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Lucky lottery player scores big prize in Virginia — again. ‘It feels wonderful!’
A Virginia woman scored a big prize playing Powerball, but it wasn’t her first time to strike it lucky with lottery games, officials said. Jennifer Helfman, from Alexandria, won $100,000 in the Dec. 7 Powerball drawing, about two years after winning $399,392 in an online lottery game, the Virginia Lottery said in a Jan. 21 news release.
Virginia woman's $100,000 Powerball win is her second major lottery prize
A Virginia woman scored $100,000 from a Powerball drawing about two years after she collected $399,392 from an online lottery game.
Lottery player ‘cried tears of joy’ when he won a Christmas Day jackpot in Virginia
Stanley Dawson said he “cried tears of joy,” when he realized he won a $431,457 jackpot prize in the Castle of Crystals game, the Virginia Lottery said in a Jan. 22 news release. Dawson’s wife initially thought it was too good to be true and was weary about it being a scam,
Lottery player thinks life-changing Virginia win is scam. ‘Didn’t know what happened’
Manoj Chhetry, from Woodbridge, won a jackpot prize worth $4,303,499 in the Dec. 22 drawing for the Merry Money Mania game, the Virginia Lottery said in a Jan. 22 news release. Chhetry told lottery officials he thought it was a scam at first and had to call his wife to help him verify that he really had won. “I didn’t know what happened!” he said.
Virginia man released from federal custody after Trump pardons rioters
Jeffrey McKellop, a Fishersville man held for nearly four years for allegedly rioting Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol, was ...
Virginia Democrats Pass Constitutional Amendments Blasted by Republicans
The Democrat-led Virginia Senate has voted to enshrine the right to an abortion and to vote in the state's constitution ...
Virginia Senate approves first step to get abortion and marriage on 2026 ballot
The Virginia state Senate completed the first step to send a set of amendments on abortion and marriage before voters in next ...
Virginia Beach wind farm spared from Trump order, but future projects could be slowed, experts say
Experts say a new Trump executive order won’t immediately affect Dominion’s Virginia Beach wind farm, but it could delay ...
How to Watch Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh Women’s Basketball | Live Stream, TV Channel for January 23
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Amid passionate debate, civil rights resolutions clear Virginia legislature
There were tears, yells and a call of “out of order” but by the end of the day Virginia’s Senate on Tuesday passed three ...
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Is it time for Virginia to implement rent control laws? A look at legislation.
A bill that would let localities pass rent control ordinances, capping increases at 3%, passes key General Assembly ...
Virginia Senate backs abortion, marriage, voting amendments to constitution
The votes followed an emotional floor debate on abortion — and an unusual parliamentary tussle over whether the Democratic ...
Proposed Virginia bill would require homeschooling-style oversight of religious exemptions from school
The bill would require parents seeking a religious exemption from school to show proof of their ability to educate, evidence of their child's educational progress.