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How to Get A Vacant House Knocked Down: Turkey Vultures

Update, 5:15 p.m.: L&I’s Karen Guss says the building is indeed under demolition. She tells Philadelphia magazine inspectors had been monitoring the building for years, […]

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Why Philly Local News Is the Best During a Snowstorm

I turned on the 10 o’clock news on Friday night. The first thing I saw was someone falling on her ass. Fox 29’s snow coverage […]

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The 38 Best Local News Screenshots of 2015

The local TV news is great. I am not exaggerating in any way. The local news — any channel, any time — is one of my […]

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Comcast, CBS 3 and Other Local Media Outlets Take Home Emmys This Weekend

They didn’t have soaring speeches by Viola Davis and Jon Hamm, but Philly held its own Emmy Award ceremony on Saturday at the Philadelphia Hilton Hotel. […]

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Fox 29 Adds Meteorologist Kathy Orr

Fox 29 announced today it has hired Kathy Orr to do the weather on its 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. Sue Serio gave clues […]

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Man Robs Bank While Fox 29 Interviews Cops Nearby

A bearded man in a Phillies cap robbed the TD Bank at Fourth and Market this morning, police say. Amazingly, the robbery took place while […]

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95.7 Ben FM Woman of the Week Luncheon

On Wednesday, 95.7 Ben FM with Marilyn Russell hosted a “Woman of the Week” Networking Luncheon at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, with special […]

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The Pennsylvania Lottery Has Moved to Channel 29

The Pennsylvania Lottery has been airing a televised drawing since 1977. In Philadelphia, the sing-songy “Penn-syl-van-ia Lot-ter-ry!” jingle and nightly drawing has been airing before […]

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WATCH: Mark Wahlberg Names 57 Movie Characters On the Fly on Fox 29

Remember that scene in the first ‘Ted’ movie where Mark Wahlberg names dozens of girl’s name in a matter of seconds? Well he showed Alex […]

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The Lines in This Fox 29 Story About Poop Falling From the Sky, Ranked

Monday night on Fox 29, reporter Brad Sattin covered quite the story: A Sweet 16 party in Levittown was interrupted by an airplane releasing its […]

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The Best and Worst of Last Night’s TV Weather Madness

“A monster storm spanning half the country” was how Fox 29 anchor Iain Page kicked off Wednesday night’s 10 o’clock news. It hadn’t yet begun […]

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The Best and Worst of Local News Snow Coverage

“Be sure to warm up before shoveling. You can walk around, or march in place.” This was actual advice, delivered by Action News, on Monday […]

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45 Best Philadelphia Local News Screenshots of 2014

Philadelphia has a lot of television news. Several local stations produce hours and hours of local television content every day. Sometimes — often! — Philadelphia local news […]

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WATCH: Kevin Hart Does The Dougie On Good Day

FOX 29 News Philadelphia | WTXF-TV Kevin Hart is in town to promote his new film (yes, another one!), The Wedding Ringer, which opens in […]

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WATCH: Fox 29 Hired a Steamroller to Run Over Some Cheese

The 7-2 Philadelphia Eagles travel to Green Bay on Sunday to take on the 6-3 Packers, and you can get cogent analysis on Birds 24/7. […]