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  • The entrance to a Sheetz convenience store with the sign above the front door.
    Retail

    Wawa Rival Sheetz Is Making Its Moves on Wawa’s Territory

    May 28, 2026

    As Wawa expands into central Pennsylvania, traditionally Sheetz territory, Sheetz is also expanding eastward into traditional Wawa territory, writes Anitra Johnson for USA Today, as…

  • A table full of Wawa food.
    Retail

    Wawa, Sheetz, Rutter’s Competing for Best Gas Station Food

    April 17, 2026

    USA Today has announced the top 10 finalists in its “Best Gas Station for Food” competition, writes Bill Shannon for WTAJ, as printed in yahoo!…

  • The front of a Wawa store with the Wawa sign visible and parked cars.
    Retail

    Wawa Still PA’s Largest Private Company; Sheetz Revenue Drops

    March 12, 2026

    Wawa remains Pennsylvania’s largest private company while also climbing to No. 21 nationally on Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Top Private Companies, writes Emma Dooling…

  • A Sheetz sign.
    Retail

    Sheetz Encroachment Into Wawa Territory Could Mean Cheaper Gas

    January 21, 2026

    Sheetz and Wawa are moving into each other’s territories. That could be good for consumers, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice. As each competes in…

  • U.S. Sen. John Fetterman stands outside the U.S. Capitol holding a sign indicating that Wawa is greater than Sheetz.
    Retail

    Stephen Sheetz’ Successful Expansion Helped Fuel Wawa Rivalry

    January 9, 2026

    A Pennsylvania food feud continues between Delaware County-based Wawa and  Altoona-based Sheetz, even with the recent death of Sheetz CEO Stephen G. Sheetz, writes Emily…

  • A YouTube still of a Wawa and Sheetz storefront side by side.
    Retail

    Wawa/Sheetz Are Fairly Evenly Matched in Battle for Business  

    October 22, 2025

    A perceived Wawa-Sheetz rivalry has been a focus for decades in Pennsylvania as both companies work to dominate the Keystone State, writes Ryan Deto for…

  • A Wawa sign
    Retail

    Newsweek Survey Lists Favorite Convenience Store. The Answers Might Surprise You

    July 25, 2025

    Newsweek has released a ranked list of the best convenience store retailers in the nation, based on an independent survey of customers. The good news…

  • The entrance to a Sheetz convenience store with the sign above the front door.
    Retail

    Sheetz Goes on Offensive with Plan to Open Store Across from Wawa in Chester County 

    July 12, 2025

    Sheetz is making a bold move in its rivalry with Wawa, pushing into its opponent’s territory with plans to open one of its first Greater…

  • Penn State's logo in green, red and black for its Swipe Out Hunger campaign, with word "hunger" crossed out.
    Education

    Penn State ‘Swipe Out Hunger’ Campaign Returns for 5th Year

    April 21, 2025

    For the fifth consecutive year, Penn State is partnering with the national nonprofit Swipe Out Hunger for the spring “Swipe out Hunger” drive. The campaign began Sunday,…

  • A statue of the Nittany Lion at Penn State Brandywine in Media.
    Education

    Penn State Closing Campuses, Brandywine in Media Unaffected

    February 27, 2025

    Pennsylvania State University is looking to close some of its 20 Commonwealth campuses in Pennsylvania to cope with enrollment declines, writes Susan Snyder for The…

  • A Sheetz store at sunset.
    Retail

    Sheetz Considers Invading Wawa Territory, Eyes Limerick for Potential Location

    February 25, 2025

    The long-time battle between Sheetz and Wawa may be coming to a head, as the Altoona-based grocer eyes a Limerick location in the heart of…

  • As the battle against spotted lanternflies becomes steep, some researchers say that getting native birds to eat these invasive pests is key.
    Pennsylvania

    Send in the Birds: Eliminating Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternflies Through Avian Assistance

    June 5, 2024

    The ways to get rid of spotted lanternflies over the past few years have been to step, squish, and squash them. But as the battle…

  • Famous Pennsylvania Locomotive #1361 On Display At The Horseshoe Curve In Altoona. A Nazi plot to blow up a Pennsylvania railroad and a cryolite metals plant in Philadelphia, among other targets, failed thanks to one of the eight saboteurs.
    Pennsylvania

    FBI Raids and Cold Feet: Inside the Disrupted 1942 Nazi Plot to Blow up Pennsylvania Railroad’s Horseshoe Curve

    March 19, 2024

    A Nazi plot to blow up a Pennsylvania Railroad, namely Altoona’s famous “Horseshoe Curve,” and a cryolite metals plant in Philadelphia, among other targets, failed…

  • Courtney Kelly
    Education

    Delaware County Leadership: Courtney Kelly, Executive Director of Admission, Widener University

    March 12, 2024

    Courtney Kelly, executive director of admission at Widener University, spoke to DELCO Today about growing up in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She stayed active in sports and…

  • As the battle against spotted lanternflies becomes steep, some researchers say that getting native birds to eat these invasive pests is key.
    Pennsylvania

    Send in the Birds: Eliminating Pennsylvania’s Spotted Lanternflies Through Avian Assistance

    March 8, 2024

    The ways to get rid of spotted lanternflies over the past few years have been to step, squish, and squash them. But as the battle…

  • The girls check themselves out on a video of the their championship game in Altoona
    Newtown Square

    St. Anastasia B-Ball Team Brings Home State Title 2 Years in a Row

    April 5, 2023

    Hard work and team chemistry gave the St. Anastasia Parish Girls Varsity Basketball team in Newtown Square its second Pennsylvania State CYO championship victory in…

  • The men's basketball team at Penn State Brandywine in 1968, when the university's athletics program started
    Sports

    NCAA OKs Penn State Brandywine for a Division III exploratory year

    February 23, 2023

    Penn State Brandywine in Media was approved Feb. 16 for an exploratory year in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The year…

  • A Sheetz convenience store and gas station in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
    Retail

    ‘Smile,’ Workers With Bad Teeth Can Now Work at Sheetz

    February 3, 2023

    Wawa rival Sheetz is abandoning a “smile” policy that kept workers from being hired who had “obvious missing, broken, or badly discolored teeth,” writes Lizzy…

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