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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 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 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 ...
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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Virginia lawmaker takes aim at Confederate groups' tax-exempt status: 'It's not the Virginia Way'
Virginia Democrats are once again advocating for legislation aimed at stripping tax-exempt status from several organizations linked to Richmond’s Confederate history.
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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 ...
Public records: Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore buys site for new headquarters and more
NETAV Designs LLC purchased a 3,000-square-foot industrial building on 0.24 acres of land at 125 Butternut Lane in Virginia ...
Virginia breaks five-game losing streak, beats stumbling Boston College
Isaac McKneely scored 21 points to fuel Virginia's wire-to-wire 74-56 victory over Boston College in Atlantic Coast ...
These Vienna, Virginia, neighborhoods are alive with music
Buy a house in this wooded northern Virginia enclave near Tysons Corner, and you may get a free bonus on summer nights: ...