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Henrico, VA

Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize
Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize A local trucker is one of the Virginia Lottery's newest millionaires.  Berhane Meharena, of Arlington, was driving a truck in Texas when he decided to check the winning numbers in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. That’s how he found out his ticket was one of five $1 million winners. “I was by myself in the truck,” he later told Virginia Lottery officials. “I was screaming!” He then drove all the way from Texas back to Virginia to claim his prize. Once he arrived in Virginia, he got sick and had to wait a bit more to claim his prize. When he started feeling better, he went to …
Man Celebrates Million Dollar Virginia Lottery Win While On Caribbean Cruise To Kick Off 2024 Man Celebrates Million Dollar Virginia Lottery Win While On Caribbean Cruise To Kick Off 2024
Man Celebrates Million Dollar Virginia Lottery Win While On Caribbean Cruise To Kick Off 2024 What started as a relaxing Caribbean cruise to celebrate the New Year turned into something far more exciting for a Virginia man who won $1 million while on vacation. Jerome Testa III is laughing and smiling his way to the bank after being the final person to claim a seven-figure prize after purchasing a ticket for Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle. The timing couldn't be better, as the lucky lotto player learned of his unexpected windfall while checking online during a holiday cruise, though they had to wait to return to Virginia before redeeming the life-altering ticket. “My wife …
Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country
Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country Genese Rogers left her Virginia home to head out on vacation and came back a millionaire. The Woodbridge woman was out of the country when the winning ticket numbers were announced in Virginia's "New Year's Millionaire Raffle," but when she came back stateside, she was in for a heck of a welcome home present. Days after stepping out of the plane back in Virginia, Rogers found out that she had one of the five top-prize winning $1 million tickets. "I literally just started screaming," she exclaimed while giving the thumbs up at Lottery Headquarters. A smiling Rogers says that she isn't a re…
Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced
Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced Five newly minted millionaires may be sitting on a Virginia Lottery ticket worth seven figures and might not even realize it.  Lottery officials have announced the winning numbers for Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle, which included five $1 million winners and seven $100,000 prizes. The odds of winning the million dollar prize were 1 in 125,000.  Winning million dollar tickets were sold at:  Ticket 007094: Paddy’s 32 Steakhouse & Pub on Center Street in Stafford; Ticket 125311: Wawa on Plank Road in Fredericksburg; Ticket 168420: 7-Eleven on East Market St…
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police Charges are pending against the suspected hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a tree trimmer from DC operating in a work zone on I-95 in Maryland., state police said. Henrico's Jadien Ranard Jones, 39, was allegedly driving a white 2021 Freightliner straight truck that killed 57-year-old Eric Lewis, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Montgomery County early on Wednesday morning. The crash was reported at around 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 13 on I-495 near Georgia Avenue. #TrafficAlert Two lanes are currently blocked in the area of eastbound I-495 and Georgia Avenue for a c…
Wawa Planning To Open Four More Stores In Virginia Wawa Planning To Open Four More Stores In Virginia
Wawa Planning To Open Four More Stores In Virginia Wawa is planning to open new locations in Virginia this spring and summer. The popular convenience stores and gas station chain will be adding four new stores to the dozens of locations that already exist across the state. Here's when and where the new digs will open: Virginia Beach, Prosperity Rd. & General Booth Blvd., coming Spring 2023 Fredericksburg, 860 Richmond Hwy., Summer 2023 Spotsylvania, Courthouse Rd. & Courthouse Bypass, Summer 2023 Henrico, 5900 W. Broad St., Summer 2023 Click here for a list of store openings along the East Coast.
Alcohol May Be Factor In Triple Fatal I-95 Crash, Maryland State Police Say Alcohol May Be Factor In Triple Fatal I-95 Crash, Maryland State Police Say
Alcohol May Be Factor In Triple Fatal I-95 Crash, Maryland State Police Say Three people were killed in a Cecil County crash over the weekend when a driver lost control of a vehicle, leading to a violent crash, Maryland State Police say. New York resident Savitri Pokhan, 43, Renaldo Smith, 28, and Michael Zazim, 20, both of Henrico, Virginia, were all identified as the victims following a single-vehicle crash in Elkton on Saturday, March 4. Over the weekend, troopers from the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to a reported single-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of I-95 near the Maryland Route 316 overpass, officials said. The initial investigation found…
Community Searching For Member Of VCU Final Four Team Reported Missing Community Searching For Member Of VCU Final Four Team Reported Missing
Community Searching For Member Of VCU Final Four Team Reported Missing Concerns among the friends and family of Rob Brandenberg are mounting in the region as they attempt to locate a man who was highlighted on the Virginia Commonwealth University’s shocking Final Four team more than a decade ago and has been reported missing. An alert was issued by the Henrico Police Department in Virginia on Tuesday, Oct. 11 after receiving a missing person report regarding Brandenberg that was filed the previous day. Police said that the woman stated that William “Rob” Brandenberg, 30, of Henrico, was last seen on Monday, Oct. 10, but had not returned. He was last seen driv…
Tipped Tractor-Trailer Traps Driver, Stops Henrico Traffic: Developing Tipped Tractor-Trailer Traps Driver, Stops Henrico Traffic: Developing
Tipped Tractor-Trailer Traps Driver, Stops Henrico Traffic: Developing A jackknifed and partially tipped tractor-trailer stopped traffic on I-295 in Henrico on Tuesday, July 26.The incident occurred on the ramp to I-64 at around 3 p.m., stopping all southbound traffic, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The driver of the tractor-trailer was trapped inside the vehicle but, was eventually able to get out, developing and unconfirmed reports said.  The incident also caused major damage to the ramp's walls, according to initial reports. This story is still developing. Check back for updates. 
Body Of Boater Found, Friend Remains Missing After Going Over James River Dam Body Of Boater Found, Friend Remains Missing After Going Over James River Dam
Body Of Boater Found, Friend Remains Missing After Going Over James River Dam The body of one of two women who went missing on Memorial Day after going over Bosher’s Dam on the James River Dam in Richmond has been found, WSET reports. Her friend, however, remains missing. The body of Lauren Winstead, 23, was found by the Richmond Fire Department about five miles downstream of the damn around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, the outlet reports.  An autopsy will be done to determine Winstead's official cause of death. Meanwhile, crews are still searching for 28-year-old Sarah Erway.  Crews are resuming rescue efforts this morning with mutual aid from Goochland, Che…
Wanted Manassas Man Gets Third DUI In 5 Years: Police Wanted Manassas Man Gets Third DUI In 5 Years: Police
Wanted Manassas Man Gets Third DUI In 5 Years: Police Authorities cleared multiple outstanding warrants off their books last weekend when they arrested a Manassas man for his third DUI in less than five years, police said.  Melara Alvarado, 34, was pulled over Sunday evening, May 22, after a concerned driver called police to complain about someone driving erratically, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The caller told deputies that a black Mustang was swerving all over the road and into oncoming traffic.  Deputies spotted Alvarado's Mustang and pulled him over. He didn't help his case when he crashed into a mailbox durin…
Head-On Crash In Glen Rock Sends Two To Hospital Head-On Crash In Glen Rock Sends Two To Hospital
Head-On Crash In Glen Rock Sends Two To Hospital An out-of-state driver and her passenger from Dumont were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Glen Rock, authorities said. A 2019 Jeep had just exited Saddle River County Park headed south when it swerved into the northbound lane of Prospect Street and struck a 2020 Honda Civic shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver, a 44-year-old Ridgewood man, said he was unsure of what happened, Ackermann said. He refused medical attention, the chief said. Both a witness who lives nearby and the Civic driver -- a 27-year-old Henrico, VA woman -- said the Jeep …
Support Surges For Daughter, Infant Son After Unexpected Death Of Sussex County Mom, 32 Support Surges For Daughter, Infant Son After Unexpected Death Of Sussex County Mom, 32
Support Surges For Daughter, Infant Son After Unexpected Death Of Sussex County Mom, 32 Support is surging for the young daughter and infant son of a mother from Sussex County after her unexpected death. Jessica A. Mongiovi, 32, died at her home in Henrico, VA on April 20, her obituary says. Born in Hackettstown, Mongiovi grew up in Sparta and graduated from Sparta High School in 2007. Mongiovi went on to study veterinary technology at John Tyler Community College in Midlothian, VA, and worked at Tyson Foods in Glen Allen, her memorial says. She was also known for her love of sports and played travel soccer for many years, according to her obituary. More than $2,800 had bee…