Business, Entertainment

Baltimore County shop sells winning $100,000 Powerball ticket

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland Lottery enthusiast from Baltimore is now looking forward to a more secure retirement, thanks to a $100,000 Powerball win that came her way on Mother’s Day weekend. She didn’t check the $20 ticket for a win until Sunday, using the Maryland Lottery app on her smartphone. The winner, who is calling herself “Jewel” to tell her story, …


Business, Police/Fire

Vehicle smashes into Soda Pop Shop in Carney

Crews are on the scene of a Monday afternoon crash in which a vehicle struck a building in Carney. The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, February 18, at the Soda Pop Shop, located at 3003 Northwind Road (21234). The driver of the vehicle reportedly hit the accelerator instead of the brake and smashed through the front of the store. …


Soda Pop Shop employee snags Md. Lottery top prize thanks to ‘tip’

Last year ended on a $50,000 high note for Veronica Spekis of Baltimore, who saw her year-end “tip” from a customer turn into a top-prize win in the Maryland Lottery’s Holiday Riches scratch-off game. The 41-year-old, who is nicknamed “Ronnie,” endured an emotional roller-coaster of a year marked by her engagement and the deaths of two family members. She works …