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$100K Win Will Help Mom Pay For Trip, Daughter's Quinceañera
A Riverdale mom who loves playing the lottery hadn't won a big prize until now. She plans to use her $100K winnings for summer travel.

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A Riverdale mom who loves playing the lottery hadn't won a big prize until now. She plans to use her $100K winnings for summer travel.

A fire broke out late Saturday morning in a wooded area near Street. The NWS had issued a rapid fire spread warning for that day.
A discount retailer is coming, while a vintage shop offers treasures. New food options include a gastrobar, Duke's Grocery and Amazon Fresh.
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Three rabies vaccination clinics will be held in April and May for Harford County pets. Online appointments are being accepted now.
The new Cyber Howard Accelerator Program has kicked off with a goal of supporting early-stage, product-focused cybersecurity companies.
A HS junior and senior are the two finalists left in the election for Student Member of the Board.
A Harford County resident recently won $500K by adding the double play feature to a Powerball ticket.
A Darlington man has been named Maryland's 18th Master Angler after he caught 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.
A section of Pleasantville Road has reopened in Fallston after closing for a slope stabilization project.
Howard County's first Office of Agriculture has opened in West Friendship Park. It's also only the third such office in the state.
Twin sisters Jordan Virden Menefee and Alexandra Virden Mitchell own a vintage consignment shop in a restored church in Ellicott City.
A Bel Air-based counselor offers telehealth services to Harford County residents and beyond.
Burlington will replace Joann Fabric and Crafts store at Brandywine Crossing. It'll be joined by a breakfast cafe and wings eatery.
The youngest council chair to serve in Prince George's County has been chosen. District 8 Council Member Ed Burroughs, 32, takes the helm.
A 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy face charges in connection to the robbery of another teen at a fast food restaurant, police say.
HCPSS graduates will once again participate in ceremonies held at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, with the exception of one school.
A man on probation who fatally shot an El Salvadoran grandmother in town for a funeral has been sentenced.
Harford County detectives are searching for the suspect who fired a gun at an Edgewood house and left a bullet inside the home.
A 16-year-old Laurel boy has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting Tuesday of 39-year-old Leo Addison of Largo.