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Not Seeing Things: Maryland School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win Not Seeing Things: Maryland School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win
Not Seeing Things: Maryland School Teacher Stunned By $50K Lottery Win A Maryland school teacher was stunned when his weekly $20 lottery budget paid off to the tune of $50,000. The New Carrollton man went for a $50,000 Cash ticket at the Landover Hills Exxon at 6579 Annapolis Road in Prince George’s County. The ticket provides 30 chances to win if a player matches one of five numbers at the top of the ticket. After scratching off the first 29 without a match, he got to the 30th number and found a $50,000 amount under a No. 7, which was one of the ticket’s five winning numbers, at the lower right corner of the ticket. “I got to the very bottom and saw that I …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Driver Lodged In Windshield Dumped Miles From Maryland Crash Scene: Police Driver Lodged In Windshield Dumped Miles From Maryland Crash Scene: Police
Driver Lodged In Windshield Dumped Miles From Maryland Crash Scene: Police The search is on for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a beloved 28-year-old man in Prince George's County and dragged his body for miles.  New Carrollton's Franklin Membreno Mendez has been identified as the person struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Lanham on Saturday morning after he was involved in a separate crash and got out of his car to survey the damage, police say. Franklin Membreno Mendez GoFundMe Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 7500 block of Ardwick Ardmore Road shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, where the…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
'Happy Dad' Claims $5M Maryland Lottery Prize On Anniversary Ticket 'Happy Dad' Claims $5M Maryland Lottery Prize On Anniversary Ticket
'Happy Dad' Claims $5M Maryland Lottery Prize On Anniversary Ticket A Maryland Lottery player got quite 50th anniversary present from the organization. “Happy Dad,” a New Carrollton resident, is in a new tax bracket after trying (and winning) Maryland’s first $50 scratch-off, “50 Years!” which celebrates the 50th anniversary year for the Maryland Lottery. The player, a self described “enthusiastic scratch-off player,” became the first to celebrate the Lottery’s Golden Anniversary by claiming a top $5 million jackpot. According to officials, “the instant ticket is part of the Lottery’s celebration of 50 years of fun and games, and went on sale (in February…

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by Zak Failla
News
Here's What We Know About Looming CSX Railroad Strike In Maryland Here's What We Know About Looming CSX Railroad Strike In Maryland
Here's What We Know About Looming CSX Railroad Strike In Maryland The ongoing labor dispute between CSX Transportation and its labor unions could have a major impact on riders in Maryland and Virginia. CSX has notified the Maryland Transit Administration that if an agreement on a new contract isn’t reached that there is a potential for a labor strike beginning the morning of Friday, Sept. 16. Officials noted that since CSX owns and operates the Camden and Brunswick lines and dispatches MARC trains, any labor disruption would force the immediate suspension of service on those lines until a resolution is reached. 📌ICYMI📌If a potential labor strike bet…

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by Zak Failla