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Lottery Scratch-off ticket worth $1M sold in PA
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer sold a $1 million-winning “$1 Million? Seriously” Scratch-Off ticket. A lottery scratch-off ticket worth $ 1 million was sold at the Dandy Mini Mart in Sayre, Bradford County. “$1 Million? Seriously” is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million. The retailer will earn a $5,000 bonus […]
Are you ready for another round of Pa. budget drama? | John Baer
I’ve long advised preparing for disappointment. That way one’s rarely disappointed. And, since I’ve written about Pennsylvania politics for decades, it’s easy to see where I’m coming from. A good example is the annual ritual of enacting a state budget. Political theater played out in...
Centre County Sheriff’s Office to honor fallen officers
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Centre County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a procession in Bellefonte on May 15 to honor 136 officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The memorial service will be in the gazebo at Talleyrand Park at noon. It will honor the memory of the fallen officers while […]
Bill poised to stop illicit use of dangerous animal tranquilizer to head to Gov. Shapiro’s desk
The “Zombie Drug” or “Tranq” are two nicknames for the powerful animal tranquilizer called Xylazine. While not made for human use, it’s often mixed with fentanyl, pressed into tiny pills and sold as a potentially deadly street drug. And until now, it was very difficult for law enforcement to target.
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast the 2024 softball playoff pairings
The 2024 WPIAL softball playoff field is set with 76 teams, including all six defending champions ready to begin playing for gold. The postseason begins next week and concludes with six title games May 29-30 at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.). The brackets will be announced at 2 p.m. Thursday...
The Susquehanna Seal: Does a legendary water creature roam Pennsylvania's river?
Williamsport, Pa. — Out of all the types of cryptids, water creatures are some of the most interesting. There are stories of snaky monsters living hidden in lakes and oceans everywhere. The most famous, of course, is the Loch Ness Monster, but there’s also Raystown Ray, Chessie, South Bay Bessie, and the Gloucester Sea Serpent. And, in the middle of Pennsylvania, there’s the Susquehanna Seal. The Susquehanna Seal was also...
Heavy thunderstorms, power outages hit central Pa. Wednesday morning
Loud thunderstorms with heavy rain and lightning crossed central Pennsylvania early this morning, and power outages have been reported. The National Weather Service in State College said the storms are starting to wind down as of 5:30 a.m. Affected areas include Perry, Lancaster, York, Adams, Cumberland, Lebanon and Dauphin counties.
Penn State Offers to Pay Commonwealth Campus Employees to Resign Amid Budget Cuts
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. STATE COLLEGE — Penn State is offering buyouts to Commonwealth Campus employees to reduce its multimillion-dollar budget deficit, a dramatic step for Pennsylvania’s flagship university. Tenured faculty, tenure-line faculty, academic administrators, and staff who are full-time employees, not on fixed-term contracts and were hired before April 1, 2023 are eligible, according to the university’s website. These employees have until May 31 to decide, and their final day...
Proposed bill would create license plate to benefit PA youth hunting, fishing
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation that would create a new license plate for sportsmen all around the Commonwealth. The legislation, Senate Bill 916, would create a plate called the Pennsylvania Sportsman plate which would celebrate those who hunt and fish. Some of the proceeds from each plate purchased would be used […]
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