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Are You The Lucky One? $40K Lotto Ticket Sold At Long Island Store
Double-check your tickets: You might just be $40,000 richer after a winning ticket was sold on Long Island, lottery officials announced.
A Take 5 winning ticket, worth over $40,000, was sold in Lindenhurst for the Friday, July 28 evening drawing, the New York Lottery announced.
The ticket, worth $40,476.50, was sold at Balinder, located at 76 West Montauk Highway.
Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one to 39, with two televised drawings at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Lottery draw game prizes can be claimed up to one year from the drawing date.
The New York Lottery contributed $3.6 billi…
Winning $50,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island 7-Eleven
Lottery officials announced that a third-prize winning lottery ticket was sold at a Long Island establishment, making one lucky person $50,000 richer.
A third-prize Powerball ticket was sold at a New Hyde Park 7-Eleven, located at 1599 Hillside Avenue, according to New York Lottery officials.
The ticket has four matching numbers plus the Powerball and is worth $50,000.
According to officials, the winning numbers for the May 24 Powerball drawing are 12, 21, 44, 50, 58, and Powerball 26.
To securely check a ticket, players can use the New York Lottery app.
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Squashed Already: NY Farmer's Days-Old Pumpkin All-Time Record Broken (Barely!)
Well, that didn’t last long.
Just one week after a farmer in upstate New York set the record for the heaviest pumpkin ever grown in North America, that record has already been squashed by a grower in Minnesota.
The massive 2,560-pound gourd was unveiled in California on Monday, Oct. 10, at the 49th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, near San Francisco.
Earlier Report: Good Gourd: NY Farmer Breaks Record For Heaviest Pumpkin In North America
Grown by Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, it just barely beat out the previous pumpkin king, Scott Andrusz, of Willia…
Is It A Fox Or Coyote? Here's How To Tell Difference, Audubon Says
Wild canines have been caught roaming through area neighborhoods in the region, causing concern for some and curiosity for others.
On Tuesday, Feb. 1, an animal was caught on camera making the rounds through the area, though it remains unclear whether it was a fox or coyote.
According to animal experts, coyotes are larger than foxes, with longer limbs, snout, and ears. Coyotes have a dog-like face and are generally much bigger than foxes, which have bushier tails and weigh less than their counterpart.
Officials noted that coyotes have a scruffy gray or brown coat, while foxes come in a va…
Fish With Fangs Caught In New England Reservoir
A New England man has a real tale to tell after hooking a strange fish with a mouth full of fangs.
Mike Powell of Canton, Massachusetts, told WCVB News 5 ABC that he did just that while fishing in Norfolk County in Canton.
The fish, called a Northern Snakehead, doesn't just have fangs, it also has beady black eyes and a body covered in slippery slime.
Powell was fishing when he landed the nearly 6-pound, 30-inch creature in the Canton Reservoir.
“Me and my buddy, we didn’t even know what it was at first,” he told News 5.
The fish, from Asia, is considered a non-native sp…
Recall Issued For 266,000 Ram Pickup Trucks
The manufacturer of Ram pickup trucks is recalling more than 260,000 vehicles in North America because side airbags can explode without warning.
Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, said on Friday, Aug. 13, that an investigation discovered certain vehicles may be equipped with airbag inflators that were contaminated by moisture during the supplier’s manufacturing process.
"Such inflators may rupture, even without air-bag deployment, possibly sending debris into the cabin," the company said in a statement, noting that it is aware of a single rupture involving one of its vehicl…
