baltimore and beyond.

What’s the best way to see the Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team amid its practice and performance during the Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week festivities? The show tops our weekly list of things to do in Annapolis.

Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle talks about enjoying The Orioles’ winning atmosphere. And Adam Jones and Jerry Coleman discuss the Orioles and Angels star Shohei Ohtani.

The Naval Academy Class of 2026 on Wednesday morning joined a long list of plebes who, for over 60 years, have scrambled up an obelisk to swap a midshipman’s cover for a Dixie cup.

The goal of this rite of passage is for classmates to scale the monument, which is covered with shortening, remove the “Dixie cup” hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman’s hat, called a “cover.” With this, the freshmen are no longer considered plebes.

The Georgia-based vendor has low federal quality ratings and abuse allegations in other facilities it runs.

Axel Concepción has won his first leading rider title, a feat that Irad Ortiz Jr., an esteemed Boricua jockey, did not meet until he was in his 20s.

Gov. Wes Moore signed bills into law that restrict who can apply for concealed carry handgun permits and where handguns can be carried. A short time later, the NRA filed a lawsuit saying the new regulations are unconstitutional.

When the new Hillman garage opens next month, it signals the next phase of remaking City Dock. Some details are still being finalized.

Decriminalizing drug paraphernalia is one step Maryland can take toward ending policies that have failed to curb an epidemic of drug-related deaths, says Jessie Dunleavy, an advocate for drug policy reform.

A 2020 plan to redevelop Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park fell apart due to a variety of factors. Now racing industry stakeholders are negotiating a new plan, and they’re considering boosting Pimlico as the year-round home of thoroughbred racing.

Mustipher, an Owings Mills native who played at Good Counsel and collegiately at Notre Dame, started 40 games over four seasons in Chicago.

Here's what the Senior Bowl's Jim Nagy and the East-West Shrine Bowl's Eric Galko think of the Ravens' rookie class.