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Wawa Outranks Sheetz On Forbes' Top Private Companies List
Pennsylvania's favorite convenience store rivalry has tipped in Wawa's favor, according to Forbes' latest rankings of the top private companies.
Wawa snagged a higher spot than Sheetz on Forbes' 2024 list of America’s largest private companies, underscoring its dominance in the convenience store industry. The list, released earlier this week, evaluates companies based on revenue, employee numbers, and other metrics.
Wawa operates over 1,000 stores and employs about 47,000 people across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Florida. Known for its iconi…
$100K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
A Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold at a Wawa in Montgomery County for the Monday, Dec. 2 drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The ticket, purchased with the Power Play option, matched four of the five white balls—3, 9, 26, 61, 67—and the red Powerball 13, doubling its winnings to $100,000. Without Power Play, the ticket would have been worth $50,000, lottery officials said.
The lucky ticket was sold at the Wawa located at 934 Main St. in Royersford, earning the retailer a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The winner has not yet claimed the prize,…
'Violent Predator' Gets Life For Killing Bucks County Co-Worker, Dumping Body In MD
A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced.
Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records.
Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
