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Lehigh Valley Lotto Player Picks Up $150K Lehigh Valley Lotto Player Picks Up $150K
Lehigh Valley Lotto Player Picks Up $150K A Pennsylvania Lottery player in the Lehigh Valley got a little something extra for Christmas this year.  State gaming officials say the lucky winner matched four of the five numbers pulled in the Saturday, Dec. 23 drawing for Powerball to win $150,000. They also matched the red Powerball, without which their ticket would have been worth only $50,000.  Whitehall Pharmacy at 4117 Main St., will receive a $500 bonus for vending the winning slip, lotto representatives said.  Elsewhere in the state, a Gettysburg player earned $1 million playing the Powerball on Christmas Day. W…

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by Mac Bullock
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Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg
Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg There is a new millionaire in Pennsylvania.  A $1 million winning lottery ticket,  less applicable withholding, sold in Gettysburg. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn on Monday, December 25. R & S Service Center located at 535 York Street earned a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning numbers were: 5-12-20-24-29. More than 150,700 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts, including 32,700 tickets purchased with Power Play and 14,400 tickets purchased with Double Play. The Powerball jackpot is at an estimat…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Philly Sisters On 'The Bachelor' Starring PA Tennis Coach Have Dated The Same Guy Before Philly Sisters On 'The Bachelor' Starring PA Tennis Coach Have Dated The Same Guy Before
Philly Sisters On 'The Bachelor' Starring PA Tennis Coach Have Dated The Same Guy Before Joey Graziadei's season of ABC's "The Bachelor" has an air date. The 28-year-old tennis coach from Collegeville will be dating 32 women on his season of the show, which is set to air on Jan. 22, 2024, at 8 p.m. on ABC. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Bachelor (@bachelorabc) Three of the contestants are from Philadelphia, they are Lanie, 27; Allison, 26; and Lauren, 28. According to their bios on the "Bachelor" website, Allison and Lauren have dated the same guy before — but at different times. You can click here to see all t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Native Makes Appearance In Star-Studded Video Wishing NJ Happy Birthday PA Native Makes Appearance In Star-Studded Video Wishing NJ Happy Birthday
PA Native Makes Appearance In Star-Studded Video Wishing NJ Happy Birthday New Jersey celebrated its 236 birthday on Monday, Dec. 18. What better gift than a video with cameos from celebs, all with New Jersey roots? Of course, the 1:04-minute clip opened with Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito, who was joined by fellow NY Giant, Justin Pugh (who hails from Holland, PA). Next came Clifton native Rachel Zegler, who starred as Maria in Steven Spielberg's adaptation West Side Story in 2021. "I just wanted to say, you don't look a day over 235, and give a sincere thanks for all of the Taylor ham, egg and cheese on everything bagels I've consumed every Sunday since I was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Popular Youtuber 'Gets Shocked' Climbing Philadelphia Skyscraper In Viral Video Popular Youtuber 'Gets Shocked' Climbing Philadelphia Skyscraper In Viral Video
YouTuber DyingLlama 'Gets Shocked' At One Liberty Place A popular YouTuber climbed the spire of Philadelphia's tallest building, only to get shocked — and not by the view. DyingLlama, whose 530K subscribers watch him climb tall buildings around the world on YouTube, filmed his recent climb to the very top of the spire at One Liberty Place. The building is a Philadelphia landmark, standing 1,090 feet above the streets, and its "silver spire serves the Metro Philadelphia as the signal source for major TV broadcasters and several FM radio stations," according to the One Liberty Place website. Which might explain why DyingLlama repeatedly…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Car Stolen, Then Ditched In Northampton County Car Stolen, Then Ditched In Northampton County
Car Stolen, Then Ditched In Northampton County Authorities are looking for four men who stole a car and then abandoned it in Palmer Township.  The car was picked up near the corner of Division Street and Milford Street on Dec. 13, the department wrote in a release. The four were seen "bailing" from the car before fleeing on foot toward Victoria Lane, authorities said.  Residents of the neighborhood should stay vigilant and report any unusual sightings to Palmer police, they added.  Tips can be submitted via Crimewatch. 

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by Mac Bullock
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TV Star From Lehigh Valley Who 'Never Smoked Cigarette' Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis TV Star From Lehigh Valley Who 'Never Smoked Cigarette' Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis
TV Star From Lehigh Valley Who 'Never Smoked Cigarette' Announces Lung Cancer Diagnosis Let's get one thing straight: It's not a TikTok, it's a sick tok. Kate Micucci, a 43-year-old painter and actress best known for her role as Lucy on the "Big Bang Theory;" took to the video-sharing app from the hospital to announce — she had lung cancer — but she got it removed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bothering The Band (@botheringtheband) "They caught it really early," said Micucci, who grew up in Jersey City and Nazareth, PA.  "It’s pretty weird because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life. It was a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023 Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023
Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023 The top Google search trends of 2023 have been released and they reveal that a famous Pennsylvania tops the list of most searched for person.  No, it's not Taylor Swift, it's 25-year-old Buffalo Bills safety and McKees Rocks native, Damar Hamlin. Hamlin was both the most Google searched in the US and globally in 2023.  His name began to trend less than 24 hours into the year when he went into cardiac arrest during a live televised game on Jan. 2. He was out the rest of the season. Twitter/@HamlinIsland In August, he returned to the field and played against his hometown team, t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At York Sheetz Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At York Sheetz
Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At York Sheetz Two winning tickets have been sold for the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Monday, Dec. 11.  Both tickets won $50,000 as part of the fourth weekly drawing in the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle.  The winning numbers were 00171712 and 00172879. The tickets were sold at Sheetzlocated at 1191 Carlisle Street in Hanover, York County; and Friendly Food Mart located at 4209 William Penn Highway in Easton, Northampton County. These randomly drawn numbers were pulled from more than 52,800 Millionaire Raffle tickets sold between November 28 and Dece…

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by Jillian Pikora
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EXPIRING! PA Lottery New Year’s Millionaire Raffle Ticket EXPIRING! PA Lottery New Year’s Millionaire Raffle Ticket
Expiring! PA Lottery New Year’s Millionaire Raffle Ticket A winning lottery ticket is about to expire. A Pennsylvania Lottery New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket worth $100,000 is sent to expire on Jan. 7, 2024 — a year from the date it was drawn.  The lottery player purchased ticket number 00025471 at Zweiers located at 505 South Lincoln Avenue in Lebanon. For them to claim the prize, the ticket must be filed with the PA Lottery, either by mail or at a Lottery Area Office, by Sunday, January 7, 2024. The lottery commission recommends that the winner signs the back of the ticket, and calls the Pennsylvania Lottery …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Lottery Player Hits $1 Million Jackpot Pennsylvania Lottery Player Hits $1 Million Jackpot
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Hits $1 Million Jackpot A Pennsylvania Lottery player paid $20 at a Pittston gas station this week to become a millionaire.  The lucky winner earned the $1 million prize playing the Millionaire Bucks Scratch-Off, said state gaming officials on Friday, Dec. 1.  The vendor, Convenient Food Mart at 610 South Main St., is set to receive a $5,000 bonus check for selling the winning slip, they added.  Players have up to one year from the game's end-sale date to claim their scratch-off prizes. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket before filing a claim by calling 1-800-692-748…

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by Mac Bullock
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After Fall From Roof, PA Dad Hopes To Come Home By Thanksgiving After Fall From Roof, PA Dad Hopes To Come Home By Thanksgiving
After Fall From Roof, PA Dad Hopes To Come Home By Thanksgiving As he recovers after an accidental fall from a roof last week, friends and loved ones are hoping one Montgomery County dad will make it home for the holiday.  Justin Lutz of Gilbertsville was power washing a home on Nov. 16 when the ladder slipped and he fell two stories, according to his GoFundMe campaign. He was airlifted to a trauma center after landing on a cast-iron post that lodged in his chest, loved ones said.  "He is currently in ICU where the staff are working to help him heal and stay as comfortable as possible," wrote page organizer Toshya Gonzalez.  Doctor…

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by Mac Bullock