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Northeast Pa. under a severe thunderstorm watch until Sunday night
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch at 2:02 p.m. on Sunday in effect until 10 p.m. for Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties. Preparing for impending lightning strikes: Expert safety recommendations. Lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times each year, with the bulk...
Giant Eagle is selling GetGo stores to Canadian-based company
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Giant Eagle is selling its GetGo Café + Market sites to a Canadian-based convenience store company, officials with the supermarket chain announced Monday morning. The agreement to sell the GetGo locations to Alimentation Couche-Tard is expected to close in 2025 after going through the FTC approval process. Following the final sale, Giant Eagle said they have agreed to partner with Couche-Tard to continue the popular myPerks loyalty program across Giant Eagle and GetGo locations. They also plan to explore "opportunities to expand the program.""We are energized by the potential for both Giant Eagle and GetGo as a...
Pennsylvania, Georgia key for Trump, Harris in 2024 election: DDHQ president | NewsNation Live
According to recent polling from DDHQ, Vice President Kamala Harris has taken the lead in several swing states, while former President Donald Trump maintains his slight lead in some. DDHQ President Drew McCoy explains what the polling results may say about the issues voters are focused on as the election nears.
1,200 bottles of rare whiskeys up for grabs in Pennsylvania liquor lottery
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — More than 1,200 bottles of rare whiskeys are up for grabs in a Limited-Release lottery. Pennsylvania residents and licensees will have a chance to buy 1,252 bottles of rare whiskeys from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB). You’ll have until 5 p.m., Aug. 23, to opt into one or more of […]
Pennsylvania amusement park provides update on ride malfunction that injured passengers
An amusement park ride at Waldameer Park malfunctioned on Saturday resulting in minor injuries to some riders. Steve Gorman, the park’s president, said the flying swings malfunctioned after the ride swung riders too far out and the ride did not come down properly. He said a child appeared to be in distress on the swings, […]
Lehigh Valley weather: More thunderstorms set to hit region after night of wild weather
After a night of severe storms and flooding across most of the Lehigh Valley, patchy fog followed by more thunderstorms are in the forecast for Monday. Northampton and Lehigh counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey, as well as surrounding counties, are listed under a Special Weather Statement issued by the National Weather Service for Monday. There could be areas of locally dense fog forming with visibility as low as a quarter of a mile in spots.
How Harrisburg Works: What Happens If Pennsylvania’s Governor Steps Down
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is staying put. But his recent consideration in the veepstakes raised the possibility that the Democrat, whose national profile continues to rise, would not serve all of his four-year term. (Since being passed over for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for the vice presidential slot, Shapiro has repeatedly said he’s happy with his current job.) If Shapiro were to move to a higher office, the process of replacing him would follow rules laid...
Mid-Penn Keystone Division football: 5 storylines to watch in 2024
In case you haven’t heard, high school football is back in Pennsylvania. And with every new year comes new renditions of teams and league structure. With that being said, PennLive took a look at the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division to draw up some of the more exciting storylines as kickoff draws near.
No singing in the bathtub? A look at Pennsylvania’s weirdest laws
This article was reprinted from The Keystone While every state has some laws that residents feel are useless or just plain silly, here in Pennsylvania, we have some very random and obscure regulations that leave us wondering why they were instituted in the first place. One of these laws made the news last year, after Hanover police visited a local business billing itself as a “witchery and apothecary,” to inform...
NEW LIST: Which NJ & PA Big Lots Stores Are Closing Permanently?
I filled you in a few weeks ago that a beloved retailer was in financial trouble. Big Lots, a discount chain, with over 1,000 locations across America has fallen on tough times because of what the company is calling, "elevated inflation." Not as many Americans are shopping because paychecks aren't...
WPIAL Class 6A preview: North Allegheny looks for 3-peat in beefed-up class
Aug. 18—For the first time since expansion to six classifications eight years ago, the number of teams playing in the highest class has actually gone up. In 2016 and '17, there were 14 district teams playing in the newly formed Class 6A. That number dwindled to nine in '18 and '19, eight in '20 and '21 and a paltry five teams in '22 and last fall. However, the realignment winds of change have ...
Flash flood, flood warnings issued in PA
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The National Weather Service (NWS) announced Sunday multiple counties are under multiple weather warnings. The NWS announced a flood warning was issued for the Lackawanna River near Archbald Sunday evening. Gauge reports indicate the Lackawanna River is anticipated to crest between eight to nine feet, according to the NWS, and that […]
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