4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (241+ words) BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A Gwynn Oak man was recently left with the shock of a lifetime after a 7-Eleven scratch-off returned $1 million in winnings. The man, who was not identified by the Maryland Lottery, said in a release that he snagged…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) Patch $50K Lotto Win Helps Bel Air Woman Pay Off Debt A Bel Air woman plans to pay off debt and take a vacation after winning $50K playing a scratch-off ticket. BEL AIR, MD — A Harford County woman has played lottery games…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (277+ words) ABINGDON, MD — An inkling to buy just a couple more lottery tickets paid off for an Abingdon woman who ended up winning $50,000 on a $5 Gold Bar Bingo game. Natalie Roberts had already purchased her normal favorite scratch-off tickets for the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (82+ words) WEST BERLIN, NJ — A player in South Jersey won $200,000 on a "$500 Cash Craze" ticket on Wednesday, the New Jersey Lottery said. The ticket was sold by "73 Smoke & Cigar" at 330 N. Route 73. For $5, players try to match symbols and numbers in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (379+ words) ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, PA — It was just another trip to the supermarket for Rita Franczyk - until that visit changed her life. Franczyk, 86, of Westmoreland County, won $1.5 million after purchasing and scratching a Pennsylvania Lottery $1,500,000 Super Star ticket. Franczyk bought the winning…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (138+ words) GROVELAND, MA — A North Shore grandmother said she is planning to use her $500,000 in Massachusetts State Lottery winnings to set up a college fund for her grandkids. Louann Briscoe of Groveland is the winner of a $500,000 top prize in the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (407+ words) YONKERS, NY — This year's pride festival promises to be bigger and better than ever. Yonkers Pride and the Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront BID have announced a full slate of 2026 Pride Month events, led by the 9th Annual Yonkers Pride Festival on Saturday,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (149+ words) NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order creating the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and He appointed civil rights attorney Taylor Brown as its first director. Brown, an assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Bureau at…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (696+ words) By Laura Glesby and Thomas Breen, New Haven Independent NEW HAVEN, CT — The New Haven Pride Center announced Monday that it will “cease normal operations” starting Thursday, Feb. 26. “Hopefully it’s temporary,” said Board President Hope Chávez in an interview on…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (696+ words) By Laura Glesby and Thomas Breen, New Haven Independent NEW HAVEN, CT — The New Haven Pride Center announced Monday that it will “cease normal operations” starting Thursday, Feb. 26. “Hopefully it’s temporary,” said Board President Hope Chávez in an interview on…...