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Retiring Maryland Man Eyeing Virginia Mountains After Jaw-Dropping $500K Lottery Jackpot Retiring Maryland Man Eyeing Virginia Mountains After Jaw-Dropping $500K Lottery Jackpot
Retiring Maryland Man Eyeing Virginia Mountains After Jaw-Dropping $500K Lottery Jackpot A Maryland man’s retirement plan just got a major upgrade after a $50,000 lottery win turned into a jaw-dropping $500,000 thanks to a 10X multiplier—and his son’s sharp eye. The Calvert County commuter, set to retire in early 2025, snagged the life-changing win on a $20 Bonus Bingo X20 scratch-off, Maryland Lottery officials announced. “It couldn’t happen at a better time,” the winner said after claiming his prize at Lottery headquarters on Monday, Dec. 16. A regular scratch-off player who enjoys bingo and crossword-themed games, the lucky retiree picked up the ticket at Ken-Mar Liquors in…

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News
District Man Killed Careening Off-Road, Crashing Into Maryland Tree, Sheriff Says District Man Killed Careening Off-Road, Crashing Into Maryland Tree, Sheriff Says
District Man Killed Careening Off-Road, Crashing Into Maryland Tree, Sheriff Says A District man died after his SUV veered off the roadway at a high rate of speed and crashed in Calvert County on Monday afternoon, according to the sheriff's office. Andrew Francis Evans II, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Dec. 9 crash after veering off the road on MD Rt. 4 near Cedarwood Lane in Dunkirk, officials said. The chaos unfolded around 2:20 p.m. on Monday, when Evans’ GMC Yukon reportedly drifted off the southbound side of Rt. 4 near Lyons Creek Road, and struck a speed limit sign in the grassy shoulder.  Witnesses told deputies the SUV returned to the roa…

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Police & Fire
District Man Identified As Shooter Who Killed New Mother, Self In Maryland: Sheriff (UPDATED) District Man Identified As Shooter Who Killed New Mother, Self In Maryland: Sheriff (UPDATED)
District Man Identified As Shooter Who Killed New Mother, Self In Maryland: Sheriff (Updated) New details have been released by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office following a domestic incident that left a young mother and her gunman from DC both dead. Alaysia Janell Milburn has been identified as the 25-year-old woman who was killed in Lexington Park before police were taken on a multi-county pursuit that ended with 38-year-old Kenneth Louis Price turning a gun on himself, investigators say. Shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 46000 block of Rosewood Drive to investigate a reported domestic dispute. …

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Police & Fire
Fugitive From DC Wanted In Prince George's Caught In Calvert County, Sheriff Says Fugitive From DC Wanted In Prince George's Caught In Calvert County, Sheriff Says
Fugitive From DC Wanted In Prince George's Caught In Calvert County, Sheriff Says A 32-year-old District man wanted on multiple open warrants in Prince George's County was apprehended in Prince Frederick on Tuesday, authorities announced. On Aug. 6, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant/Fugitive Unit arrested Dimitri Carswell, who had been wanted on multiple charges in Maryland. According to investigators, Carswell was wanted in connection with two armed robberies, two armed carjackings, and other related offenses. On Tuesday, the sheriff's office was tipped off that Carswell was likely in Calvert County, and he was tracked down at a Prince…

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Police & Fire
Virginia Man Accused Of Fatal Shooting During Argument Outside Maryland Home: Sheriff Virginia Man Accused Of Fatal Shooting During Argument Outside Maryland Home: Sheriff
Virginia Man Accused Of Fatal Shooting During Argument Outside Maryland Home: Sheriff An argument between two men outside of a Calvert County home turned deadly when a Virginia man pulled out a gun and shot his victim on Wednesday night.  Fredericksburg resident Anthony Wayne Simpson, 40, is facing murder and other charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 39-year-old North Beach native William Lee Hutcherson near his residence, according to the sheriff's office. Shortly after 9 p.m. on June 26, deputies were called to the 9500 block of Sea Gulf Court in North Beach, where there was a reported shooting, and upon arrival, they found Hutcherson suffering from a gunsh…

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Obituaries
Arlington Photographer Who Divulged Silver Lining Of Cancer Diagnosis Dies, 41 Arlington Photographer Who Divulged Silver Lining Of Cancer Diagnosis Dies, 41
Arlington Photographer Who Divulged Silver Lining Of Cancer Diagnosis Dies, 41 Rachel Hegarty, an Arlington photographer, has died after battling cancer for more than a year. Hegarty, 41, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2024 surrounded by her family, according to her obituary on the Murphy Funeral Homes website. Pic by Cait Kramer Photography Makeup by Carla Pressley - Makeup/Hair Stylist Hair by CUTTING EDGE BY MORA Posted by Rachel E.H. Photography on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Hegarty had been diagnosed with Stage 3 cervical cancer on Valentine's Day of 2023. Last year, she told Daily Voice that the silver living of her diagnosis is that it brought her closer…

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