Man recovers lost lottery ticket wins $25000 check
Mike Sargent of Alvarado recovered a lost Wheel of Fortune ticket five days after misplacing it and received a $25,000 Texas Lottery check. The claim required forensic tests due to a partially scratched signature, with the investigation wrapping up on Friday. Sargent had initially turned in the ticket a month earlier and earned a $2,500 reward from the finder.
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Texas Lottery
Mike Sargent
At&t Facilities
Alvarado
Lottery Claims Center
Lottery
Bobby Heith
Sargent
Heith
Odd gold teeth found in Salvation Army kettles in Pennsylvania
In York County a worker sorting donations found a pair of golden molars inside a plastic bag in a kettle. Maj. Darren Mudge noted the find as part of unusual gifts the Salvation Army has seen along with 18 gold rings received in the past two weeks. The charity questioned what to do with the gold items.
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Salvation Army
Pennsylvania
Maj
Darren Mudge
York County
York
Mudge
Schwarzenegger cuts ties with Graz stadium name
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Graz officials to remove his name from Liebenauer Stadium and stop using him to promote the city after Austrian opposition to the death penalty and a local petition. He noted future clemency decisions may arise during his term and withdrew the right to use his name to avoid further concerns.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austria
Graz
Schwarzenegger
Tookie Williams
California
Liebenauer
Katrina fugitives posing as refugees captured in Texas
Thirteen Louisiana fugitives were caught in Texas after seeking federal aid as Hurricane Katrina refugees. Investigators tied 29 Texas violent fugitives to FEMA aid records, with 16 still at large, including three linked to killings. Abbott warned they exploited the disaster to evade justice.
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Louisiana
Texas
Attorney General
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Greg Abbott
Alaska Solstice Mounts Countdown to Sunshine Amid Dark Winters
In Barrow Alaska residents brace for the solstice the shortest day of the year signaling a gradual return of daylight. Analysts note one in five Americans may suffer seasonal affective disorder with Alaska showing about 10 percent SAD prevalence. Local residents describe coping through lighting therapy activities and travel southward, with many seeking sun in Hawaii Mexico or Las Vegas to counter the dark season.
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Alaska
Lloyd Leavitt
Barrow
Leavitt
U.S
Strisik
Hawaii
Mexico
Las Vegas
Brenda la Sane
Fairbanks
la Sane
California
Anaheim
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