Essex woman scores $50,000 lottery win

ESSEX, MD—A Baltimore County woman’s stroke of Maryland Lottery  luck has earned her a $50,000 prize. The winner, who chose the nickname “Mary” to share her story, purchased a $5 FAST PLAY Lightning Cash game ticket at the Royal Farms located at at 10740 Pulaski Highway in White Marsh and was shocked to discover her win after scanning it. “I […]

Linover Halloween costume contest, parade to be held on Sunday

LINOVER, MD—The Linover Improvement Association will present its annual Halloween costume contest and parade this weekend for paid members of the association. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, with festivities beginning at 2 p.m. There will be a costume contests for children, adults, and pets. The event will be located at Alberta Avenue between Sipple Avenue & […]

DNR names 14th FishMaryland Master Angler

BALTIMORE, MD—A Caroline County man has become the 14th person to earn a Master Angler Milestone Award since the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) FishMaryland program began in 2019. Jeremy Elmore, 36, of Preston, caught ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland waters to qualify for the award. Elmore said he started fishing at a young age with […]

Maryland store sells winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket

UPDATE: The Maryland Lottery has issued a correction. The $1 million winner was sold at Check Cash Depot in Brooklyn. The $10,000 winner was at Briggs Chaney Deli in Silver Spring. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Lottery players woke up happier today after matching five numbers in different ways on the October 15 Mega Millions drawing, resulting in a $1 […]

Baltimore County woman lands $2 million top lottery scratch-off prize, $50K White Marsh ticket remains unclaimed

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has landed a $2 million top prize on a Maryland Lottery scratch-off and a winning $50,000 ticket that was sold in White Marsh remains unclaimed. Across the state, the Maryland Lottery paid more than $30.7 million in prizes during the week of Oct. 7-13, including 28 tickets worth $10,000 or more that were sold or […]