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$1M Birthday Surprise: Virginia Man Stuns Wife With Winning Powerball Ticket $1M Birthday Surprise: Virginia Man Stuns Wife With Winning Powerball Ticket
$1M Birthday Surprise: Virginia Man Stuns Wife With Winning Powerball Ticket A Fredericksburg man played the ultimate birthday prank on his wife—by sitting on a million-dollar secret for an entire day. Patrick Lash knew he had a $1 million Powerball ticket, but instead of blurting out the life-changing news, he waited so he could surprise his wife on her birthday, Virginia Lottery officials said. “We’re still in shock,” Lash said as he redeemed his ticket. “It feels great!” Lash bought the ticket for the Jan. 13 Powerball drawing at the Wegmans on Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg.  His numbers—04-06-16-39-66—matched five of the six drawn, missing only…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $1M 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Wegmans In Virginia Winning $1M 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Wegmans In Virginia
Winning $1M 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Wegmans In Virginia No one took home the $285 million Powerball jackpot on Monday, but one lucky lotto player in Virginia cashed in on a seven-figure prize sold at an area grocery store. Officials say that a second-tier winning ticket worth a whopping $1 million prize was sold at the Wegmans on Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg, the largest win out of thousands statewide starting at $4.  The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Monday, Jan. 13 were 04-06-16-39-66 with a Powerball of 09 and the Power Play multiplier was X2.  With no winner, the jackpot will roll to $303 …

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by Zak Failla
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Spotsy Driver Busted With Hidden Drugs After Fredericksburg Traffic Stop, Police Say Spotsy Driver Busted With Hidden Drugs After Fredericksburg Traffic Stop, Police Say
Spotsy Driver Busted With Hidden Drugs After Fredericksburg Traffic Stop, Police Say A Spotsylvania woman is facing charges after being caught in a stolen vehicle and attempting to smuggle narcotics into jail, authorities in Fredericksburg said. A member of the Fredericksburg Police Department on patrol on Friday, Dec. 13 in the 1100 block of Carl D. Silver Parkway, spotted a suspicious vehicle matching the description of one recently reported stolen.  According to officials, upon stopping the car, the officer identified the driver as Tamburr Johnson, 33, of Spotsylvania, who had an open warrant out for her arrest. A search of the car and Johnson yielded illegal narco…

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by Zak Failla
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Cleaning Crew Carjacked, K9 Helps Capture Suspects In Fredericksburg, Police Say Cleaning Crew Carjacked, K9 Helps Capture Suspects In Fredericksburg, Police Say
Cleaning Crew Carjacked, K9 Helps Capture Suspects In Fredericksburg, Police Say A 21-year-old man and a juvenile have been arrested in a Fredericksburg carjacking, police said. Officers were called to Carl D. Silver Parkway for the carjacking where a cleaning crew had been forced from their car at knifepoint on May 24, police said. Joseph Wells, 21, of Stafford, and a juvenile both fled the area, authorities said. K9 Officer DeCilles initiated a successful track, leading to both suspects hiding in a nearby field with difficult terrain. They were arrested without incident. During the search, officers found that one had ditched a book bag in a large field with heavy gr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Spotsylvania Woman Celebrates $3M Lottery Scratch-Off Win With Daughter Spotsylvania Woman Celebrates $3M Lottery Scratch-Off Win With Daughter
Spotsylvania Woman Celebrates $3M Lottery Scratch-Off Win With Daughter She did it.  A Spotsylvania woman is all smiles after winning a $3 million top-prize playing a Virginia Lottery scratcher.  Lady Luck shone on local resident Dolores Miller, who is celebrating after claiming her $3 million top-prize after hitting the jackpot on a 50X the Money scratcher on a ticket sold at Walmart on Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg. The first person she called after realizing she was a newly minted millionaire? Her daughter. "I did it!," she exclaimed, Lottery officials said.  Miller chose to take a one-time cash option of $1.875 million over…

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by Zak Failla
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Fredericksburg Police ID Armed Man Who Wasn't At Subway To 'Eat Fresh' Fredericksburg Police ID Armed Man Who Wasn't At Subway To 'Eat Fresh'
Fredericksburg Police ID Armed Man Who Wasn't At Subway To 'Eat Fresh' Fredericksburg police have revealed the identity of the armed Subway robber, officials said.On August 30, at around 6:30 p.m., 22-year-old Tucker Smith of Tennessee entered the Subway on Carl D. Silver Parkway and demanded cash from the register, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. Armed with a knife, Smith demanded money from a patron of the restaurant after an employee ignored Smith's requests and called 911, police said. The patron gave Smith cash from their wallet and Smith fled the scene, authorities said. The suspect was later arrested for felony charges of attemp…

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by AJ Goldbloom