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Multiple $100K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania
Three Pennsylvania Lottery players are holding $100,000 winning Powerball with Power Play tickets from the historic Saturday, Sept. 6 drawing, lottery officials announced on Monday, Sept. 8. The tickets, each worth $100,000, were sold in Lackawanna and Allegheny counties, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winning retailers are: Archbald Foodmart LLC, 202 Betty St., Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County. Giant Eagle, 9805 McKnight Road, McCandless Township, Allegheny County. GetGo, 4099 Grandview Drive, Richland Township, Allegheny County. Each store will receive a $500 bonus for selli…
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New England Genealogist Reunites PA Woman With Childhood Best Friend Separated By Foster Care
A New England genealogist has helped reunite two women who were separated by foster care while attending elementary school in Abington in the late 1980s. Elizabeth Crompton, who grew up in Abington, shared on Facebook that she had been searching for her childhood best friend for decades. The two attended Glenside Weldon Elementary School just outside of Philadelphia, where Crompton, then known as Liz, spent nearly every day with her best friend. “She was the sweetest girl ever, red curly hair and the warmest smile,” Crompton wrote, recalling how her friend’s social worker once gave her litt…
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Hammer Threats Made At Special Olympics In PA; Suspect Hurls Feces In Cell: Police
A man threatened participants at a Special Olympics event with a hammer before defecating and throwing feces inside a holding cell, Wilkes-Barre police announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. Matthew Fisher, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, was charged after the incident at Kirby Park on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 6:32 p.m., according to police. Officers were dispatched to the park for a report of a man harassing several individuals and making threats with a hammer. Police said Fisher approached a group participating in a Special Olympics-sanctioned event, yelled obscenities, and threatened to harm them, shouting “…
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Eleven PA Powerball Tickets Worth $2.4M Sold As Jackpot Climbs To $1.7B
Eleven Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets worth a combined $2.4 million were sold in the Wednesday, Sept. 3, drawing, officials announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. The winning tickets included a $1 million prize sold in Allegheny County, a $500,000 Double Play prize in Centre County, and nine $100,000 Power Play prizes sold across the state. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the $1 million ticket was purchased at Center Independent Oil, 1980 Painters Run Road in Scott Township. It matched all five white balls drawn — 3, 16, 29, 61, and 69 — missing only the red Powerball. The retailer …
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$293K Winning Fast Play Lottery Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania Lottery Fast Play ticket worth nearly $300,000 was sold in Delaware County, officials announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The progressive top prize-winning Golden Vault ticket, valued at $293,466, was sold at Fresh N’ Easy, located at 3225 Chichester Avenue in Upper Chichester Township, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Golden Vault is a $10 Fast Play game that offers progressive top prizes starting at $175,000. Unlike Scratch-Off tickets, Fast Play tickets print on-demand from a Lottery terminal or sel…
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Free Rides, More Trains Help Eagles Fans Celebrate Season Opener: What To Know
Philadelphia is adding more public transportation options as more than 65,000 fans are expected to flock to the city and watch the Eagles begin defending their title. The Philadelphia Eagles, as reigning Super Bowl champions, have the honor of officially kicking off the 2025 NFL season. The Birds will host NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys at 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4. SEPTA and the Eagles have been working on ways to improve subway and train service to get fans to and from Lincoln Financial Field safely. Sports gambling company FanDuel is teaming up with SEPTA to restore full Broad S…
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: 5, Including 2 Students, Injured In Pennsylvania School Bus Crash: Police
Five people were hospitalized after a school bus carrying special needs students rear-ended a car in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The crash happened at around 4:35 p.m. at the intersection of Freemansburg Avenue and Washington Street, according to the Bethlehem Township Police Department. Police said a passenger vehicle was stopped in the westbound lane of Freemansburg Avenue, waiting to make a left turn onto Washington Street, when it was struck from behind by a westbound Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 bus. Two students on the bus, along wit…
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PA Mom Shoves Principal At Daughter’s Elementary School: Police
A Camp Hill woman is accused of shoving her child’s principal during a confrontation on the first day of school at West Creek Hills Elementary, East Pennsboro Township police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Tracy Allen, 34, is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and criminal trespass, along with summary counts of harassment and disorderly conduct, according to police. The charges stem from an alleged incident at 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, when Allen attempted to enter the school on the 400 block of Erford Road to retrieve her daughter. When the principal, identified in charging do…
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Wheel Of Fortune Live Auditions Returning To Philadelphia After 10 Years
Fans of “Wheel of Fortune” will have the chance to audition live in Philadelphia for the first time in a decade, producers announced on Thursday, Aug. 28. Casting producers from the iconic game show will host open auditions at the Event Center inside Rivers Casino Philadelphia on Thursday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hopeful contestants must be at least 21 years old and will take part in a free tryout that includes a 30-second introduction to the casting team. While only a select group will be contacted later, producers said attendees can also win prizes during the …
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Woman Beats Mom Outside PA Elementary School As Child Watched: DA
A Lancaster woman is accused of violently assaulting a mother outside McRae Elementary School in front of her child after nearly hitting students with her car, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. Zhalaysia Zhane Henson, 26, of East Farnum Street, allegedly pulled her vehicle over and attacked the victim outside the school on South Prince Street on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators say the victim yelled at Henson to slow down after she drove recklessly past the school during dismissal, nearly striking the victi…
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Pennsylvania Needs Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Dominance
Pennsylvanians could be forgiven for feeling a bit whipsawed when it comes to recent energy-related news here in the Keystone State. On one hand, the recently signed federal “One Big Beautiful Bill” pulls back from recent progress that has been made in clean energy production, limiting our energy options instead of supporting an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy. That means fewer jobs, less economic growth and an electric grid that will become increasingly strained under continued and unprecedented demand for more power. On the other hand, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick and President Donald Trum…
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If Electric Monopolies Win, We All Lose
Policymakers in Harrisburg are debating proposals that would roll back Pennsylvania’s competitive electricity market and give monopolies the power to generate electricity again. They claim this is about meeting rising demand. In reality, it’s unnecessary, risky, and costly for Pennsylvania families. Why This Matters Artificial intelligence, data centers, and electrification of industries are driving up power needs. But Pennsylvania’s competitive market is designed to handle that. Private generators are already stepping up. We are part of PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest grid operat…
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