Duren and the Pistons visit conference foe Philadelphia
The fourth meeting of the season between the two teams
METEOROLOGIST MARYELLEN PANN WITH A CHECK ON THAT STORM. TEAM FORECAST. MARY ELLEN, WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND PERMANENTLY. GREAT TO HAVE YOU. I’M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU. YEAH. SO LOOKS OF THE SKY CAM LOOKS PRETTY NICE OUT THERE, BUT LANCASTER IS ACTUALLY SHOWING SOME LOW CLOUDS AND SOME HAZE IN THE DISTANCE, AND IT IS IMPACTING VISIBILITY IN SOME PARTS OF THE AREA. SO JUST USE CAUTION IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT. YOU CAN SEE VISIBILITY IS JUST IMPROVED. IT WAS DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS NOW ABOUT A MILE ELSEWHERE. NOT TOO BAD. SHOULD BE A SMOOTH RIDE THIS MORNING. WINDS RIGHT NOW ARE LIGHT TO CALM, BUT THEY WILL BE PICKING UP LATER TODAY. THERE WERE SOME SPRINKLES NORTH AND WEST OF HARRISBURG. THEY CONTINUE TO DWINDLE, BUT DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU DO SEE A RAINDROP OR TWO. OTHERWISE IT SHOULD BE A DRY START TO OUR DAY. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOW 50S FOR MOST LOCATIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHAMBERSBURG AND GETTYSBURG. CRACKING THAT 60 DEGREE MARK AT THIS HOUR. YOUR NEXT 12 HOUR FORECAST SHOWS WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 60S BY THROUGH 11 A.M. THEN WE’RE HEADED INTO THE 70S. WILL TOP OUT NEAR 80 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON, CLOSE TO THE RECORD OF 82. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF JUST HOW WARM IT’S GOING TO BE, ONCE WE GET BEYOND 3:00, WE WILL WATCH FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ABOUT 8:00. I’LL TALK ABOUT THE THREATS WITH THE STORMS AND THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND FOR EASTER. WE ARE TRACKING SOME RAIN, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT I’LL SHOW YOU THE TIMING STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARY ELLEN DERRY TOWNSHIP, POLICE IN DAUPHIN COUNTY SAY THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AFTER MULTIPLE FIGHTS DURING OPENING DAY AT HERSHEY PARK. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO A VIEWER SENT IN TO US. YOU CAN SEE OFFICERS RESTRAINING SOMEONE ON THE GROUND NEAR THE STORM RUNNER ROLLER COASTER. POLICE SAY TWO JUVENILES AND AN ADULT WERE ARRESTED FOLLOWING MULTIPLE FIGHTS. JUST BEFORE 7:00 LAST NIGHT, OFFICERS SAY NOBODY WAS HURT. HERSHEY PARK TELLS NEWS EIGHT THERE WAS A FIGHT BETWEEN A GROUP OF TEENAGERS AND POLICE HELPED PARK SECURITY REMOVE THE PEOPLE INVOLVED FROM THE PARK. THEY GO ON TO SAY HERSHEY PARK HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR, SAYING PEOPLE WHO DO NOT FOLLOW PARK POLICY WILL NOT BE WELCOMED BACK. ALSO IN DAUPHIN COUNTY, STEELTON POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THE PERSON WHO SHOT AND KILLED A MAN NEARLY TWO WEEKS AGO. POLICE SAY AARON ANDERSON AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER WERE AMONG THE FOUR PEOPLE SHOT AT A NIGHTCLUB ON MARCH 22ND. OFFICERS SAY AARON’S BROTHER AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE RECOVERED, BUT AARON DIED. AND NOW WE’RE HEARING FROM HIS SISTER ABOUT HOW SHE HOPES AARON WILL BE REMEMBERED. YOU KNOW, WE LOVE TO WRITE AND SING, AND HE NEVER WAS SHY ABOUT THAT. AND HE ALWAYS WANTED TO PURSUE HIS MUSIC CAREER. NAKIA, WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM, SAYS SHE WANTS TO SEE JUSTICE FOR HER. THAT MEANS THE GUNMAN HAVING THEIR DAY IN COURT. STRICTER GUN LAWS AND FOR THE BOROUGH TO WORK TO CUT DOWN ON VIOLENCE AT NIGHTCLUBS. EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES AT A HARRISBURG CHURCH ARE NOW IN DOUBT AFTER SEVERAL BREAK INS THIS WEEK, WHERE THIEVES STOLE COPPER PIPES AND WIRES. I’M JUST GOING TO TRUST GOD TO GET US THROUGH THIS AND WE HAVE TO FORGIVE THEM, BUT THEY NEED TO BE. THEY NEED TO BE CAUGHT. LEADERS AT BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH IN MIDTOWN ESTIMATE AROUND $180,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE WILL NEED TO BE FIXED. NEWS 8 GOT A LOOK AT THE CHURCH’S BASEMENT, WHERE JUST ABOUT EVERY BIT OF COPPER SEEMS TO BE GONE. HARRISBURG POLICE WERE IN THE CHURCH’S NEIGHBORHOOD YESTERDAY ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY SAW ANYTHING THAT COULD HELP THE INVESTIGATION. I’M VERY SHOCKED THAT THEY WOULD EVEN GO INTO A CHURCH, THE HOUSE OF THE LORD. SO THEY GOT TO BE DEVIL’S. CHURCH LEADERS SAY THEY MAY STILL HOLD EASTER SERVICES ONLINE OVER ZOOM UNLESS THEY FIND A DIFFERENT SOLUTION. ONE U.S. SERVICE MEMBER IS STILL MISSING AFTER IRAN DOWNED A U.S. MILITARY PLANE YESTERDAY. GOVERNMENT DATA SHOWS MORE THAN 300 U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN HURT IN THE IRAQ WAR SO FAR, WITH AT LEAST 13 KILLED. NEWS EIGHT’S JACKIE DEFUSCO REPORTS ON THIS FROM OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE U.S. HAS LOST AN AIRCRAFT IN IRANIAN TERRITORY SINCE THIS WAR STARTED FIVE WEEKS AGO. NOW. THESE IMAGES RELEASED BY IRANIAN STATE MEDIA APPEAR TO SHOW THE WRECKAGE FROM THAT F-15 FIGHTER JET. TEHRAN REPORTEDLY DOWNED THAT PLANE ON FRIDAY, KICKING OFF A HIGH RISK SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION BEHIND ENEMY LINES. IT SUGGESTS THAT IRAN DOES MAINTAIN SOME MILITARY CAPABILITIES, AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID WEDNESDAY THAT THEY HAD LARGELY BEEN DESTROYED. THEY HAVE NO ANTI-AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT. THEIR RADAR IS 100% ANNIHILATED. WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE AS A MILITARY FORCE, WE WERE TOLD JUST A COUPLE NIGHTS AGO IN THE PRESIDENT’S 20 MINUTE ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY, THAT WE OWNED THE SKIES OF IRAN, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON’T. PRESIDENT TRUMP DID NOT PROVIDE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE DOWNED PLANES ON FRIDAY, BUT HE DID POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE MAJOR SHIPPING ROUTE STILL LARGELY BLOCKED BY IRAN, WRITING, QUOTE, WITH A LITTLE MORE TIME, WE CAN EASILY OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIGHT, TAKE THE OIL AND MAKE A FORTUNE. THE PRESIDENT HAS PREVIOUSLY URGED AMERICAN ALLIES TO POLICE THE STRAIT AND CRITICIZE THEM FOR NOT STEPPING UP. AT A SUMMIT IN SEOUL ON FRIDAY. FRANCE AND SOUTH KOREA SAID THEY WOULD WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REOPEN THE STRAIT, BUT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SPECIFICS ON THAT PLAN. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED TO HIT IRAN’S POWER PLANTS IF IRAN DOES NOT REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. BY HIS MONDAY DEADLINE, ALTHOUGH THAT IS A DEADLINE HE HAS PUSHED BACK IN THE PAST. IN WASHINGTON, I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO. WGAL NEWS EIGHT. THE PA TURNPIKE IS EXPECTING MORE THAN 2 MILLION DRIVERS WILL BE OUT ON THE TURNPIKE THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THEY PROJECT YESTERDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE THE TWO BUSIEST DAYS. ALL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION WORK STOPPED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL PICK BACK UP MONDAY NIGHT AT 11. STATE POLICE WILL ALSO HAVE INCREASED PATROLS, SO YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING HOW MUCH GAS WILL COST. IF YOU HAVE TO FILL UP YOUR TANK THIS WEEKEND. WELL, OVERNIGHT THE STATE AVERAGE WENT UP ANOTHER $0.02 AND IS NOW RISEN $1.02. SINCE THE START OF THE WAR IN IRAN. THE LAST TIME WE’VE SEEN GAS PRICES THIS HIGH FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME WAS IN 2022, AFTER THE START OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE. HERE’S A LOOK AT WHERE GAS PRICES ON AVERAGE ARE THE HIGHEST ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. MIFFLIN COUNTY IS AT THE HIGHEST AT 418 PER GALLON. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT MORE PRICES ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THE LEAST EXPENSIVE GAS IN THE AREA IS IN YORK COUNTY AT 407 PER GALLON. IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT OF STATE THIS WEEKEND FOR EASTER, IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO FILL UP BEFORE YOU COME BACK. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE PRICES IN MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK MUCH CHEAPER. EVERY STATE NEAR PENNSYLVANIA HAS A LOWER STATE AVERAGE. DELAWARE, WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO ARE AVERAGING UNDER $4 A GALLON. RABBIT TRANSIT AND RED ROSE TRANSIT WILL NOT HAVE BUS SERVICE ON EASTER SUNDAY. LEBANON TRANSIT NEVER HAS SUNDAY SERVICE, BUT ALL THREE SAY SERVICE WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL ON MONDAY. TODAY IS THE OPENING DAY FOR TROUT SEASON AND THE FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION STOCKED MORE THAN 3 MILLION TROUT ACROSS ALL OF THE STATE’S 67 COUNTIES. THERE ARE A FEW MINOR CHANGES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF TWO WATERS FROM THE STOCKING LIST. MIDDLE SPRING CREEK IN CUMBERLAND AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES WAS REMOVED FROM THAT LIST DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF FOREVER CHEMICALS. THE OPENING DAYS OF CHRISTMAS MORNING AND A LOT OF PLACES, IT’S BEEN THAT WAY IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT STILL IS. SO YEAH, OPENING DAY THIS SATURDAY, 8 A.M. STREAMS LIKE THIS WILL BE LINED WITH PEOPLE LOOKING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND USHERING IN SPRING. OFFICIALS ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU TO WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET. THIS IS A REQUIREME
Duren and the Pistons visit conference foe Philadelphia
The fourth meeting of the season between the two teams
Updated: 10:04 AM EDT Apr 4, 2026
Duren and the Pistons visit conference foe Philadelphia.Video above: Headlines from WGAL news 8.The Pistons won the previous matchup 131-109. Philadelphia is 25-24 against the Eastern Conference, and Detroit is 35-12 against conference opponents.Detroit Pistons (56-21, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (43-34, sixth in the Eastern Conference)Philadelphia; Saturday, 7 p.m. at Xfinity Mobile Arena.The 76ers are 25-24 against Eastern Conference opponents. Philadelphia ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with 50.2 points per game in the paint led by Tyrese Maxey averaging 11.3.The Pistons are 35-12 in Eastern Conference play. Detroit averages 117.5 points and has outscored opponents by 7.9 points per game.The 116.5 points per game the 76ers score are 6.9 more points than the Pistons allow (109.6). The Pistons are shooting 48.2% from the field, 1.4% higher than the 46.8% the 76ers’ opponents have shot this season.The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Pistons won 131-109 in the last matchup on March 12. Duncan Robinson led the Pistons with 19 points, and MarJon Beauchamp led the 76ers with 17 points.TOP PERFORMERS: Maxey is averaging 28.7 points, 6.8 assists and 1.9 steals for the 76ers. VJ Edgecombe is averaging 20.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists over the past 10 games.Ausar Thompson is averaging 9.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and two steals for the Pistons. Jalen Duren is averaging 22.2 points over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 7-3, averaging 122.5 points, 46.4 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 7.5 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.8 points per game.Pistons: 8-2, averaging 119.2 points, 44.6 rebounds, 31.0 assists, 9.9 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.6 points.INJURIES: 76ers: Johni Broome: out (knee).Pistons: Marcus Sasser: day to day (hip), Tobias Harris: day to day (knee), Cade Cunningham: out (lung), Isaiah Stewart: out (calf).
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Duren and the Pistons visit conference foe Philadelphia.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL news 8.
The Pistons won the previous matchup 131-109. Philadelphia is 25-24 against the Eastern Conference, and Detroit is 35-12 against conference opponents.
Detroit Pistons (56-21, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (43-34, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 7 p.m. at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The 76ers are 25-24 against Eastern Conference opponents. Philadelphia ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with 50.2 points per game in the paint led by Tyrese Maxey averaging 11.3.
The Pistons are 35-12 in Eastern Conference play. Detroit averages 117.5 points and has outscored opponents by 7.9 points per game.
The 116.5 points per game the 76ers score are 6.9 more points than the Pistons allow (109.6). The Pistons are shooting 48.2% from the field, 1.4% higher than the 46.8% the 76ers’ opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Pistons won 131-109 in the last matchup on March 12. Duncan Robinson led the Pistons with 19 points, and MarJon Beauchamp led the 76ers with 17 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Maxey is averaging 28.7 points, 6.8 assists and 1.9 steals for the 76ers. VJ Edgecombe is averaging 20.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists over the past 10 games.
Ausar Thompson is averaging 9.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and two steals for the Pistons. Jalen Duren is averaging 22.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 7-3, averaging 122.5 points, 46.4 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 7.5 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.8 points per game.
Pistons: 8-2, averaging 119.2 points, 44.6 rebounds, 31.0 assists, 9.9 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.6 points.
INJURIES: 76ers: Johni Broome: out (knee).
Pistons: Marcus Sasser: day to day (hip), Tobias Harris: day to day (knee), Cade Cunningham: out (lung), Isaiah Stewart: out (calf).