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Second Chance, First Class: Ravens Fans Get VIP Treatment In NYC Following Big Lottery Win Second Chance, First Class: Ravens Fans Get VIP Treatment In NYC Following Big Lottery Win
Second Chance, First Class: Ravens Fans Get VIP Treatment In NYC Following Big Lottery Win Some Baltimore Ravens fans were given the second chance of a lifetime courtesy of a Maryland Lottery promotion that gave them a taste of the good life. The lucky winners - Raymond and Debbie Jones from Salisbury, Lenny and Darlene Brown from Woodstock, and Juan Garcia and his daughter Melanie from Riverdale - traveled with the team to the Big Apple to take on the New York Giants over the weekend, where they were treated to lavish hotel accommodations, got to meet some players, and were given $1,000 to splurge in the city. Oh, and the Ravens won the game easily to climb to 9-5 as they c…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Friends Collecting Donations For Gravestone To Honor Beloved Teen Killed In Maryland Crash Friends Collecting Donations For Gravestone To Honor Beloved Teen Killed In Maryland Crash
Friends Collecting Donations For Gravestone To Honor Beloved Teen Killed In Maryland Crash The friends of a beloved teen killed in a Maryland crash toward the end of February are coming together to collect donations for a gravestone in his honor. Erson Cruz, 17, of Riverdale, was pronounced dead when his vehicle veered off the road and into a patch of woods near the 7900 block of Kenilworth Avenue in Greenbelt on Friday, Feb. 23. Meanwhile, nearly $1,400 has been raised on a GoFundMe launched by several of Cruz’s friends just two days ago. “Good day everyone, my friends and I are opening this fundraiser in loving memory of our good friend Erson Cruz who sadly lost his life …

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa
Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Wawa Maryland Lottery players are being encouraged to check their tickets after a $50,000 winner was sold at a Carroll County Wawa. Lottery officials announced that there was a five-figure prize-winning "Bonus Match 5" ticket sold at Wawa on Leidy Road in Westminster for Wednesday's drawing. The winning numbers for the Jan. 10 drawing were: 15-29-30-31-37 with a "Bonus Ball" of 02. This marks the third top-prize winning sold so far in 2024 and comes on the heels of a winner on Tuesday on at ticket purchased in Riverdale. Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put …

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by Zak Failla
News
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say More than a dozen charges have been filed against a Prince George’s County man who was caught soliciting minors for child pornography, according to the Frederick Police Department. Prince George’s County resident Evan John Cain, 36, of Riverdale, has been charged with 16 counts related to the possession of child pornography and the solicitation of child pornography from minors following an investigation that was launched in November last year. Police say that investigators with the department’s Major Crimes Unit were tipped off late last year that a man - later identified as Cain - had been…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Brandywine Woman Arrested For Running Over Boyfriend With Car, Killing Him Brandywine Woman Arrested For Running Over Boyfriend With Car, Killing Him
Brandywine Woman Arrested For Running Over Boyfriend With Car, Killing Him A Brandywine woman has been charged after running over her boyfriend with her car over the weekend, killing him, authorities say. Udele Burno, 38, is accused of causing the death of Riverdale resident Shamatto Clarke, 40, after intentionally striking him outside of a home in the 6100 block of Floral Park Road around 8:45 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, according to Prince George's County Police. Burno is currently in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status, officials said. If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to please call detecti…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Cocaine, Oxy, Ghost Gun Loaded With Magazine Seized From Youngsters In Maryland Cocaine, Oxy, Ghost Gun Loaded With Magazine Seized From Youngsters In Maryland
Cocaine, Oxy, Ghost Gun Loaded With Magazine Seized From Youngsters In Maryland Illegal weapons and drugs were seized from several teens during two separate traffic stops within a week of each other in Maryland, according to the sheriff’s office. On Tuesday, June 21, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office announced that officers had arrested Hyattsville resident Javier Reyes, 19, Riverdale resident Alexander Sandeep Borge, 19, and two 16-year-old minors for illegally possessing firearms and controlled dangerous substances. The first stop was conducted at approximately 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, a member of the 4th District Community Action Team (CAT) was patrolli…

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by Zak Failla