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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 | 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.

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.

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.

The private utility company filed a request with state regulators Thursday asking for the increase.

An Annapolis Police Department officer shot and killed an “aggressive” dog on Saturday, the department said.

Bon Jovi performed two secret, invite-only concerts this week at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena ahead of the band’s “Forever” world tour — its first live run since 2022.

The Maryland Cycling Classic faced bumpy roads — including the pandemic and the Key Bridge collapse — as it grew, but after financial problems resulted in a state bailout, the race won’t happen at all in 2026.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation has announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications for the upcoming festivities.

Howard County residents and immigrant rights activists plan to rally Thursday morning outside the federal courthouse in downtown Baltimore ahead of a crucial hearing on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Elkridge.

Ovechkin is the only NHL player in history to score more than 900 regular-season goals.

The money will help rehabilitate the tarmac on one of the airport’s two principal runways, according to airport officials, including the installation of new runway lighting.

A new draft Vision Zero plan outlines steps including targeted enforcement, more automated cameras and quicker street safety improvements to reduce traffic deaths in Baltimore.