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Unclaimed Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Mystery Solved Months Later
Maryland Lottery officials have cracked the curious case of an unclaimed $1 million Powerball prize that wasn't collected for months because the player forgot she purchased it. A Worcester County woman is among the state's newest millionaires, but not before she sat on a ticket worth seven figures that hadn't been touched since the Sept. 27 drawing last year. According to the Eastern Shore woman, she purchased the quick-pick ticket at the Duck In II in Snow Hill, hoping to take a stab at the then $835 million Powerball jackpot, but forgot all about it until recently. She was one of f…
Business
Two Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Maryland Stores
Check your tickets! Two winning Powerball tickets worth $50,000 were sold in Maryland for the most recent drawing. In Prince George's County, one of the tickets was sold at 7-Eleven on Edmonston Road in College Park, and a second winner was sold at Your Store on Old Ocean City Boulevard in Worcester County. The winning numbers for the drawing on Monday, Oct.9 were: 16-34-46-55-67 with a Powerball of 14. According to Lottery officials, there were more than 3.7 million Powerball winners on Monday, including more than 73,000 in Maryland. No one matched all five numbers and the Powerball, an…
Weather
Tropical Storm Warning Issued For Parts Of DMV Region Ahead Of Rainy Weekend
It might be a rain-soaked weekend in the DMV, forecasters are warning. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued in parts of the region as a storm continues to develop and make its way up the East Coast. MDEM ALERT: Tropical Storm Warning for Worcester County in MD. #mdwx — Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) (@MDMEMA) September 21, 2023 The storm is expected to pick up steam in the Southeast before weakening by the time it gets to the region, though gusty winds, rain, and potential flooding are all possible. "There is the potential for life-threatening surge inundation …
Traffic
Seeing Red: Video Shows Bad Maryland Drivers Narrowly Avoiding Crashes Speeding Through Lights
Bad driving in Maryland is nothing new, but a recently released video truly shows how many narrow calls there have been in some areas. To celebrate “Stop on Red Week,” the Howard County Police Department released a two minute video depicting several cases where reckless drivers sped through red lights, forcing others to take evasive measures or even stop in the intersection to avoid being struck. This week is the @SaferRoadsUSA #StoponRedWeek & @HCPDNews is once again REMINDING #HoCoMD to #StopforRedLights. In this quick video, HCPD shows just a sample of some of the close-call inci…
Police & Fire
Case Of Boy's Ocean City Hit-Run Death Cracked
Ten months after a 14-year-old boy was struck and killed in Ocean City, a defendant has been charged. Tyler Mailloux, 22, of Berlin, is facing more than a dozen charges out of Worcester County in the July 2022 hit-and-run death of Gavin Knupp on Grays Corner Road while walking to his sister's car. Gavin was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver, later identified as Mailloux, did not stop and also did not report the incident, authorities said. According to OC Today, four of the 17 charges filed against Mailloux are felonies and he had not been arrested as of Monday mor…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Apprehended For Murdering Man Found Beaten To Death Outside Home: State Police
A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with murdering a 57-year-old man in Worcester County, state police announced. Carl Lee “Moose” Fuller, 32, of Salisbury, was apprehended by Delaware State Police in Delmar for the alleged murder of 57-year-old Salisbury resident David Pfeffer. Shortly before 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1600 block of St. Lukes Road in Salisbury after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, they found Pfeffer lying on the ground outside of this home, wh…
Police & Fire
Death Of Man Found With 'Signs Of Obvious Trauma' Under Investigation In Maryland: State Police
Maryland State Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the suspicious death of a man found unresponsive at his home on Saturday morning in Worcester County. Salisbury resident David W. Pfeffer, 57, was found dead in his home and pronounced dead by paramedics shortly before 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, according to state police investigators. On Saturday morning, es from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1600 block of St. Lukes Road in Salisbury after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a cardiac arrest. Upon their arrival, deputies found P…
Police & Fire
Woman Walking Dog Hospitalized In Hit-Run Crash In Maryland, State Police Say
A hit-and-run driver was tracked down by Maryland State Police investigators overnight after striking and hospitalizing a woman walking her dog, authorities announced. In Worcester County, Berlin resident Terri Wattay, 59, was taking her dog for a stroll on Thursday, Oct. 6 when she was struck by a truck in the 11000 block of Grays Corner Road in her hometown. Wattay was transported by paramedics to Atlantic General Hospital and later transferred to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Her condition was not immediately available on Friday, Oct. 7. The dog was uninjured. Acco…
Police & Fire
State Police Locate Mercedes Involved In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Maryland
Maryland State Police investigators have identified and located a suspect vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy near a busy intersection in Worcester County, authorities announced, though no arrests have been made. The investigation into the crash led state police investigators to a 2011 black Mercedes sedan that was reportedly involved in the fatal incident. It was located at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 17 outside a Worcester County residence, police said, noting that “the damages on the (vehicle) match the suspected damages consiste…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Dies Following Crash In Maryland: State Police
A 33-year-old Maryland man is dead after being struck by a teen driver in Worcester County, state police announced. Bishopville resident Daniel Hicken died from injuries sustained in a crash shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, when he was struck in the area of Route 50 and the Harry Kelley Bridge by Levittown, PA resident Anthony Capriotti, Jr, 19, in Worcester County, officials said. The preliminary investigation into the fatal crash found that Hicken was attempting to cross both the westbound and eastbound lanes of Route 50 from the westbound pedestrian walkway on the Harry Kelley…
Police & Fire
Teen Killed Crossing Road In Maryland Hit-Run Crash, State Police Searching For Suspect Vehicle
A hit-and-run suspect is at large in Maryland after striking and killing a teenage boy who was crossing a busy intersection in Worcester County, state police announced. Officials said that a 14-year-old Ocean Pines resident was pronounced dead at Atlantic General Hospital after being struck by a driver at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Monday, July 11, police said. Troopers responded to the intersection of Grays Corner Road and Riddle Lane in Berlin on Monday night, where there was a reported crash involving a pedestrian who was involved in a hit-and-run. The preliminary investigation determi…
News
Covid-
19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Maryland Counties
Some municipalities in Maryland are still being advised to continue masking up by federal health officials, even as the state and region continue to cover from the most recent surge of COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on mask-wearing to concentrate on COVID-19 hospitalizations, hospital capacity, and newly reported infections, leaving some parts of the state still encouraged to continue masking up indoors. With the state's seven-day average COVID-19 positivity rate hovering between 10 percent and 15 percent, and 41 virus-related death…
News
Cecil County Firefighter Killed In Ocean City While At Firemen's Convention
A volunteer firefighter in Maryland was killed in Ocean City while attending the annual Maryland State Fireman’s Association convention, officials confirmed. Elkton resident Noah Day, 22, a lieutenant with the North East Fire Company in Cecil County, was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the Coastal Highway on Monday, June 20. “The Maryland State Firemen’s Association sends deepest condolences to the North East Fire Company on the loss of Lt. Noah Day,” the agency posted online. “Please pray for the Day family and Noah’s fire service brothers and sisters during this extremely…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Busted For Allegedly Stabbing Cousin During Dispute: State Police
A family feud turned bloody in Maryland when a man allegedly stabbed his cousin during a dispute, state police said. Salisbury resident Charles Wagner, 51, was arrested on Friday, June 17 in connection to a stabbing in Worcester County involving his victim, identified as Brian Wagner, 53, who police said is believed to be his cousin. Maryland State Police troopers responded to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional hospital in Salisbury shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, where there was a report of a stabbing victim who had been dropped off there by a friend after an incident in Worcester C…
Police & Fire
Maryland Police Chief, Elderly Driver Injured In Wreck: Authorities
The Princess Anne police chief and a 75-year-old Ocean City man were recovering at hospitals after a crash Thursday morning in Worcester County, June 16. The wreck happed at 10 a.m. along Route 90 in Berlin. Chief Robert Wink was driving east in his unmarked patrol car when a Lexus ES heading west tried to make a U-turn ahead of him, a news release said. Maryland State Police airlifted the Lexus driver, Bruce Albany, to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for emergency treatment, the release notes. Responders took Chief Wink to TidalHealth Pen…
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