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Maryland Ranks High Among 'Happiest States' In US, New Study Found
Don't worry, be happy.
Maryland is the second happiest state in America, according to a newly released ranking by Wallethub.
To determine where Americans are most satisfied with their lives, researchers keyed in on which states "exhibit the best combination of good economic, emotional, physical and social health."
All 50 states were measured across 30 key metrics, according to WalletHub, including things such as the share of adult depression, number of work hours, and ideal weather.
Maryland landed in the top 10 in each category:
Emotion and physical well-being rank: T…
Meet The Men: 'Golden Bachelorette' Releases Seniors Maryland Grandmother Joan Vassos Will Date
The men have arrived.
Joan Vassos, a 61-year-old Maryland grandmother will soon star as the first-ever leading lady on ABC's "The Golden Bachelorette."
And producers have released the names of her suitors.
Some of them are local to the Northeast, including 62-year-old Charles L, a retired financial analyst from Philadelphia; 64-year-old Christopher, a contractor from West Babylon, NY; 60-year-old Ken, a property management treasurer from Peabody, MA; 63-year-old Pablo, a retired UN agency director from Cambridge, MD; 62-year-old Thomas, and an FDNY chief from New York, NY.
Introducin…
Clerk's Mistake Lands Maryland Man $10K, $200K 'Pick 5' Prizes
What started as a mistake nearly a year ago landed an Anne Arundel County man a $200,000 prize playing a Maryland Lottery game.
Severna Park native John Ambrose can thank an incompetent clerk for his six-figure win, as well as a $10,000 prize a year ago, after his numbers accidentally got mixed up playing Pick 5.
The 67-year-old's story began in 2022, when he started playing his game of choice, and decided he wanted four of his five digit number to represent 7s, with a different number in the middle.
One night, while watching TV, Ambrose saw the number "77377" and sure enough, he had…
Trip For Gas Turns Into $1M 'Mega Million' Win For Regular Maryland Lottery Player
A Maryland Lottery player won twice on a recent Mega Millions drawing, though one prize was decidedly larger than the other.
When "Ping Pong Champ," a self-described Lottery regular, realized she had two winning tickets, one for $3, and one worth $1,000,000, she says that she had an immediate plan.
The woman opted to cash out the $3 winning ticket for a $2 Mega Millions ticket for the next drawing, plus a $1 scratcher, while stashing the $1 million ticket in a safe place until she could make it down to Lottery Headquarters, officials said on Tuesday.
She said that she went about her …
