BALTIMORE (AP) — The holder of a winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland claimed a share of the record-breaking $656 million prize on Monday, but will remain anonymous, state lottery officials announced. The winner claimed the prize at lottery headquarters with a ticket matching all six numbers: 2-4-23-38-46 and the Mega Ball, 23, said […]
Author Archives: Sarah Brumfield
Associated Press
Posted inSports
Baltimore Ends Grand Prix Deal, Seeks New Group
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore terminated its contract with the organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix on Friday and opened the door to having another group continue the race in future years. The city had warned last month that it would terminate its contract with Baltimore Racing Development after the first year of the five-year pact […]
Posted inNational News
Political Aide to Former Md. Governor Bob Ehrlich Found Guilty On All Counts
BALTIMORE (AP) — A political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich was convicted Tuesday of conspiring to use election-day robocalls in an effort to suppress Black voter turnout during the 2010 gubernatorial election. Paul Schurick was found guilty of all four counts he faced, including conspiracy to influence or attempt to influence a voter’s […]
Posted inSports
Baltimore’s Indy Grand Prix Short of Projections
BALTIMORE (AP) — An economic study being released Friday said the Baltimore Grand Prix fell far short of promoters’ projections, but still calls it a “win” for the city. The Labor Day weekend event drew 160,000 spectators and generated $27.6 million from spending by out-of-town spectators, vendors and race organizers. The total economic impact taking […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Thousands of Md Drivers Ticketed for Cell-phone Use
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland police agencies have issued thousands of tickets to drivers for using hand-held cell-phones behind the wheel in the year since a ban took effect. Records of electronic citations and warnings handed out by 76 police agencies show that 4,021 warnings and 5,227 citations have been issued to drivers who failed to […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Estimates say Indy Grand Prix Helped Baltimore HotelsOther Segments Benefited Not Yet Known
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Grand Prix fueled a 44 percent increase in revenue at a sampling of area hotels, city tourism officials said Thursday, but it won’t be clear for a while whether the event can fulfill organizers’ projections of a $70 million impact on the region over five years. The 11 hotels in the […]