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Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Maryland Liquor Store One lucky Maryland Lottery player may be sitting on a golden ticket worth a five-figure prize and not even know it. Officials say that a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Baltimore County at Dogwood Liquors in the 6900 block of Dogwood Road in Windsor Mill for Wednesday's drawing, though it remains unclaimed. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Nov. 8 drawing were: 14-21-33-39-62 with a Powerball of 20. In Maryland, there were more than 10,000 winning Powerball tickets sold with prizes ranging from $4 to the $50,000 winner. There were a dozen $50,000 winners sold nationwide, …

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Crash Backs Up Traffic On I-695 In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Crash Backs Up Traffic On I-695 In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Crash Backs Up Traffic On I-695 In Maryland (Developing) A crash on the Inner Loop on I-695 left some travelers in Northern Maryland tied up in traffic on Wednesday morning as first responders cleared the scene of a single-car crash in Baltimore County. At around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, motorists were still struggling to get by on I-695 in Woodlawn after a crash blocked at least one lane and the shoulder near I-70, causing traffic to back up. The crash was reported at 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday. Delays approaching 10 minutes and getting longer have been reported in the area of Exit 16A-B. According to the Maryland Department of Transporta…

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Baltimore County Courthouse Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package (DEVELOPING) Baltimore County Courthouse Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package (DEVELOPING)
Baltimore County Courthouse Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package (Developing) A courthouse in Baltimore County was evacuated on Monday afternoon as crews were called in to investigate a HazMat situation. Authorities were called at around 2 p.m. on Monday to the Circuit Courthouse on Bosley Avenue in Towson, where there was a reported suspicious package. As a precaution, crews evacuated the building while firefighters worked to identify the substance. Hazmat crews o/s at Circuit Courthouse, 401 Bosley Ave #Towson, for a suspicious package. Building evacuated while crews work to ID substance. No injuries. DT 122 EA pic.twitter.com/jXuIXse7up — Baltimore County Fir…

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Police Ramp Up Patrols After Shooting Near Baltimore County Elementary School Playground Police Ramp Up Patrols After Shooting Near Baltimore County Elementary School Playground
Police Ramp Up Patrols After Shooting Near Baltimore County Elementary School Playground There will be an increased police presence outside a Baltimore County elementary school as police continue to investigate a shooting that left a teen hospitalized. On Tuesday afternoon, a shooting was reported in the 1600 block of Langford Road in Woodlawn, not far from Edmondson Heights Elementary School, leaving a minor with a gunshot wound. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the incident is believed to have been a targeted attack, and not a random incident.  The teen was listed in stable condition on Wednesday afternoon after being shot shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday…

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Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland
Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland See something, say something. A potential disaster was averted after a student at a Baltimore County high school was caught with a loaded handgun after investigators were tipped off, police say. Sparrows Point High School Assistant Principal Renee Crabbe issued a letter to parents on Monday afternoon advising that a student was caught with a handgun following a search earlier that day.  Crabbe said that administrators were tipped off that the student was bringing a weapon to class, and a School Resource Officer assigned to the building was able to track down the suspected student, and…

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Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway: Maryland State Police Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway: Maryland State Police
Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway: Maryland State Police Traffic was temporarily shut down on I-695 on Sunday morning following a crash that killed a 37-year-old man on the side of I-695 in Baltimore County, Maryland State Police say. Catonsville resident Bryan Joseph Lee has been identified as the person who was killed after his car became disabled when he crashed into a concrete median on the interstate near Security Boulevard in Pikesville. According to the police, Lee's Honda Civic was stuck at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, and when he got out of his car to investigate, he was struck by Hillcrest Heights resident Shannetta Rene Thompson…

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Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region
Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region The latest "Powerball" drawing proved to be fortuitous for lucky Lottery players in the DMV, as the jackpot for the game approaches record numbers. Three winning $50,000 tickets were sold in both Maryland and Virginia for the Wednesday, Oct. 4 "Powerball" drawing, though no players matched all six numbers, bringing the jackpot for Saturday's drawing to an estimated $1.4 billion, the third highest in history. On Wednesday, the winning numbers were: 09-35-54-63-64 with a 'Powerball" of 01.  In Virginia, the winning tickets worth five-figure prizes were sold at:  7-Eleven on Leesb…

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One Dead, One Airlifted After Being Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In MD: State Police One Dead, One Airlifted After Being Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In MD: State Police
One Dead, One Airlifted After Being Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In MD: State Police One person was killed and a second had to be airlifted to Shock Trauma in Baltimore after they were rear-ended by a tractor-trailer early on Saturday morning. Maryland State Police have launched an investigation in Baltimore County after city resident Denzel Butcher, 31, was killed and a 28-year-old man was hospitalized in a two-vehicle crash that was reported on I-95.  At around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, police say that troopers were called to the southbound lanes of I-95 near Chesaco Avenue, when a Nissan Altima was possibly disabled and rear-ended by the truck driver, accordi…

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Schools
These Maryland Schools Earned The State's Top Marks In New Report These Maryland Schools Earned The State's Top Marks In New Report
These Maryland Schools Earned The State's Top Marks In New Report Some Maryland schools fared better than others in US News & World Report's latest ranking of the best in the nation.  Fifteen Maryland public high schools landed in the top 750 in the country, according to the new report, which assessed student performance to rank and review data from thousands of districts. "The highest ranked US public schools in US News & World Report's 2023-2024 Best High Schools rankings are those whose students demonstrated outstanding outcomes above expectations in math, reading and science state assessments, earned qualifying scores in an array of colle…

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Three Maryland Lottery Tickets Worth $10K+ Sold At Area Businesses Three Maryland Lottery Tickets Worth $10K+ Sold At Area Businesses
Three Maryland Lottery Tickets Worth $10K+ Sold At Area Businesses Check your tickets!  Tuesday was a good day for Maryland Lottery players, with a $50,000 "Bonus Match 5" ticket sold in Montgomery County, along with two "Mega Millions" tickets that are both worth five-figure prizes. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the winning "Mega Millions" numbers were: 06-09-13-29-66 with a gold "Mega Ball" of 24 and an optional "Megaplier" of X2.  The winning tickets were sold at a Silver Spring gas station, Rockville liquor store, and a Baltimore County Food Lion.  In Montgomery County, a winning $20,000 "Mega Millions" ticket was sold at Ollie's Beer, Wine and Deli on Vier…

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'Sweet And Goofy': Crash That Killed Baltimore Bicyclist Aimee Whiteford Shatters Community 'Sweet And Goofy': Crash That Killed Baltimore Bicyclist Aimee Whiteford Shatters Community
'Sweet And Goofy': Crash That Killed Baltimore Bicyclist Aimee Whiteford Shatters Community Police in Baltimore County are seeking the public’s help as they try to track down a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a beloved bicyclist before speeding away. Aimee Whiteford, 46, was biking over the weekend when she attempted to cross Rossville Boulevard near Franklin Square Drive and she was struck by a driver who was traveling in the opposite direction along the roadway. Whiteford, a mom of two, was hit by the driver, who did not remain at the scene and remains at large. No information about a suspect or vehicle has been released by police investigators. The crash remains under…

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Dirty Cop: Baltimore County Officer Gets Prison Time For Accepting Bribes For Handgun Licenses Dirty Cop: Baltimore County Officer Gets Prison Time For Accepting Bribes For Handgun Licenses
Dirty Cop: Baltimore County Officer Gets Prison Time For Accepting Bribes For Handgun Licenses Former Baltimore County Police officer William Johnson, Jr. is set to spend time behind bars with some of the people he helped lock up. Federal officials announced that the Baltimore native has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, after he admitted to accepting thousands of dollars worth of bribes and kickbacks in exchange for handgun qualifying licenses they never earned. The 34-year-old pleaded guilty in April to a federal charge of honest services wire fraud for falsely certifying applicants for Maryland handgun qualifying licenses and …

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