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Monday, December 10, 2012

Top Headlines: Gaithersburg Home Invasion, Attempted Robberies in Bethesda and the Fight for a Potomac Man Imprisoned in Cuba

News from around Montgomery County this week.

With websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you may have missed this past week:  UPDATE: 45-Year-Old Gaithersburg Man Dead In Overnight Home Invasion GAITHERSBURG—Gaithersburg's Cesar Smith was killed early Monday morning at an apartment complex on Whetstone Drive. Read more on Gaithersburg Patch. Two Weekend Attempted Robberies In Downtown Bethesda Go Unreported BETHESDA—Police say groups of men attempted to rob two victims in separate in downtown Bethesda last weekend. One of the victims received injuries. Neither of the incidents were reported to police. Read more on Bethesda Patch. Potomac Resident Jailed in Cuba Prison For Three Years POTOMAC—Judy Gross …

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UPDATE: 45-Year-Old Gaithersburg Man Dead In Overnight Home Invasion (in Gaithersburg Patch), Two Weekend Attempted Robberies Reported in Downtown Bethesda (in Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch), Potomac Resident Jailed in Cuba Prison For Three Years (in Potomac Patch), and 11 more ›

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Powerball Jackpot Shoots to $320 Million in Maryland

The drawing will take place Wednesday for a chance to win the fourth largest Powerball jackpot since 1992.

  Who wants to be a millionaire? The Powerball jackpot bumped up about $20 million today after anticipation built around the jackpot amount, according to a Maryland Lottery official. Spokeswoman Erica Palmisano said as the jackpot exceeded $300 million this morning, people started buying tickets – causing the payout to shoot up to $320 million and making it the fourth largest Powerball jackpot since it began in 1992. “Clearly people are very excited about it,” Palmisano said. “We’re hoping Maryland has a winner.” The odds for winning the pot are about 1 in 175 million, she said, and those odds don't change no matter how many people buy tickets.  A 58-year-old Fort Washington man won a $1 million second-tier Powerball prize in May, one of …

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