Sunday, November 8, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1972, HBO went on the air for the first time, reaching a few hundred cable customers in Wilkes-Barre with a Rangers-Canucks hockey game and the Paul Newman movie Sometimes a Great Notion.

Carbondale has a new extraterrestrial resident, a sculpture inspired by the town’s legend of a UFO that reportedly crashed there in 1974. Read more in Et Cetera. Have you ever seen something in the sky you couldn’t explain? Hit reply and tell us.

In case you missed it on The Flyover Podcast, Ayla took on the warning spreading all over social media that coffee on an empty stomach is doing damage you can’t feel. Gastroenterologists weighed in, backed by endoscopies on more than 8,000 people, and their answer isn’t what the internet says. Plus, a common morning combo can backfire, sending blood sugar levels climbing when you’d least want them to. So is your pre-breakfast cup safe or not? Tune in here!

Could you be paying too much for car insurance? Later today, you’ll receive a special email featuring a free comparison tool from Money.com. See how rates from multiple insurers stack up and whether you could save, with no paperwork or obligation to switch.

Today’s sponsor, Dr. Steven Gundry MD, shares why he believes an overlooked everyday item may affect weight and energy, along with a DIY approach to explore at home.

Turnpike Toll Booths Get End Date

The Pennsylvania Turnpike will switch to open-road tolling from Reading to the Ohio line on Jan. 3, 2027, charging drivers at highway speed through overhead gantries instead of at interchanges.

Part of the system made the switch in January 2025, which the Turnpike called the culmination of a decade-long effort to modernize its 565-plus miles of road.

Gantries are already going up in western Pennsylvania, including near New Stanton, and the old toll booths, which haven’t been staffed in years, will come down after the launch.

A Turnpike spokesman has acknowledged “the nostalgia of the old toll booths” but said the new system makes getting on and off the road easier.

Jack Ham Stable After Medical Emergency

Steelers Hall of Famer and Penn State radio analyst Jack Ham was in stable condition Saturday night at the University of Washington Medical Center after a medical emergency at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

Penn State coach Matt Campbell said Ham, 77, fell ill as he got off the buses before kickoff, and he credited play-by-play partner Steve Jones with acting quickly to help.

Campbell called it a “gut-wrenching day for Penn State football.” “If it’s not for Steve, what he did, I don’t know if we have as good a news as we do right now,” he said.

Penn State hasn’t disclosed the nature of the emergency. Ham and Jones, longtime broadcast partners, called their 300th game together in 2023.

York County Rings in Veterans Day

York County unveiled a replica of the Liberty Bell honoring veterans, military members, and first responders on Saturday, before more than 800 veterans and their families at the York Expo Center.

The Court of Valor Bell, designed by York County artist Paul Godfrey, will be permanently installed alongside the Court of Valor at Prospect Hill Cemetery.

The cemetery’s Court of Valor memorial honors those who have served, with new honorees recognized each September at a ceremony held the Sunday before 9/11.

The unveiling was part of York County’s annual celebration honoring its veterans, held just days before Veterans Day on Wednesday.

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➤ Statewide: Pennsylvania has moved up from third to second in the nation in sales of organic agricultural products, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (More)

➤ Norristown: Two police officers fatally shot a man near Elmwood Park who officials say threatened them while displaying a large knife. The man hasn’t been publicly identified. (More)

➤ Wilkes-Barre: State officials announced Friday a $980,500 grant to clean up a former municipal incinerator site in the city and make way for new commercial property. (More)

➤ Butler: A 19-year-old Carnegie man was jailed Saturday on aggravated assault charges in Thursday’s shooting at an apartment building that injured two people. (More)

➤ Northeast PA: Pennsylvania American Water announced Friday that it recently applied a fourth credit to customer accounts, the latest from the utility’s settlements with manufacturers of PFAS chemicals. (More)

➤ Shaler: A $770,000 Cash 5 jackpot ticket sold at the Giant Eagle on Butler Plank Road for the Dec. 21, 2025, drawing is still unclaimed and will expire soon. (More)

➤ Penn State held off Washington 28-25 in Seattle after building a 28-6 halftime lead, giving the Nittany Lions back-to-back Big Ten wins after a 0-4 conference start. (More)

➤ Temple rallied from a 28-0 deficit at Navy to tie the game before falling 42-35 on Jackson Gutierrez’s fifth touchdown run in the final two minutes. (More)

➤ The Eagles host the Giants today, entering the game on a 13-game home winning streak against New York. They plan to start newly acquired quarterback Joe Milton for the first time this season. (More)

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➤ A new alien sculpture has landed in Carbondale to kick off the third annual Carbondalien festival, inspired by the town’s legend of a UFO that reportedly crashed there in 1974. (More)

➤ A century-old barn built in the early 1900s spent nearly a full day traveling less than half a mile in Washington County to replace the Ross Farm’s historic barn, which was lost to a fire in February. (More)

➤ Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon got a close-up from space, as a NASA Landsat satellite captured Pine Creek Gorge’s 45-mile stretch blanketed in fall color on Oct. 25. (More)

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes, straight from the heart of the country.

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➤ The latest home design trends revealed which exterior colors were making a comeback and which were falling out of favor. (Listen Now)

➤ Macy’s unveiled its newest Thanksgiving balloons, and one beloved character was returning after more than 40 years away. (Podcast Available)

Take a tour of eight classic Pennsylvania diners that survived fires, relocations, and decades of change, including the Glider Diner, built from the shipping crates of a glider plane.