BALTIMORE, MD—A Silver Spring man’s routine work break turned into a life-changing moment when he discovered he won $1 million from a Maryland Lottery Gold Rush 777 scratch-off ticket. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, visited Maryland Lottery headquarters with his brother to claim his prize and share his story. Originally from Ethiopia and a proud American citizen, the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An MS-13 gang member wanted in his home country for firearms offenses was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maryland last week, according to the agency. Joel Armando Mejia-Benitez, a 38-year-old Salvadoran national, was taken into custody by ICE in Silver Spring on May 5, 2025. Mejia is a documented MS-13 gang member and has a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—An MS-13 gang member convicted of possessing a loaded handgun was arrested in Maryland earlier this month, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. German Ronal Del Cid Carranza, 33, was taken into custody by ICE in Silver Spring on February 4, 2025 after he was arrested by Prince George’s County Police in Sept. 2022. Del Cid was convicted […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A total of 11 Maryland Lottery players in the state won prizes of $50,000 or more in the past week, including a $100,000 winner in Reisterstown, a $57,777 winner in Cockeysville, and $50,000 prizes in Aberdeen, Arnold, Baltimore (3), Bowie, Parkville, Pikesville, and Middle River. Across Maryland, and across all games, the Lottery paid more than $25.7 million in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland Lottery player in Harford County rang in the new year in style with a big win in one of the last drawings of 2024. Edgewood Liquors, Grocery & Deli in Edgewood sold a second-tier winning ticket for the December 31 Cash4Life drawing, and the lucky winner gets to start 2025 with a choice: They can receive $1,000 […]
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, MD—Members from the Maryland Car Rally Task Force, working in collaboration with the Maryland State Police Special Operations Division, and allied police agencies disrupted seven unlawful exhibition driving events throughout multiple Maryland counties, including Howard County, Anne Arundel County, and Baltimore County, on Saturday night. Police responded to several locations where up to 200 participants gathered in parking lots […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Car Rally Task Force has expanded its crackdown on illegal exhibition driving, resulting in several additional last weekend. Maryland State Police say 26-year-old Jose Manuel Zapata of Pennsylvania was charged with loaded handgun on person, handgun on person, handgun in vehicle, and loaded handgun in vehicle after he was stopped by police on August 25 in Baltimore. […]