Pennsylvania
For 1st time nearly 50 years, Pa. animal shelter doesn't have dogs left after hundreds of adoptions
ADAMS COUNTY, Pennsylvania — Just two weeks ago, the Adams County, Pennsylvania, SPCA was near capacity as its kennels were filled with dogs needing homes. Now, for the first time in nearly 50 years, there are no dogs at the facility and the recent residents are spending the holidays with their new families.
“To say that we are beyond excited is an understatement! The staff and volunteers have worked VERY hard to take care of the animals in our care and to make sure they got adopted to the right home!” the animal shelter said in a post on Facebook Friday. “This is the first time in 47 YEARS that the Adams County SPCA is empty let alone at Christmas time, it is a true miracle!”
There was one cat taking refuge at the facility, the shelter said – a stray arriving just before the announcement.
The facility in southern Pennsylvania said it adopted out 598 animals this year and reunited 125 strays with their owners.
Nationwide, an estimated 6.3 million companion animals enter shelters every year, according to the ASPCA. Of those, about 3.1 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.
About 920,000 shelter animals are euthanized yearly, the ASPCA said, a decrease from the estimated 2.6 million cats and dogs euthanized in shelters in 2011.
“This decline can be partially explained by an increase in the percentage of animals adopted and an increase in the number of stray animals successfully returned to their owners,” the ASPCA said.
The Adams County shelter said it would begin taking in animals from other Pennsylvania shelters this week to help alleviate some of their stress. “Right now, we are going to enjoy this accomplishment! Merry Christmas!”
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Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 2 Day results for Dec. 27, 2024
The Pennsylvania Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
03-07-37-49-55, Mega Ball: 06, Megaplier: 3
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Winning Pick 2 numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
Day: 8-8, Wild: 8
Evening: 7-7, Wild: 7
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
Day: 6-6-2, Wild: 8
Evening: 6-8-3, Wild: 7
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
Day: 9-3-6-5, Wild: 8
Evening: 8-3-8-7, Wild: 7
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Winning Pick 5 numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
Day: 5-5-9-7-3, Wild: 8
Evening: 3-3-5-6-5, Wild: 7
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Winning Cash4Life numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
10-11-21-28-51, Cash Ball: 04
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Winning Cash 5 numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
03-04-24-27-42
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Winning Treasure Hunt numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
06-10-11-19-24
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Winning Match 6 Lotto numbers from Dec. 27 drawing
04-06-26-27-29-38
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
- Sign the Ticket: Ensure your ticket has your signature, name, address and phone number on the back.
- Prizes up to $600: Claim at any PA Lottery retailer or by mail: Pennsylvania Lottery, ATTN: CLAIMS, PO BOX 8671, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
- Prizes from $600 to $2,500: Use a Claim Form to claim at a retailer or by mail: Pennsylvania Lottery, ATTN: CLAIMS, PO BOX 8671, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
- Prizes over $2,500: Mail your signed ticket with a Claim Form or in person at a Lottery Area Office (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
Lottery Headquarters is currently not open to the public. Visit the PA Lottery website for other office locations near you.
When are the Pennsylvania Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 2, 3, 4, 5: 1:35 p.m. and 6:59 p.m. daily.
- Cash4Life: 9 p.m. daily.
- Cash 5: 6:59 p.m. daily.
- Treasure Hunt: 1:35 p.m. daily.
- Match 6 Lotto: 6:59 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
- Powerball Double Play: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Pennsylvania editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Model Dayle Haddon dies after suspected carbon monoxide leak in Pennsylvania home
Model, actress and humanitarian Dayle Haddon died Friday after what police believe was a carbon monoxide leak at a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home.
Police from Solebury Township in Bucks County, which is in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, began investigating a property at 6:30 a.m. Friday, after a resident called 911 to report a 76-year-old man was lying down, passed out on the first floor of a detached “in-law” suite.
The man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, according to the police report. His condition was not immediately available. A second victim, a 76-year-old woman, was found dead in the detached suite’s second-floor bedroom.
Eliot Gross, the deputy coroner of Bucks County, confirmed to USA TODAY that the female victim was Haddon. Toxicology reports to determine the cause of death are expected on Saturday, according to Gross.
Volunteer firefighters on the scene detected a “high level of carbon monoxide” in the property, according to the police report. Two medics were transferred to the hospital for carbon monoxide exposure, and one was treated on the scene.
CBS News reported that the home is owned by Haddon’s daughter, former journalist Ryan Haddon, and Ryan’s husband, the actor Marc Blucas.
The Canadian-born Haddon was one of the top models in the 1970s, posing on the cover of the 1973 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Haddon starred in the 1973 Disney movie “The World’s Greatest Athlete” and in Hollywood films such as 1979’s football satire “North Dallas Forty” along with Nick Nolte.
Haddon worked as L’Oréal spokesperson and was the author of “Ageless Beauty: A Woman’s Guide to Lifelong Beauty and Well-Being.”
Haddon traveled the world as an ambassador for the humanitarian aid organization UNICEF. She is also the founder of WomenOne, a charity focused on creating educational opportunities for girls and women, according to her website.
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BioNTech settles with U.S. agency, University of Pennsylvania over Covid vaccine royalties
Vials containing the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are displayed before being used at a mobile vaccine clinic, in Valparaiso, Chile, January 3, 2022.
Rodrigo Garrido | Reuters
BioNTech has entered into two separate settlement agreements with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the University of Pennsylvania over the payment of royalties related to its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in filings.
The German company, which partners with U.S. drugmaker Pfizer for its COVID-19 vaccine, said on Friday it would pay $791.5 million to the U.S. agency to resolve a default notice.
Separately, the company will pay $467 million to the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), which has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the vaccine maker accusing it of underpaying royalties.
BioNTech said partner Pfizer will reimburse it for up to $170 million of the royalties payable to Penn and $364.5 million of the royalties paid to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)for 2020-2023 vaccine sales.
NIH and Penn did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The U.S. government is owed royalty payments under the terms of the license BioNTech has taken for certain patents owned by the NIH, among other entities.
Penn’s lawsuit had said BioNTech owes the school a greater share of its worldwide vaccine sales for using “foundational” messenger RNA (mRNA) inventions developed by Penn professors and Nobel Prize winners Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman.
The company also amended its license agreements with both NIH and Penn, agreeing to pay a low single-digit percentage of its vaccine net sales to both the entities.
Both settlements include a framework for a license to use NIH and Penn’s patents in combination products.
The agreements do not constitute an admission of liability in either case, the company said.
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