January 5, 2026 at 12:58 ESTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Lottery announced in a recent New Year’s Millionaire Raffle drawing four $1 million top-prize-winning tickets were sold in the state. The drawing held Saturday, January 3, resulted in four $1 million top-prize-winning tickets being sold in Luzerne, Westmoreland, Lycoming, and Delaware counties. The four, $1 million-winning ticket numbers drawn were: 00412491, 00303148, 00188872, and 00119100. The following [...]
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 ESTPA homepage
Nicolás Maduro, the former Venezuelan president whom U.S. forces toppled, struck a defiant tone Monday as he doubled down in self-defense while pleading not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges. “I was captured,” Maduro said in Spanish, according to a courtroom reporter’s translation before he was cut off by the judge, The Associated Press reported. Later asked to enter his [...]
January 5, 2026 at 12:07 ESTPA homepage
Check your change: Newly-designed coins celebrating the nation's semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th anniversary) are entering circulation today.
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 ESTPA homepage
TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say two men were killed after being ejected during a crash on Interstate 80 Monday morning. The crash happened around 11:00 a.m., on I-80 eastbound 4.7 miles west of Exit 293 (I-380 North-Scranton). Police say the driver left the roadway for unknown reasons, went down an embankment, [...]
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 ESTWNEP
The new fight comes just a few months after the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 ESTWNEP
The promotion revives the fan-favorite deal inspired by fantasy football culture.
January 5, 2026 at 10:29 ESTWNEP
Flames sparked at the place along Huntington Mountain Drive in Briar Creek Township around 7 a.m. Saturday.
January 5, 2026 at 10:08 ESTWNEP
A 25-year-old man broke into his brother's apartment, stabbed him, stole his truck and then led police on a chase, authorities said
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 ESTPA homepage
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) -- The Sheetz company announced the passing of former president and CEO -- the younger brother of the founder of the company -- Stephen Sheetz. Sheetz passed away Sunday night at the age of 77. Born Jan. 7, 1948, Sheetz graduated from Altoona High School in 1965 before obtaining a degree from [...]
January 5, 2026 at 09:59 ESTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton police issued a Be On the Lookout message Monday morning after one person stole a car, which was then used in two separate attempted abductions. The car was later abandoned in an alleyway off of Cedar Avenue, but the man was not in the vehicle when police arrived on [...]
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