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Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Check your tickets! One lucky Lottery player is $50,000 richer after winning a third-tier prize on Monday night's Powerball drawing. Officials say that the five-figure winner was sold at Luke's Convenience, trading as Luke's Liquors, at 435 North 3rd St. in Oakland, the biggest win out of nearly thousands of others who can claim prizes beginning at $4. The winning numbers for the drawing on Monday, Oct. 21 were 01-25-57-62-64 with a Powerball of 15 and Power Play multiplier of X2. It marks the 50th third-tier winner sold in Maryland so far in 2024. No jackpot winner was h…
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Blocks Away From Reported Shooting Near Maryland Funeral Home (
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A deadly shooting near a Prince George's County funeral home is under investigation, police confirmed. Officers were called to the 7100 block of Old Landover Road at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning to investigate a reported shooting, and further investigation led to the grisly discovery of a dead body inside a vehicle in the 7400 block. According to police, they are searching for multiple suspects who arrived at the initial scene and opened fire before fleeing in a vehicle. No description of the suspects or vehicle has been provided. Detectives are on scene working to establish a s…
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Federal Employee From Maryland Admits To Sharing Confidential Information About Gang Member
A Maryland woman admitted to disclosing confidential information held by the DC Pretrial Services Agency (PSA) during a homicide case, federal authorities announced. Dameshia Cooper, 35, of Waldorf, pleaded guilty on Monday to disclosing confidential information held by the PSA to a defendant in a homicide case, according to officials. According to court documents, Cooper was a Pretrial Services Officer employed at PSA within the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, where she was responsible for tracking and maintaining sensitive identifiabl…
Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Arson After Altercation Involving Maryland Neighbor: Fire Marshal
An argument over stolen property led to arson charges for a 30-year-old Maryland man who allegedly attempted to start a fire outside of a neighbor's home on Sunday afternoon. Lexington Park resident Cesar Augusto Gonzalez-Lopez was arrested at around noon on Monday afternoon when members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 46000 block of Sue Drive to investigate a blaze, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say that a dispute over allegedly stolen property the previous night between Gonzalez-Lopez and the homeowner led to th…
Lifestyle
Winning Numbers For Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $456 Jackpot
The winning numbers have been announced for the Monday, Oct. 21 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were 01-25-57-62-64 with a Powerball of 15 and the Power Play was 2X. The estimated jackpot is $456 million with a $219.9 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, which will have an estimated $478 million jackpot. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then r…
Police & Fire
Home Explosions, Fire, Rock Quiet Cecil County Community
Disaster was largely averted on Monday morning when there was a reported explosion and fire inside a Cecil County home. First responders were called at around 9 a.m. on Oct. 21 to a home on Budds Landing Road in Warwick, where they were met with smoke emanating from the roof of the home. The homeowner, who was found in the garage, confirmed that there had been two explosions in the home and that they were able to safely evacuate while shutting off the gas supply to the residence. The aftermath of the Cecil County fire Cecilton Volunteer Fire Company Once inside, crews found a…
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Dozens Taken To Hospital With Food Poisoning Symptoms In Howard County (
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Dozens of people were evaluated and treating for food poisoning symptoms in Howard County late on Monday afternoon, officials said. At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 21, Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called to the 7700 block of Chesapeake Bay Court in Jessup, where there were reports of dozens of people who fell ill from reportedly eating the same food. In total, 46 people were evaluated and taken to area hospitals. Each was considered "non-critical." Mutual aid during the investigation was provided by Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties. Cr…
Police & Fire
Shotgun-Wielding Man Shouting Racial Slurs At Shoppers In Maryland Arrested, Sheriff Says
A shotgun-wielding man shouting racial slurs at a pair of shoppers at an area business during an altercation is facing serious charges in Charles County, according to the sheriff's office. Waldorf resident Harold Andrew Howard, 53, was arrested on Sunday afternoon after directing a diatribe at two people inside a White Plains business before allegedly threatening them with the shotgun. Shortly after 4 p.m. on Oct. 20, an officer parked in his patrol car in the parking lot of the business was approached by a man who ran up stating that another shopper just pointed a shotgun at them, accordin…
News
Maryland Dad Who Killed Mother, Grandmother In Front Of Infant Learns His Fate
The Maryland man who set an apartment on fire with an infant inside and killed his child's mother and grandmother in Southeast DC more than three years ago may spend the rest of his life in prison. Clinton resident Keenan Turner, 35, was sentenced to 68 years in prison in connection to the April 2021 murders of Wanda and Ebony Wright, the shooting of a third victim, and the attempted murder of an infant when he set the fire, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors say that Turner's intention in committing the offenses was "solely to avoid paying child support." They had been pushi…
Police & Fire
High-Fiving Man Who Assaulted Commanders Fans After Ravens Game Surrenders: Police
For a man who "can't lose," John Callis is really racking up the losses after going viral for viciously assaulting a pair of Washington Commanders fans following a Baltimore Ravens game. More than a week after becoming infamous for an attack that left two with injuries, Callis, 24, surrendered to police and was taken into custody for multiple assault charges, investigators say in connection to the unprovoked attack of two 23-year-olds. The Ravens topped the Commanders 30-23 in a hotly contested game, but it was the fireworks after the game that went viral after Callis, sporting a Lamar Jack…
News
One Year Later, Search Continues For Daniel Lewis Edwards In Maryland
One year later, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is renewing its call to the public for assistance in locating Daniel Lewis Edwards, who was last seen in California. On Sept. 20, 2023, Edwards left a job site in the Town Creek neighborhood and on Sunday, the sheriff's office issued a new alert as they continue to investigate his disappearance. "The sheriff's office is reissuing this information in hopes that someone with new information right come forward to assist in resolving the case," they posted. Edwards, 56, was described as being 5-foot-10 weighing approximately 170 pound…
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police ID 26-Year-Old Father Found Shot To Death In Cambridge
A 26-year-old man affectionately known as "Porky" has been identified by police as the man gunned down in Southern Maryland overnight. Cambridge resident Virgil Simms was pronounced dead at the scene by Maryland State Police investigators on Sunday night in the 600 block of Pine Street, officials say. Members of the Cambridge Police Department were called to the scene of the shooting, where they found Simms suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. It is with a heavy heart that I post this video. My heartfelt condolences to Virgil Simms-Porky’s family. Today I ask... Posted by United 4C Str…
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