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Penn State Grad, Pittsburgh Native Revealed As Contestant On 'The Bachelor' Penn State Grad, Pittsburgh Native Revealed As Contestant On 'The Bachelor'
Penn State Grad, Pittsburgh Native Revealed As Contestant On 'The Bachelor' A Pittsburgh native will be competing for love on the next season of ABC's "The Bachelor." Cara Ammon, 27, is among the 32 women featured on the upcoming season with Zach Shallcross as The Bachelor, the network announced Wednesday, Jan. 4 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cara Ammon (@carakristine) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cara Ammon (@carakristine) According to her LinkedIn profile, Ammon graduated from Penn State and currently works as a recruiter in New York C…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation
Target Recalls 204K Weighted Blankets After Children Die From Asphyxiation Hundreds of thousands of weighted blankest sold online and at Target brick-and-mortar locations across the country are being recalled due to the potential a child could die by asphyxiation following a pair of reported deaths. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it is recalling approximately 204,000 “Pillowfort Weighted Blankets” that pose a threat because a child could become entrapped inside by unzipping and entering the blanket, potentially creating a fatal situation. As of Thursday, Dec. 22, a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl became entrapped inside the…

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by Zak Failla
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Lucky Pennsylvania Player Wins $1 Million In Lottery Lucky Pennsylvania Player Wins $1 Million In Lottery
Lucky Pennsylvania Player Wins $1 Million In Lottery A winning lottery ticket was sold in western Pennsylvania for the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, Dec. 9, according to lottery officials.  The ticket matched all five white balls drawn, 8-19-53-61-69, but not the yellow Mega Ball 19, to win $1 million, less applicable withholding. It sold the Shop ‘n Save, 600 Willowbrook Plaza, Belle Vernon, which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. More than 32,600 other PA Lottery Mega Millions tickets won prizes of various amounts in the drawing, including more than 8,300 tickets purchased with Megaplier.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bat Population Ravaged By Fungus Listed As 'Endangered' By US Fish And Wildlife Service Bat Population Ravaged By Fungus Listed As 'Endangered' By US Fish And Wildlife Service
Bat Population Ravaged By Fungus Listed As 'Endangered' By US Fish And Wildlife Service President Joe Biden has added a new species of bat to the country’s endangered list in a final effort to spare the animal after it was devastated by a fungal disease that decimated its population over the past several years. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has reclassified the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as endangered as the species faces extinction due to the impacts of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease that affects hibernating bats across North America. As of 2015, the species was listed as “threatened," but as the impacts of the disease continue to rapidly expa…

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by Zak Failla
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PA Daddy-Daughter TikTokers Going Viral For 'Love Story' Reaction Video PA Daddy-Daughter TikTokers Going Viral For 'Love Story' Reaction Video
PA Daddy-Daughter TikTokers Going Viral For 'Love Story' Reaction Video Thousands of people have done the trend, few have gone viral for it. Rob D'Urbano and his 5-year-old daughter Harper's TikTok take on Taylor Swift's "Love Story" is going viral on the video-sharing app, with more than 19.2M views as of Saturday, Nov. 26. The video shows Broomall's D'Urbano lip-syncing and dancing to the 2008 pop hit, then the camera pans to Harper as she records. Thinking she's filming her dad, she's really filming her reaction to her dad's silly moves. The daddy-daughter duo were even on "Good Morning America," where Rob explained he sent the video to some friends, who sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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THANKSGIVING SPECIAL: $1.99 Gas, 500 Rewards Points At Sheetz THANKSGIVING SPECIAL: $1.99 Gas, 500 Rewards Points At Sheetz
Thanksgiving Special: $1.99 Gas, 500 Rewards Points At Sheetz Just in time for holiday travel, Sheetz has announced they are running a special on gas again.   Starting Monday, Nov. 21. the price of Unleaded 88 will drop to $1.99 a gallon. This limited-time promotion will last through November 28, 2022. “Sheetz is a family owned and operated company and at the heart of everything we do is giving back to our customers and the communities we reside in,” said Travis Sheetz, President and CEO of Sheetz. “We hope this price reduction provides much-needed relief at the pump for our customers as they travel for the Thanksgiving holiday.” The price…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket
Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket A top prize-winning "$1,000,000 Cash Corner$ Scratch-Off" lottery ticket was sold in Dauphin County on Wednesday, Nov. 16, according to lottery officials.  It sold at Bajwa Convenience Store, 2620 Brookwood St., Harrisburg, which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. $1,000,000 Cash Corner$ is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million. Players can learn more about the game by visiting the Lottery’s website or downloading the Official App.  This was the first of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000, less withholding.  Players find out if they've …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lucky York County Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket Lucky York County Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket
Lucky York County Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket A top prize-winning "We Wish You a Merry Million Scratch-Off" lottery ticket was sold in York County on Thursday, Nov. 10, according to lottery officials.  It sold at Big Mouth On The Run, 1308 North George St., West York, which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. We Wish You a Merry Million Scratch-Off is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million. Players can learn more about the game by visiting the Lottery’s website or downloading the Official App.  This was the first of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000, less withholding.  Players find …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $3 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $3 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket
Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $3 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket A top prize-winning "$3 Million Snow Bank Scratch-Off" lottery ticket was sold in western Pennsylvania on Monday, Nov. 7, according to lottery officials.  It sold at Sheetz, 2401 Washington Road, Canonsburg, which will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. $3 Million Snow Bank is a $30 game that offers top prizes of $3 million. Players can learn more about the game by visiting the Lottery’s website or downloading the Official App.  This was the first of 5 top prizes of $3,000,000, less withholding.  Players find out if they've won any prizes by scanni…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Six Lucky Pennsylvania Powerball Players Win $1.5 Million Six Lucky Pennsylvania Powerball Players Win $1.5 Million
Six Lucky Pennsylvania Powerball Players Win $1.5 Million Six winning Pennsylvania Powerball tickets have been sold in six different Pennsylvania counties in the drawing the day before the historic $2.04 billion Powerball drawing on Tuesday, Nov. 8. A $1 million ticket, less withholding sold at the Turkey Hill located at 7601 Allentown Boulevard, Harrisburg, Dauphin County; which earns a $5,000 reward for selling the ticket.  The $1 million-winning ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn, 10-33-41-47-56. Meanwhile, the following retailers who sold $100,000 Powerball with Power Play winning tickets each earned a $500 bonus. They are: …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket
Lucky Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket A winning $1 million-winning Millionaire Bucks Scratch-Off lottery ticket was sold in western Pennsylvania on Monday, Nov. 7, according to lottery officials.  It sold at Mulligan’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1013 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Millionaire Bucks is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million. Players can learn more about the game by visiting the Lottery’s website or downloading the Official App. This was the first of 5 top-prizes of $1,000,000, less withholding.  Players find out if they've won a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'I Wouldn't Wish This On My Worst Enemy': Penn State Pizzeria Trashed In Review By Portnoy 'I Wouldn't Wish This On My Worst Enemy': Penn State Pizzeria Trashed In Review By Portnoy
'I Wouldn't Wish This On My Worst Enemy': Penn State Pizzeria Trashed In Review By Portnoy Wet and floppy. Sounds more like a gym sock than an enjoyable meal, but it's how Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy described a slice of pizza he tried from College Pizza at State College. While Portnoy is certainly known as a tough pizza critic, this slice didn't even come close during the One Bite review: 1. It didn't score much higher on the One Bite app: 1.8. Students warned him before he bit in to the Locust Lane pizzeria's pie, "Don't expect much." Portnoy dug in anyway. "Um, this pizza's trash," he said, guys around him laughing. "It's horrible." The College Pizza website …

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