Silver Spring man hits $50K lottery jackpot
Silver Spring, MD – It happened after a four-draw Pick 5 ticket turned into a top-prize payday for a Montgomery County man, who walked away with $50,000 following the August 4 evening…
Crab legs and cash as big Maryland lottery prize fuels team lunch
Upper Marlboro, MD – It happened after a moment of lottery inspiration when a trucking company operator from Prince George’s County played the Pick 5 and hit a $50,000 jackpot in the…
Maryland Lottery player bags $50K win
Bladensburg, MD – It happened inside a convenience store when a Hyattsville woman began scratching a Maryland Lottery ticket and uncovered a stack of winning symbols that added up to a $50,000…
Liquor store scratch-off turns into $50K payday
Upper Marlboro, MD – It happened after a routine visit to Marlboro Liquors when a longtime Calvert County lottery player bought a new scratch-off ticket and ended up walking away with a…
New York woman admits to $30M fraud scheme selling fake green cards and political access
New York, NY – A Long Island woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges in a sweeping $30 million fraud scheme that promised foreign investors U.S. green cards and exclusive access to…
Man punched and robbed at gunpoint outside grocery store in Bear
Bear, DE – The incident occurred Monday night when a man was attacked and robbed in the parking lot of a local grocery store after being confronted by two men over money,…
Prince George’s County couple wins $50K from scratch off
RIVERDALE, MD – A Prince George’s County couple with August birthdays got an early gift when a scratch-off ticket turned into a $50,000 win. The husband purchased several scratch-off games, including the…
Riverdale couple wins $50K on scratch off just in time for birthdays
BALTIMORE, Md. — A Riverdale couple with August birthdays is celebrating a $50,000 lottery win on the Maryland Lottery’s $50,000 Cash scratch-off game. The husband purchased the $20 ticket at Tony’s Liquors…
Rare lottery twist sees two players win $30K at the same time
BALTIMORE, Md. — Lottery officials witnessed a rare coincidence Friday when two unrelated players claimed $30,000 top prizes on the same $3 Loteria game within minutes of each other at headquarters. One…
Columbia man wins $50K lottery prize after mom urges him to play
A Howard County man walked away with a $50,000 windfall after taking his mother’s advice to try his luck with the Maryland Lottery’s Bonus Match 5. The Columbia resident, who rarely plays,…
Massive drug bust nets 7600 heroin bags and loaded gun in multi-agency raid
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A three-month narcotics investigation across Atlantic County ended Tuesday with the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of thousands of doses of illegal drugs, a loaded firearm,…
13 charged in Hudson County cocaine trafficking bust involving public employees
HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — Thirteen individuals, including multiple public employees, have been arrested following a six-month narcotics investigation that uncovered a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation in Hudson County, authorities announced Thursday. Hudson…
Quick stop for gas leads to $50,000 lottery win for Columbia resident
A Columbia man who rarely plays the lottery won $50,000 on a Bonus Match 5 ticket, crediting his mother for convincing him to try his luck. The Howard County resident bought a…
Adelphi man scores $150,000 Powerball prize
An Adelphi man’s affinity for the number 24 paid off when a Powerball drawing turned his $2 ticket into a $150,000 windfall. The winning ticket, purchased at a 7-Eleven on Kenilworth Avenue…
Adelphi man wins $150K Powerball prize thanks to his lucky number 24
BALTIMORE, Md. — A man from Adelphi hit it big with a $150,000 Powerball win after a quick-pick ticket featuring his favorite number, 24, matched the Powerball number drawn on June 21.…
Brooklyn gang case ends with 53rd and final conviction in massive federal takedown
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The final defendant in a years-long federal case targeting the violent Brooklyn-based Bully Gang has pleaded guilty, bringing the total number of convictions to 53, federal authorities announced Thursday.…
New Jersey man gets prison for collecting dead father’s federal benefits for nearly 20 years
TRENTON, N.J. — A Somerset County man has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for stealing nearly $700,000 in government benefits over a 19-year period by posing…
Virginia man sentenced to 20 years for selling fentanyl-laced pills that killed teen
RICHMOND, Va. — A Chesapeake man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing counterfeit Oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a minor, federal…
Beach trip detour lands Virginia couple surprise $50K Powerball win
CHESTER, Md. — A Virginia couple returning from a beach getaway in Delaware made an unplanned stop for gas and walked away with a $50,000 Powerball prize. The pair had been visiting…
Newburgh drug dealer sentenced to 9 years after undercover cocaine sales and gun bust
GOSHEN, N.Y. — A Wallkill man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for selling large quantities of cocaine and possessing an illegal firearm following an undercover sting in Newburgh, Orange…