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WINNER: $250K Lotto Ticket Sold In Northeast Philly WINNER: $250K Lotto Ticket Sold In Northeast Philly
Winner: $250K Lotto Ticket Sold In Northeast Philly A shopper at a Northeast Philadelphia gas station picked up $250,000 playing the Pennsylvania Lottery this week.  The lucky player matched five out of the six balls pulled in the Monday, March 11 drawing for the Powerball, according to state gaming representatives. Meanwhile, the jackpot rolled to an estimated annuity value of $559 million, or $273.3 million cash, for the next drawing.  The Sunoco at 4001 Woodhaven Road will get a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  Winners are not known until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated, …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Shock, Sadness Spread Following Fatal Ambush Of Philadelphia School Staffer Shock, Sadness Spread Following Fatal Ambush Of Philadelphia School Staffer
Bilal Henry Obituary Shock and sadness spread following the killing of Philadelphia school staffer Bilal Henry, who was killed when he answered the front door of his own home, authorities said. Police responding to reports of a person with a gun on the 3500 block of Woodhaven Road found 33-year-old Henry with gunshot wounds to the torso around 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, city police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. To know that Mr. Henry was gunned down answering the door at his own home, while his wife and children were present is just gut-wrenching,” said Jerry T. Jordan, president of the Philadel…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Killed In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash Died Doing What He Loved, Family Says Teen Bicyclist Killed In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash Died Doing What He Loved, Family Says
Teen Bicyclist Killed In Philadelphia Hit-Run Crash Died Doing What He Loved, Family Says Billy McWilliams died doing what he loved: Riding his bike. The 16-year-old bicyclist was riding at Woodhaven and Byberry roads around 4:15 a.m. Friday, July 28, when he was struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene, Philadelphia police said. Billy, who was pronounced dead at the scene, is being remembered on a GoFundMe page as an adoring sibling. "As his older sister, I always wanted to keep my younger siblings safe and protected at all times, but Billy had a different kind of love for me and his younger sister, Riley," writes Emily, Billy's older sister, who founded the campaign.&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Struck Dead In NE Philadelphia: Police Teen Bicyclist Struck Dead In NE Philadelphia: Police
Teen Bicyclist Struck Dead In NE Philadelphia: Police A teenager is dead after being hit by a car while riding his bike in Philadelphia, police told Daily Voice.  It happened around 4:15 a.m. on Friday, July 28, the department said.  The victim, an unnamed 18-year-old man, was struck at the intersection of Woodhaven Road and Byberry Road in the Northeast, police said. He was rushed to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 5 a.m., they added.  The driver fled the scene and police did not provide a vehicle description. The crash remains under investigation by detectives. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Truck Containing 750K Dimes Robbed In Philadelphia, Police Say Truck Containing 750K Dimes Robbed In Philadelphia, Police Say
Truck Containing 750K Dimes Robbed In Philadelphia, Police Say Investigators are looking for answers in a Walmart parking lot after a truck containing nearly a million dimes was broken into and robbed, authorities say.  It happened at 4301 Byberry Road, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice. An unmarked truck containing an estimated 750,000 dimes was broken into during the night, authorities believe.  It's not clear how many coins were stolen, but dimes were scattered from the parking lot to Woodhaven Road, police said. A SWAT unit was on the scene early Thursday afternoon, according to the department, and bystander footage showed police …

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by Mac Bullock
Business
Customers Mob Nick's Roast Beef Ahead Of Closing Customers Mob Nick's Roast Beef Ahead Of Closing
Customers Mob Nick's Roast Beef Ahead Of Closing Philadelphians crowded into a Northeast sandwich shop Sunday night to bid farewell to a neighborhood institution.  Nick's Roast Beef on Cottman Avenue held a going away party on March 5 ahead of the eatery's planned closure. Management announced the move in a Facebook post last month, explaining that they could not reach a lease agreement with the property owner.  Nick's Woodhaven Road location will remain open, and each employee from the Northeast location has been offered a position at the other store, owner Matt Rossi said.  Some pics from tonight Posted by Nick's Roast Beef, Cottm…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
BF Mourns Loss Of Casey Johnston Who Police Say Likely Died In Philadelphia Crash BF Mourns Loss Of Casey Johnston Who Police Say Likely Died In Philadelphia Crash
BF Mourns Loss Of Casey Johnston Who Police Say Likely Died In Philadelphia Crash The body of missing Bucks County resident Casey Johnston was reportedly found Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia -- and authorities believe a car crash may have been the cause of her death. A preliminary investigation shows the 26-year-old -- missing since July 10 -- was driving on Woodhaven Road, near where improperly negotiated a curve, went down to the culvert, airborne, up and over a guardrail and crashed into a tree 30 feet into the air, CBS3 reports. She is believed to have been ejected through the sun roof, and flooding from a July 12 storm may have moved her body to a nearby creek, a…

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by Cecilia Levine