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14 hours ago | daily-jeff.com | Fernando Cervantes Jr.

The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $348 million for the drawing on Friday, June 27 after no one matched all the winning numbers in the drawing on Tuesday, June 24. If someone matches all six numbers on Friday, they will have the option of a one-time cash payment of $155.5 million. There have been three Mega Millions winners this year, with the most recent being the April 18 win in Ohio of a $112 million jackpot.

1 week ago | daily-jeff.com | Gabe Hauari

Tropical Storm Erick has formed in the Pacific and is expected to quickly strengthen into a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. The storm is currently located about 450 miles southeast of Punta Maldonado, Mexico, according to the hurricane center, with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph with higher gusts.

2 weeks ago | daily-jeff.com | Mike Snider

Americans are holding an estimated $60-$90 in coins per household. While some rare pennies are valuable, most are worth only a few cents. Consumers can exchange coins for cash at banks, credit unions, or Coinstar kiosks. Americans are holding onto significant amounts of unused coins, averaging $60-$90 per household. Although some rare pennies are worth a substantial amount, most pennies in circulation are not highly valuable, despite misleading online headlines.

2 weeks ago | daily-jeff.com | Brandon Hannahs

COLUMBUS — A disappointing performance at last year's state track meet motivated Zoey Caldwell throughout this season. More: Bobcats' Caldwell focused on redemption in state meet returnThe senior found redemption on June 7, winning the 100-meter hurdles in a time of :14.28 in the Division II State Track and Field Championships at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Stadium. Caldwell, who will run for Ohio University next season, had set a regional record of :14.30 entering this year's state meet.

3 weeks ago | daily-jeff.com | Anthony Thompson

The Ohio Senate wants to use part of the state's reported $3.7 billion in unclaimed funds to pay for the new Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park, according to their budget proposal. Over $1 billion in unclaimed funds would be used to create a sports and cultural projects fund and $600 million of that would be loaned to the Browns to build the stadium. The $1.7 billion earmarked for this fund has been unclaimed for over a decade, the Senate said on June 3.