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Luck Strikes Twice in Maryland: 'Powerball' and 'Bonus Match 5' Winners Rake In $200K In Prizes Luck Strikes Twice in Maryland: 'Powerball' and 'Bonus Match 5' Winners Rake In $200K In Prizes
Luck Strikes Twice in Maryland: 'Powerball' and 'Bonus Match 5' Winners Rake In $200K In Prizes If you’re a Maryland lottery player, check those tickets!  This weekend saw a lucky streak with Marylanders raking in a combined $200,000 in draw game winnings, courtesy of Powerball and Bonus Match 5. In Charles County, a Powerball ticket purchased at NSR Mart in Hughesville matched the numbers 03-21-24-34-46, with a Powerball of 09 for the drawing on Monday, Nov. 11.  The player opted for the Power Play multiplier, which was 3X for that draw, elevating the $50,000 prize to $150,000. Meanwhile, in Westminster, a Bonus Match 5 ticket sold at the 7-Eleven on Baltimore Boulevard o…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning 'Powerball' Ticket Worth $150K Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Winning 'Powerball' Ticket Worth $150K Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Winning 'Powerball' Ticket Worth $150K Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven One lucky Maryland Lottery player tripled their winnings and is now sitting on a Powerball ticket worth $150,000 sold in Charles County. The golden ticket worth the six-figure prize was purchased by the winner at 7-Eleven in the 11500 block of Berry Road in Waldorf for the latest drawing on Oct. 30, officials say. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 13-22-29-43-58 with a Powerball of 22 and the Power Play was 3X. Lottery officials said that by adding the Power Play option, the third-tier prize tripled from $50,000 to $150,000. It marks the 52nd big Powerball winner in Maryland…

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by Zak Failla
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7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores 7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores
7-Eleven To Close Hundreds Of Stores Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is closing hundreds of stores in North America. Parent company Seven & I Holdings said that the 444 locations were “underperforming.” They make up about 3 percent of 7-Eleven's total of around 13,000 outlets in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Specific sites of the stores have not yet been released. In announcing the closures, the company said that 7-Eleven stores saw a 7.3 percent decline in traffic in August, saying a "pullback in consumer spending has persisted beyond prior expectations" that has affected store traffic and sales growth "as consu…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Maryland Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket Maryland Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket
Maryland Grandmother Is State's Newest Millionaire After Winning Big Playing 'Cash4Life' Ticket Sometimes, all it takes is a little luck. A grandmother in Montgomery County recently had a tough - but enviable - decision to make after winning a second-tier prize playing a Cash4Life Maryland Lottery ticket: a million bucks or $1,000 a week-for-life. The lucky Olney woman took the former after the drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 9, claiming the one-time payment of $1 million over the option of a $1,000-a-week-for-life annuity paid in annual installments of $52,000 a year. Winning numbers for the Oct. 9 drawing: 07-12-21-44-47 with a Cash Ball of 03.  She said that she learned of h…

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by Zak Failla
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Repeat Flasher Arrested 3X In String Of Calvert County Incidents This Week, Sheriff Says Repeat Flasher Arrested 3X In String Of Calvert County Incidents This Week, Sheriff Says
Repeat Flasher Arrested 3X In String Of Calvert County Incidents This Week, Sheriff Says A 65-year-old Calvert County man has been jailed after repeatedly exposing himself and trashing a local 7-Eleven parking lot this week, authorities said. Mark Johan Bysheim is facing charges in a slew of incidents that the Calvert County Sheriff's Office says began on Monday, Sept. 9, when deputies were called to the Exxon station at 11805 HG Trueman Road in Lusby on reports of a man exposing himself. Google Maps street view According to a witness, a man later identified as Bysheim, who police say is homeless, was seen touching and exposing himself behind a dumpster, l…

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by Zak Failla
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USPS Worker From DC Wins $1M On Scratcher Bought At 7-Eleven Next To Maryland Post Office USPS Worker From DC Wins $1M On Scratcher Bought At 7-Eleven Next To Maryland Post Office
USPS Worker From DC Wins $1M On Scratcher Bought At 7-Eleven Next To Maryland Post Office What started as a random pitstop to pick up Lottery scratchers for a postal worker from DC ended with a $1 million jackpot win on a ticket purchased in Anne Arundel County. The District man, who says he frequently makes his way into Maryland to play Lottery games, is feeling lucky after picking up a winning Millionaire's Club scratcher that was purchased at 7-Eleven at 4450 Solomons Island Road in Harwood, ironically attached to a post office. After purchasing a menagerie of instant tickets, he headed home to play them, and, sure enough, he matched the winning number "54" with the corr…

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by Zak Failla
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Four Maryland Lottery Players Win Five-Figure Prizes In One Night Four Maryland Lottery Players Win Five-Figure Prizes In One Night
Four Maryland Lottery Players Win Five-Figure Prizes In One Night Check your tickets!  Tuesday was a fortuitous night for several Maryland Lottery players who won five-figure prizes playing Bonus Match 5 and Mega Millions tickets across the state. In all, four tickets with prizes between $10,000 and $50,000 - good for $110,000 total - were sold in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties. The winning Bonus Match 5 ticket was sold at Weis Markets on Solomons Road in Edgewater with the winning numbers: 04-13-19-30-31 and a Bonus Ball that was 12. Winning tickets for Mega Millions were sold at:  Wawa in the 10200 block of…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven One lucky Lottery player has a $50,000 hole burning in their pocket after winning a third-tier prize on Wednesday's Powerball drawing. Officials say that the five-figure winner was sold at 7-Eleven on Conowingo Road in Bel Air, the biggest win out of nearly 7,000 others who can claim prizes ranging between $4 and $100.  The winning numbers for the drawing on Wednesday, July 18 were 24-27-32-47-66 with a Powerball of 26. It marks the 36th third-tier winner sold in Maryland so far in 2024. The winner will now have 182 days to claim their prize. "Lottery officials encourage all wi…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $50K Jackpot Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Winning $50K Jackpot Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Winning $50K Jackpot Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven A winning Maryland Lottery ticket worth $50,000 is burning a hole in one lucky player's pocket, and they may not even know it. One top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket worth five figures was purchased at 7-Eleven in the 10500 block of Metropolitan Avenue in Kensington for the drawing on Wednesday, though it has not been cashed in a day later. The winning numbers for the June 19 drawing were: 06-11-17-37-39 with a Bonus Ball of 28. "Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place," officials said. "The player has 182 days to claim the prize…

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by Zak Failla
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'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Gas Station 'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Gas Station
'Mega Millions' Ticket Worth $1M Sold At Maryland Gas Station Maryland's first Mega Millions millionaire of 2024 is sitting on a ticket worth a seven-figure prize, though it remains unclaimed after the Tuesday, June 4 drawing. A second-tier winning ticket was sold at a Montgomery County gas station, while two other $10,000 winners were sold in Bethesda and Ocean City. The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were: 19-37-40-63-69 with a Mega Ball of 17. The million-dollar ticket was sold at Aspen Hills Citgo on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, and the $10,000 tickets were sold at Talbert’s Ice & Beverage Service on River Road …

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by Zak Failla
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Beginner's Luck Lands Maryland Man $50K Lottery Jackpot Beginner's Luck Lands Maryland Man $50K Lottery Jackpot
Beginner's Luck Lands Maryland Man $50K Lottery Jackpot A Maryland man with a fitting nickname is crediting beginner's luck after winning a $50,000 jackpot on a $20 Maryland Lottery scratcher.  "Mr. Money Bags," a nickname given to the Silver Spring man by his family because of his curiously good luck is celebrating with his fiancée after winning big on a $50,000 Cash scratch-of game, despite only beginning to play Lottery games earlier this year. According to the big winner, he felt the itch to play last weekend and stopped at the 7-Eleven location on Frederick Road in Germantown, where he purchased the golden ticket. He said that th…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland
DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland A DC driver who stopped at a Maryland 7-Eleven to pick up Lottery scratchers before picking up a customer in Baltimore won a $50,000 prize. An anonymous Lottery player going by the moniker "H.B.," a regular Lottery player who travels throughout the DMV region for his job, is feeling lucky following his latest win, though he is no stranger to five-figure wins.  "H.B." said that he drives all over Maryland, Virginia, and DC for his work, and he occasionally stops by certain stores to grab scratch-of tickets in each jurisdiction. His visit to the 7-Eleven on North Point Boulevard in Balt…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Three Jackpot Chasers Catch $50,000 Powerball Prize On Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven No joke. A "big-time lottery crew" is feeling lucky after winning big playing a Powerball ticket that was sold at a Prince George's County 7-Eleven location. The drawing on Saturday, April 6 was a fortuitous one for three jackpot chasers who sought a billion-dollar prize, but are more than content to settle for a third-tier $50,000 win after pooling their money together, picking up tickets, and finally landing a cash windfall following a years worth of playing Maryland Lottery games. According to Lottery officials, the group of co-workers - who dubbed themselves the "Big-Time Lottery Crew"…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Maryland 7-Eleven Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Maryland 7-Eleven
Two Winning $1M Powerball Tickets Sold At Same Maryland 7-Eleven No fooling. There were no shortage of big Powerball winners in Maryland for Monday's April Fool's Day drawing, including two million-dollar wins that were sold in the same 7-Eleven and five others that won $50,000 prizes on tickets sold across the state. The winning numbers for the Monday, April 1 Powerball drawing were: 19-24-40-42-56 with a "Powerball" of 23. Two winning tickets worth $1 million were sold at the same 7-Eleven on Bestgate Road in Annapolis, while four other $50,000 tickets were sold at:  High's on Telegraph Road in Elkton (Cecil County); High's on Telegraph Roa…

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by Zak Failla
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Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD
Daughter Picks Up Snacks, Winning $100K Lottery Scratcher For Mom While Running Errands In MD A Calvert County woman had to "keep calm and carry on" after winning big on a Maryland Lottery ticket. The lucky Southern Maryland lotto player had to keep her cool after purchasing a top-prize winning "$100,000 Ca$h" instant ticket while out running errands with her daughter in Anne Arundel County. She says that the two made a pit-stop at 7-Eleven in Edgewater to pick up snacks, and her daughter, who often purchases pairs of scratch-offs for her mother, bought a soda for herself and two $30 "$100,000 Ca$h" instant tickets for her mom. When the daughter returned to the car, she handed…

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by Zak Failla
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Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Maryland Lottery Player Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Maryland Lottery Player
Taking Wife's Advice Pays $100K For Maryland Lottery Player An Anne Arundel man took his wise wife’s advice — and it led to a FAST PLAY ticket worth a whopping $100,000, lottery officials say. The man’s wife, who works overseas, told her husband during their daily talk about a dream she’d had the night before. “She told me that she’d seen us winning a lot of money and that it was from the lottery,” the man told officials. Asked to go pick up a ticket, he eagerly complied with his wife’s request and grabbed one at 7-Eleven at 8930 Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena — but his selection took a bit of thought. “It wasn’t a Powerball or Meg…

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by Valerie Musson
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Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County
Winning $1M, $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In Same Maryland County A pair of winning Powerball tickets worth $1 million and $50,000 were sold in the same county in Maryland. The million dollar second-tier prizewinning ticket was sold at Green Meadows Exxon at 6762 Riggs Road in Hyattsville, while a third-tier $50,000 Double Play ticket was sold at 7-Eleven at 9500 Ruby Lockhart Blvd. in Bowie — both in Prince George’s County, lottery officials said. The winning numbers for the Monday, Jan. 1 Powerball drawing were: 12, 21, 42, 44, and 49. The Powerball was 1. The winning numbers for the Powerball Double Play dra…

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by Valerie Musson
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Third Time Is A Charm For Maryland Lottery Player Who Narrowly Missed Big Prizes Twice Third Time Is A Charm For Maryland Lottery Player Who Narrowly Missed Big Prizes Twice
Third Time Is A Charm For Maryland Lottery Player Who Narrowly Missed Big Prizes Twice It may have felt like "50 Years" for a Maryland Lottery player who finally cashed in big on a scratcher and claimed a six-figure prize after a series of unfortunate events. Montgomery County resident "Harry" has seen a lifetime worth of close calls playing various Lottery games, but he is feeling lucky after missing out on some huge wins.  "I love scratch-offs," he told Lottery officials, saying that he won $10,000 once, but his luck had since run dry. Until it didn't. Choosing to stay anonymous going only by the moniker "Harry's Happy Days," the winner said that he regularly frequen…

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by Zak Failla
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Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Maryland Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Maryland
Four $50K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold Across Maryland A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth more than $1 billion wasn't sold in Maryland, but some Lottery players should still be feeling lucky after the latest drawing. A $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot was won in California, but four Maryland players have tickets that are worth the $50,000 third-tier prize that were sold across the state. The Winning numbers for the Wednesday, Oct. 11 drawing were: 22-24-40-52-64 with a Powerball of 10. Lottery officials are now encouraging players to check their tickets if they bought from these locations:  Abingdon: 7-Eleven on Pulaski Highway in …

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by Zak Failla
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Two Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Maryland Stores Two Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Maryland Stores
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…

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by Zak Failla
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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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by Zak Failla
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Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven
Soda Stop Leads To $100K Lotto Windfall For Thirsty DC Woman Who Won Twice At Maryland 7-Eleven A warm day led to a cool win for a lucky Washington, DC woman who won big playing a pair Maryland Lottery tickets. Using a family member's birthday, the winner placed a $1 straight bet on two "Pick 5" tickets that both hit big, earning her $50,000 wins that became a six-figure prize. The winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven on Central Avenue in Capitol Heights. According to the woman, she had only stopped in Capitol Heights on her way back home in DC to pick up a cool drink. While she was inside the convenience store, she opted to take her chances on the Lottery tickets. Now the 29-year-…

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by Zak Failla
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Big Winner: $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Ticket Sold At MD Convenience Store Big Winner: $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Ticket Sold At MD Convenience Store
Big Winner: $4M 'Mega Millions' Lottery Ticket Sold At MD Convenience Store Maryland's latest "Mega Millions" drawing led to the crowning of two new millionaires. One lucky Maryland Lottery player turned $1 into $4 million when he added the "Megaplier" feature to his ticket when he purchased it at Lobby Shop on North Charles Street in Baltimore, so when he hit a second-tier $1 million prize it immediately was quadrupled. Another player could be kicking himself after hitting on a $1 million ticket without the "Megaplier" that was sold at National Pike Fuel on Baltimore National Pike in Catonsville. The wining numbers were 19-22-31-37-54 with a Mega Ball of 18.…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold To Lucky Door Dash Driver At Area 7-Eleven Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold To Lucky Door Dash Driver At Area 7-Eleven
Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold To Lucky Door Dash Driver At Area 7-Eleven One lucky Maryland Lottery player couldn’t help but to dash straight to the Winners Circle to claim a million dollar prize. An Anne Arundel County Door Dash driver turned $20 into a seven-figure windfall after buying a “Million Dollar Mega Multiplier” scratch-off ticket that was a top prize winner. The 47-year-old woman, who opted not to disclose a name, said on Monday, June 12, that she frequented 7-Eleven on Donaldson Avenue in Severn, where she spotted the ticket and “immediately grabbed it,” according to Lottery officials. She went back to her car and didn’t wait long to scratch it ou…

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by Zak Failla
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Erratic DUI Driver Strikes Pedestrians, Same Car Twice In Anne Arundel County, Police Say Erratic DUI Driver Strikes Pedestrians, Same Car Twice In Anne Arundel County, Police Say
Erratic DUI Driver Strikes Pedestrians, Same Car Twice In Anne Arundel County, Police Say A strange scene played out in Anne Arundel County when an allegedly intoxicated driver went on a small rampage and struck several parked cars and pedestrians over the weekend. Severn resident Adam Rey Wolford, 33, is facing a host of charges after a reported assault in Hanover set off a series of events that landed him behind bars, officials say. Officers received multiple reports shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 4 of an erratic driver who caused a stir outside of 7-Eleven on Dorsey Road following an incident in the parking lot of the Cancun Cantina on Old Telegraph Road. According to…

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by Zak Failla
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Footage Of Possible Double Shooter Released By Police Investigators In MD (VIDEO) Footage Of Possible Double Shooter Released By Police Investigators In MD (VIDEO)
Footage Of Possible Double Shooter Released By Police Investigators In MD (Video) Police in Prince George’s County have identified a person of interest who was caught on camera shortly before a double shooting in Landover that left a 31-year-old dead. At approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, two people were shot at 7-Eleven in the 7200 block of Sheriff Road, where two victims were found suffering from gunshot wounds. Washington, DC resident Antonio Crump, Jr. was killed in the shooting and a second victim remains hospitalized in critical condition as of Friday, May 19. This week, following the shooting, the Prince George’s County Police Department released new footag…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Double Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Critical Near MD 7-Eleven (DEVELOPING) Double Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Critical Near MD 7-Eleven (DEVELOPING)
Double Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Critical Near MD 7-Eleven (Developing) Police in Prince George’s County confirmed that one person was killed in a shooting in Landover on Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16 there was a call of a reported shooting at a 7-Eleven location in the 7200 block of Sheriff Road involving at least two victims. Once at the scene of the shooting, officers found one man in the parking lot and another in a nearby grassy area near the building, both suffering from gunshot wounds. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police say that one man was pronounced dead at the scene and a second was rushed to an area hospital w…

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Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area 7-Eleven Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area 7-Eleven
Winning $1M Maryland Lottery Ticket Sold At Area 7-Eleven There is a new millionaire in Maryland, and that lucky lotto player may not even know they're holding the golden ticket. It was not a $20 million jackpot (that was sold in New York), but a winning $1 million "Mega Millions" ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring for the drawing on Tuesday, April 18. The winning numbers were: 07-09-15-19-25 with a "Mega Ball" number of 04 and the optional "Megaplier" number was 02.  Other seven-figure prize winning tickets were sold in California, Iowa, and Ohio. In total, Maryland Lottery officials said that there were a t…

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region
Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region Two men are facing federal charges in Maryland for an explosive scheme that saw them set fire to convenience stores in an effort to rob ATMs, according to officials. Stephen Kennedy, 33, of Temple Hills, Maryland, and Donnell Kelly, 33, of Washington, DC, have been charged on a 10-count indictment by a federal grand jury on a host of charges following a yearlong conspiracy. Prosecutors say that between January 2021 and January 2022, the pair conspired to commit arsons at 7-Eleven stores so that they could obtain cash contained in ATMs inside the stores.  Specifically, the indictment …

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by Zak Failla
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Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford
Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford Shots were fired during a curious child custody exchange gone sideways in Stafford County over the weekend, leading to an attempted murder charge for a Maryland man wanted all over Virginia, the sheriff's office announced. Prince George's County resident Almon Wheeler, 28, of Fort Washington, is facing attempted murder and other charges following a quarrelsome child custody exchange that happened on Sunday, Jan. 8. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It is alleged that Wheeler was at the Dixon Street 7-Eleven to conduct a child custody exchange of his 1-year-old chil…

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by Zak Failla
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US Navy Vet Turns Lucky Hunch Into $1 Million Maryland Lottery Windfall US Navy Vet Turns Lucky Hunch Into $1 Million Maryland Lottery Windfall
US Navy Vet Turns Lucky Hunch Into $1 Million Maryland Lottery Windfall One Maryland Lottery player had a lucky hunch and was able to turn a $20 instant ticket into a seven-figure windfall in Anne Arundel County. The US Navy retiree - who opted not to provide his name - from Glen Burnie was out having a beer at an area bar when he had an unexpected inkling when the number 43 popped into his mind out of the blue, according to Lottery officials. He says that when he bought a $20 “Show Me $1,000,000!” instant ticket, that the number would play out for him. Sure enough, his curiously-timed thought earned him a top-prize winner. The veteran Maryland Lottery player…

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