While state law allows some sparklers, several cities and counties prohibit those, as well as other fireworks.
What's your favorite way to celebrate the Fourth of July? Tell us in the comments!
The morning looks like a wet one across Maryland, but evening firework plans might still be saved.
Parades, live music and other fun is planned across the area on July 4.
Plus No BS! Brass Band, artists exhibit at Glenview Mansion, "Garfield, Musical With Cattitude," Impossible: A Happenstance Circus + more.
Libraries, bus and rail service and more will be affected by the Fourth of July holiday.
Maryland's top posts include Fourth of July schedules, $4K stolen from church, $1K in beauty products missing, heroin raid + find cheap gas.
Rockville Civic Ballet dances to Stravinsky & Joplin this August at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
Gas prices at the pump have dropped by a few cents the last couple of weeks, and gas is almost $1 a gallon cheaper than last year.
Some top posts in Maryland, including a black bear racing to beat traffic. Plus, how to share your local news, events and pics at Patch.
Here are most recent bear sightings in the county and safety tips to keep you from having a close encounter with a bear.
Kung fu school opens, special ed teacher pleads guilty to child porn and other headlines from Maryland Patches.
Partiers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties can use the service Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Wootton High School will host a memorial for two recent graduates killed in crash that critically injured a third alum.
Pope Francis will meet the president and speak to Congress before attending World Meeting of Families in September.
The 4th of July means patriotism, cookouts and fireworks. A few precautions will help keep you safe around the grill and fireworks.
Obituary and service information from the Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home.
Top posts in Maryland include murder charge in Harford cold case, CVS arson arrest, girl dies at boat race + 4K without water in Baltimore.
The company that supplies Giant, Wegmans, ShopRite, 7-Eleven, Acme and others with bottled water says water is safe, no illness reported.
Shop till you drop at The Westwood Shopping Center with Live Music, Free Ice Cream, Retail Vendors and Food Trucks!
Four Wootton High School graduates reportedly attended underage drinking party before crash killed two and critically injured car's driver.
Plus, Telly Award for Harford cable, firefighters donate books to families in need, 750K oysters planted by volunteers and more from Patch.
Dell, Nordstrom, Cobrain, Profunds, Marriott and more have jobs listed on the Patch Jobs Board.
Free-range parents exonerated, local bombing survivor testifies in Boston, scout leader dies on hike and other news from Maryland Patches.
Independence parade canceled, teens killed after drinking party, marriage equality a right and other headlines from Maryland Patches.
The National Weather Service says heavy rain is in the weekend forecast.
Plus, "Garfield, The Musical With Cattitude," Jeff from Accounting band, The Platters, "The Wedding Singers," and more.
Four people were in a vehicle that crashed in North Potomac. Passengers from Potomac and Rockville were killed in the crash.
Top posts in Maryland include storm photos, lawsuit over gerrymandering, Congressional reaction to Obamacare, deadly tow truck crash, more.
The Summer Food Service Program will bridge the off-season nutrition gap for children 18 and younger.
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to reject a challenge to President Obama's health-care subsidies.
The watchdog group Judicial Watch says Maryland has the most distorted congressional district maps in the country.
Top posts in Maryland include a Boston bombing survivor speaks, investigation ends in NSA shooting, storm crash victims identified, more.
Montgomery County Police say an elderly Poolesville man died Tuesday night when his pickup truck hit a tree in the road.
Meet Gracie, a resilient little Chihuahua who survived life in a puppy mill and has been patiently waiting for a loving home.
Montgomery County emergency officials say one person died when their car hit a downed tree.
Top posts in Maryland include Bel Air house fire, top state for road trip, near drowning, and push to dump Confederate flag license plate.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake notes recent U.S. Supreme Court decision giving states the right to deny Confederate flag plates.