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Lottery gods smile upon North Carolina man, wins $25,000 a year for life

Lottery gods smile upon North Carolina man, wins $25,000 a year for life
THIS IS BREAKING NEWS AS SEVERAL STORIES BREAKING RIGHT NOW. AT NOON, WE BEGIN IN MOUNT AIRY. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE CHARGED A DRIVER WHO HIT AND KILLED AN ELDERLY WOMAN IN A PARKING LOT. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS BONNIE HENNINGS OF EAST BEND. INVESTIGATORS SAY JERRY SPEAKES HIT THE 86 YEAR-OLD WOMAN BACK ON MARCH 31ST IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT TODAY. POLICE CHARGED SPEAKS WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, CARELESS AND RECKLESS DRIVING AND SEVERAL TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. NO WORD IF HE IS IN CUSTODY. ALSO, BREAKING A SMALL PLANE CRASHES AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRFIELD. ACCORDING TO RADIO TRAFFIC, THE PLANE CRASHED THIS MORNING ON A SECONDARY RUNWAY. VIDEO FROM THE SCENE SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY RESPONDERS NEAR THAT SMALL PLANE. NO WORD ON THE EXTENT OF INJURIES OR WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO FLIGHTS COMING IN OR OUT OF WRDU TWO BREAKING NEWS OUT OF WASHINGTON NOW. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS SIGNED A $95 BILLION WAR AID MEASURE THAT INCLUDES ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE, ISRAEL, TAIWAN AND OTHER ALLIES. THE MEASURE PASSED THE SENATE LAST NIGHT AFTER MONTHS OF BACK AND FORTH NEGOTIATIONS ON CAPITOL HILL. SPEAKING AT THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT BIDEN THANKED LAWMAKERS FOR THE BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO GET THESE BILLS PASSED. AND IT’S AN INVESTMENT IN OUR OWN SECURITY BECAUSE WHEN OUR ALLIES ARE STRONGER AND I WANT TO MAKE THIS POINT AGAIN AND AGAIN, WHEN OUR ALLIES ARE STRONGER, WE ARE STRONGER. THE MEASURE ALSO COMES WITH A CONTROVERSIAL PROVISION THAT INCLUDES A POTENTIAL NATIONWIDE BAN OF TIKTOK, PARENT COMPANY BYTEDANCE NOW HAS UP TO A YEAR TO SELL AND FIND AN AMERICAN BUYER. HAPPENING NOW 100 VETERANS FROM THE PIEDMONT TRIAD ARE IN WASHINGTON, DC VISITING MEMORIALS DEDICATED TO THEIR SERVICE. THE SIXTH TRIAD HONOR FLIGHT TOOK OFF THIS MORNING FROM PTI AIRPORT IN GREENSBORO. AS YOU SEE HERE AND YOU ARE INVITED TO WELCOME HOME THOSE VETERANS. LATER TONIGHT, OUR STAR CONNOR JOINS US LIVE INSIDE THE AIRPORT. STAR, YOU’VE BEEN OUT THERE ALL DAY. THOSE VETERANS HAD SUCH A SPECIAL SENDOFF THIS MORNING. THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S BEEN A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR THESE LOCAL HEROES. AND BEFORE TAKING OFF, THEY WERE GREETED AND SHOWED SO MUCH SUPPORT AND LOVE FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND VOLUNTEERS. NOW, THEY ALSO WANT, AS THE BAND PERFORMANCE WAS PERFORMED TODAY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GAVE THEM THANKS AND A WATER CANNON SALUTE SHOWERED THEM ON THE PLANE AS THEY MADE THEIR WAY TO THE RUNWAY. NOW, THOSE I SPOKE TO THIS MORNING SAID THAT THEY WERE EXCITED TO EXPERIENCE THIS AND IT WAS NO COST FOR THEM. I THINK IT’S WONDERFUL AND NOT JUST FOR THEM, BUT THIS PROGRAM AND THE WAY IT REACHES OUT. AND THANKS SO MANY VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE. NOW, DURING THEIR TRIP, THE VETERANS WILL VISIT SEVERAL WAR MONUMENTS, INCLUDING THE LINCOLN MEMORIALS, AS WELL AS THE ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN HERE AT PTI AIRPORT AROUND 815 TONIGHT, AND THEY WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH A WELCOME HOME CELEBRATION. AND IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON COMING OUT TONIGHT, PARKING WILL BE FREE AND YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR RED, WHITE AND BLUE HERE AT THE PTI AIRPORT. I’M ST
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Lottery gods smile upon North Carolina man, wins $25,000 a year for life
A Duplin County man bought a $2 Lucky for Life ticket and it paid off – literally.Harold Eubanks of Beulaville won a $25,000 a year for life prize when he bought his Quick Pick ticket from 365 Stores LLC on North Jackson Street. Top StoriesWinston-Salem police investigating after large disturbance with weaponsWilkes County parent banned from district campuses after 'incident' at varsity baseball game; charges filedDaughter of North Carolina woman killed in Pineville Road shooting opens up about her mother's legacyGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereHe matched all five white balls in Thursday’s drawing. The odds of winning the $25,000 a year for life prize are 1 in 1.8 million.Eubanks had the chose of receiving $25,000 a year for the rest of his life or a $390,000 lump sum. He chose the $390,000 lump sum, and after taxes, took home $278,853.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.For details on how $4.5 million made a difference for education programs in Duplin County in 2023, click here.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |

A Duplin County man bought a $2 Lucky for Life ticket and it paid off – literally.

Harold Eubanks of Beulaville won a $25,000 a year for life prize when he bought his Quick Pick ticket from 365 Stores LLC on North Jackson Street.

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He matched all five white balls in Thursday’s drawing. The odds of winning the $25,000 a year for life prize are 1 in 1.8 million.

Eubanks had the chose of receiving $25,000 a year for the rest of his life or a $390,000 lump sum. He chose the $390,000 lump sum, and after taxes, took home $278,853.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

For details on how $4.5 million made a difference for education programs in Duplin County in 2023, click here.

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