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Virginia Man Tests Luck, Wins $50K 'Pick 5' Prize On Ticket Sold In Maryland Virginia Man Tests Luck, Wins $50K 'Pick 5' Prize On Ticket Sold In Maryland
Virginia Man Tests Luck, Wins $50K 'Pick 5' Prize On Ticket Sold In Maryland A last-minute stop on a trip home from Maryland landed a Virginia man a five-figure Lottery prize. "I almost didn't buy it," the Accomack County resident mused to Lottery officials while claiming a $50,000 Pick 5 ticket in Baltimore in his return back across state lanes to celebrate his biggest win to date. According to the winner, the "mistake ticket" ended a streak of bad luck. The lucky Lottery player says he was returning to his Eastern Shore home from a Labor Day Weekend visit to Washington, DC, when he decided to stop at River Market in Pocomoke City, one of the last locations b…

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
40-Foot Pool Among Selling Points For Potomac Home That Sold Over Asking Price For $1.86M 40-Foot Pool Among Selling Points For Potomac Home That Sold Over Asking Price For $1.86M
40-Foot Pool Among Selling Points For Potomac Home That Sold Over Asking Price For $1.86M Hard work paid off for a team of realtors who overhauled a Maryland home, selling for more than $60,000 over the asking price.  A buyer just had to have a Potomac home at along 9117 Potomac Station Lane, sitting on an unusually large parcel of land for the neighborhood that sold for $1.86 million, above the $1.799 million listing price,  The five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom custom-built 6,350-square-foot home had been listed with Robert Hryniewicki, Adam Rackliffe, Christopher Leary, and Micah Smith of HRL Partners of Washington Fine Properties. According to the realtors, the…

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by Zak Failla
News
TikToker Constructing Tunnel System Underneath Her Virginia Home TikToker Constructing Tunnel System Underneath Her Virginia Home
TikToker Constructing Tunnel System Underneath Her Virginia Home A Virginia resident who gained a TikTok following for documenting the construction of a tunnel in her home says she's optimistic about the future after the town put a temporary stop work order on the project. The woman goes by Kala on the app, identifies as an engineer and appears to do all of the work on her underground tunnel system by herself. FOX5 identified her as a Herndon resident. The project began in August 2022, Kala said in a video that had 8M views as of press time. It features a 30-foot entrance and a main chamber 22 feet under ground. Kala details all of the issues the r…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Peeping Tom Caught Illegally Installing Hidden Camera Inside DC Home, Police Say Peeping Tom Caught Illegally Installing Hidden Camera Inside DC Home, Police Say
Peeping Tom Caught Illegally Installing Hidden Camera Inside DC Home, Police Say A 41-year-old self-employed contractor is facing charges after authorities say he installed a hidden camera inside a DC home. The incidents happened between Monday, June 20, and Thursday, June 23 on the 1100 block of 3rd Street in Southwest, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Eddy Giron, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was hired to complete home improvement and remodeling work at the home when he placed the camera without the victims' knowledge, police said. One of the residents eventually found the hidden camera and contacted the police. An arrest warrant was then issued for…

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by Nicole Acosta