Single ticket wins Powerball's $1.817 billion Christmas Eve jackpot
A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
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A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
While someone in Arkansas won the big jackpot, New Jersey and Pennsylvania lottery players made out OK in the Christmas Eve Powerball drawing, including a $1 million winner in Pennsylvania.
With no winner in Monday's drawing, the Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve will be at least an estimated $1.7 billion.
No one picked the winning numbers in the Powerball lottery drawing on Monday night, so the jackpot is rolling over to the next drawing on Wednesday, Dec. 24. The annuity option is valued at an estimated $1.7 billion.
The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $1.6 billion after no tickets matched all six winning numbers at Saturday night's drawing. It's the fifth-largest prize among U.S. lottery jackpots.
After no one won Saturday night's grand prize, the Powerball jackpot jumped again to $1.6 billion! If someone wins Monday night's drawing, they'll take home about $735 million after taxes.
The Powerball jackpot leaped to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday night's pot of gold of approximately $1.25 billion.
A big prize is on the line for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing: $1.25 billion. CBS News Philadelphia reporter Chandler Lutz caught up with some people in South Philly who are hoping Lady Luck is on their side.
A $1 billion Powerball jackpot is up for grabs on Saturday night when the next Powerball numbers are drawn. Wakisha Bailey reports.
The $875 million Powerball jackpot drawing on Monday night went without a winner, so the jackpot will roll over to $930 million for the next drawing on Wednesday night. Here's what to know and the latest Powerball lottery numbers for Dec. 8, 2025.
The Powerball jumped to$875 million after no one hit the jackpot Saturday night. Plus, the nation honors Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and the Delaware Valley braces for a blast of frigid Arctic air.
A winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million from the drawing on Nov. 26 was sold at a Wawa on Frankford Avenue.
The Powerball jackpot is up to $719 million after no one matched all five numbers Wednesday night, but there were $1 million winning tickets in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Saturday's jackpot had an total cash value of $820.6 million, Powerball said.
Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot on Sunday, ending the lottery game's three-month drought without a big winner.
The Powerball jackpot was the second-largest in U.S. lottery history. Here's a look at some numbers behind the game.
The estimated Powerball jackpot for Saturday night's drawing soared to an estimated $1.8 billion, the second-biggest ever, after no one won Wednesday's $1.4 billion drawing.
The Powerball jackpot is getting even bigger ahead of the Saturday night drawing. The jackpot now sits at $1.8 billion. Jan Carabeo has your latest morning headlines with weather from Meteorologist Grant Gilmore.
The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing in the estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot — the game's fourth-largest prize ever — have been announced.
A financial advisor shares advice for what to do if you win a big lottery jackpot.
A financial expert shares advice for what to do if you win the Powerball and how to manage the jackpot responsibly.
Winning lottery tickets were sold in New Jersey and at a Montgomery County grocery store in Bala Cynwyd
Winning lottery tickets were sold in New Jersey and at a Montgomery County grocery store in Bala Cynwyd. Marcella Baietto reports.
Powerball's jackpot will be at least an estimated $1.3 billion for the next drawing on Wednesday night after no tickets sold for Monday's $1.2 billion drawing came up winners.
There were no winners in Monday's Powerball drawing, so the jackpot has risen to $1.3 billion for Wednesday's drawing.
Joel Embiid had 27 points in his return to the lineup after missing five games, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 135-114.
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The School District of Philadelphia will reopen for regular in-person classes Wednesday.
The NICU team at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in New Jersey celebrated Baby Myla as she headed home Tuesday.
Five students were arrested and detained for at least four nights after an altercation with Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree.
Joel Embiid had 27 points in his return to the lineup after missing five games, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 135-114.
Francis Collier, a part-time police officer in Morton Borough, was charged with raping a minor, according to a criminal docket sheet.
Lawyers for Sean Higgins, the driver accused of hitting and killing the Gaudreau brothers, argued that they have new evidence that he was not driving drunk when the crash happened.
The School District of Philadelphia will reopen for regular in-person classes Wednesday.
Francis Collier, a part-time police officer in Morton Borough, was charged with raping a minor, according to a criminal docket sheet.
The School District of Philadelphia will reopen for regular in-person classes Wednesday.
Ny'Leek Ellison's family is disappointed after the driver who hit him in Delaware County was sentenced to 1.5 to 3 years in prison.
Five students were arrested and detained for at least four nights after an altercation with Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree.
A man in Fishtown said a snowplow driver deliberately dropped his blade and blasted him with snow and ice while he was shoveling Monday morning.
Lawyers for Sean Higgins, the driver accused of hitting and killing the Gaudreau brothers, argued that they have new evidence that he was not driving drunk when the crash happened.
The NICU team at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in New Jersey celebrated Baby Myla as she headed home Tuesday.
Karrie Davis said she also had several inches of dirty water in her basement in Camden because of a water main break that prompted the boil water advisory.
Fire crews were on the scene at the Laurel Hill Apartments in Lindenwold, Camden County, on Tuesday.
New Jersey is facing a lawsuit over a recent directive limiting immigration operations in state-controlled buildings.
After a nor'easter dumped snow on the Philadelphia area, some schools have announced closings and virtual learning days for Tuesday, Feb. 4.
A major winter storm blanketed southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with snow Sunday night and Monday.
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Wawa says these four bottled milk products could present a choking hazard and are being recalled as a precaution.
The long-ago first husband of first lady Jill Biden pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed his current wife in Delaware.
The NICU team at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in New Jersey celebrated Baby Myla as she headed home Tuesday.
A person with measles visited a car dealership and Wawa in Montgomery County multiple times while contagious, the health department said.
With their fathers in mind, two female therapists founded Black Men Heal to help change the perception about caring for your mental health.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
Move over, Wawa, "there's a new player in town." Customers shed light on Pennsylvania's heated rivalry as Sheetz opened its first store in Montgomery County.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
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Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
A major winter storm blanketed southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with snow Sunday night and Monday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Philadelphia has reopened following emergency repairs, according to the city.
A stretch of Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City section is closed until further notice because of a water main break.
Police and fire crews are once again responding to the scene of a train fire that broke out Thursday.
More than 100 speed bumps near Philadelphia schools were installed improperly, a new report says.
Joel Embiid had 27 points in his return to the lineup after missing five games, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 135-114.
The NFL has received no proposal to ban the tush push play this year, an NFL executive said.
The U.S. women's ice hockey team said Monday they will not be attending President Trump's State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts.
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After the thrilling 2-1 overtime victory against Canada, Team USA hockey players skated around the rink while holding Johnny Gaudreau's number 13 jersey.
Barry Manilow announced Friday he needs to reschedule several more concerts as he continues to recover following surgery after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
In April 2025, Eric Dane announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Bruce Springsteen is bringing the Land of Hope and Dreams tour to Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on May 8.
J. Cole's "The Fall-Off Tour" will stop at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia in July.
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Natasha Brown reports.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Sean Higgins appeared in court virtually Tuesday afternoon, and his lawyers said a test shows his blood alcohol level was .075, which is below the legal limit in New Jersey.
Baby Myla got a hero's sendoff Tuesday as she headed home from the NICU at Virtua Voorhees Hospital with her mom after a nine-month stay. Myla's mother, Chi Obidike, was born prematurely there, too.
The family of Ny'Leek Ellison, who was hit by a car and paralyzed in Chester, Pennsylvania, last year, is disappointed after the driver was sentenced to 1.5 to three years in prison.
Bill Kelly has the latest NEXT Weather forecast for the Philadelphia region Tuesday night.
It was supposed to be a peaceful protest, but it turned into a violent altercation with a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, police chief.