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Maryland 7-Eleven Sells Two Identical Tickets Worth $100,000

A retired Washington, D.C. man won $100,000 after his son purchased two identical Maryland Lottery Pick 5 tickets using his father’s favorite numbers. According to MD Lottery, the son was running errands when he offered to pick up Lottery tickets for his father. Knowing his preferred combination, 15670, he purchased tw
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Starbucks Closing Three Local Stores as Company Shutters 250 Locations

Starbucks is permanently closing its Pike & Rose and White Oak Town Center locations as the company prepares to close hundreds of underperforming stores across North America. Starbucks announced Thursday that it will close approximately 250 underperforming locations across North America, according to Business Insider.
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Coastal flooding strikes DC area as nor’easter moves toward East Coast

A nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding to the East Coast, flooding Virginia streets and canceling some weekend events in Maryland. Old Town Alexandria saw flooding along the Potomac River early Thursday morning, as abnormally high tides led to water covering some streets on the riverfront. Streets on the Strand and.
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Missing Howard U Student Last Seen Leaving Pentagon Metro

Wondwossen was found safe after 5-day search, but authorities haven't disclosed details about her disappearance. Writers argue Wondwossen doesn't owe the public an explanation about her private life. Concern for Wondwossen's safety shouldn't become an entitlement to her personal information. Some good news to report: H
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Fairfax animal shelter, operating on reduced space, asks residents to help pets find homes

With the Fairfax County Animal Shelter’s Michael Frey campus closed for renovations for the next several months, conditions are getting a little cramped at its Lorton location. To help more than 60 pets find their forever homes a little more quickly, Fairfax County Animal Services is partnering with the...
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“This is what a death spiral looks like”: DC landlords offer councilmember dire warning

WASHINGTON (7News) — The warning from Patrick McAnaney, a development director for one of the larger affordable housing providers within the District was stark. "Housing providers are selling off their properties to stay afloat. This is what a death spiral looks like," he told D.C. Councilmember At-Large Robert White,
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More than 20 warrants tied to suspect in fatal Brandywine crash

BRANDYWINE, Md. (7News) — A woman accused of fleeing a Charles County, Maryland, traffic stop before a wrong-way crash that killed her passenger was wanted on more than 20 warrants across Maryland and Virginia, and newly obtained court records detail a string of alleged thefts involving thousands of dollars in fragranc
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Teen hurt in targeted shooting at Prince George’s Community College

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — The Prince George's Community College placed its Largo campus on lockdown Thursday after a teen was shot, according to police. Officers responded to the college around noon for the shooting and later confirmed the teen was shot on the campus. The teen walked into a nearby hospital
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2 Washington children who had been missing since 2023 found in Virginia

"It was determined that the children’s mother had taken them after losing custody and concealed their names."
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Feds charge CEO of Alexandria forensics firm with hiding Russian ownership from U.S. agencies

Prosecutors say Oxygen Forensics, headquartered on North Washington Street, was controlled by five Russian nationals and its software written in Russia while it sold to Homeland Security and the Pentagon

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