A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 7-mile deep quake hit 7 miles from Westlake Village, about a 40-mile drive west from downtown Los Angeles, at 1:03 p.m. Sunday, March 9, according to the USGS.
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Virginia just missed the $233 million jackpot but won $3 million, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Megaplier but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, March 7, the Virginia Lottery said.
A Powerball ticket sold in Texas won $1 million but just missed the $320 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, March 8, the Texas Lottery said. The winning ticket was sold at a gas station in Austin, the lottery said.
A driver tried to hit a woman with his car, then beat and abducted her from an Oakland street, California police reported. The stolen vehicle used in the kidnapping was later found, but the woman and her abductor both remain missing, Oakland police said in a Thursday, March 6, news release.
A driver who spent 22 hours trapped in a crashed pickup truck with his dog was rescued after a passerby spotted the crash, California authorities reported. The driver crashed off Highway 89 north of Calpine in Sierra County at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.
Two Powerball tickets sold in California won $38,848 each but just missed the $279 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Monday, March 3, the California Lottery said.
The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit Jan. 17, when an Arizona player won the $112 million grand prize, lottery officials said. To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.