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Also on today's calendar: 43rd Annual Choreographers' Showcase Auditions and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Scratch-off surprise erupts into $50K payday for Hyattsville retiree (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A Hyattsville retiree just turned a routine scratch-off into a $50,000 windfall, thanks to a 10X symbol on a Maryland Lottery "20X the Cash" ticket. He bought the winner in Silver Spring and now plans to put the money toward a car and paying down his mortgage, while the retailer earns a bonus and one top prize remains unclaimed statewide.
2. Man pleads guilty in a spree of violent armed carjackings in DC, Maryland and Virginia (wusa9.com) — Hyattsville residents should know a man has pleaded guilty in a multi-state armed carjacking spree that included a violent robbery on the 6700 block of New Hampshire Avenue, where a Prius driver was assaulted and had electronics and keys stolen. The case, spanning D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, remains under FBI investigation as the defendant awaits sentencing in early 2027.
3. STRecruiting: South Carolina zeroing in on a top cornerback in Langston Pridgeon of Dematha Catholic (sportstalksc.com) — A standout cornerback now playing for DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville is drawing serious attention from South Carolina and a long list of other major college football programs. South Carolina secondary coach Torrian Gray has been in close contact with Langston Pridgeon and his family, and Pridgeon is planning campus visits while weighing offers from top schools nationwide.
4. The life-altering choices immigrant families are making under Trump's crackdown (madison365.com) — Hyattsville families are among those quietly bracing for immigration crackdowns, with St. Matthew's Episcopal Church's priest named standby legal guardian for at least 31 local children whose parents fear detention or deportation. The story follows immigrant parents nationwide wrestling with choices like naming guardians, leaving the country, or drastically changing daily routines under Trump-era enforcement policies.
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