WARE – Retired firefighter Leo F. Dominie has heard that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but after the 72-year-old hit the lottery twice last month, he is not inclined to believe it.

UK Athletics unveiled on Tuesday the new performance criteria designed to ensure that National Lottery support is targeted at providing increased levels of investment to a smaller number of athletes capable of medal success at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

For Alan Bailey, the Ohio Lottery slogan of “Odds are you’ll have fun” couldn’t be more true.

A North Platte man says his misguided faith in a lottery offer could land him in jail. Richard S. Bialek, 29, 2300 E. Philip No. 40A, pleaded not guilty to theft in Lincoln County District Court last week.

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas voters approved ballot issues Tuesday that the Legislature balked at addressing, passing measures banning unmarried couples living together from serving as adoptive or foster parents and creating a state-run lottery.

Election Day » Statewide measures results » National, state, local results Voters turned down Measure 62, which would have set aside 15 percent of state lottery profits for district attorneys, sheriffs and the state police — an estimated $100 million…