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6ABC Meteorologist Gives Emotional Goodbye
It's amazing how you can get attached to your favorites TV news and weather people. They're in your home each and every day - it's almost like they really are in your home each and very day. Channel 6 Weatherman says goodbye. Over the weekend, Philadelphia 6ABC Meteorologist Chris Sowers...
Montgomery County Home to One of the State’s 10 Most Historic Abandoned Places
One of the buildings still left in the village is the Locktender's House. Visiting abandoned places has become a popular activity among tourists across the country. From ghost towns to abandoned historic sites, these places are filled with eerie stories about life in earlier centuries. In Pennsylvania, there are ten...
Newly-Minted Millionaire! $10 Scratchoff Ticket Winning $1 Million Sold At West Chester Exxon
The winning ticket was sold at the Exxon located at 851 South High Street, West Chester, the Pennsylvania Lottery said. The store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Jumbo Bucks is a $10 game offering a top prize of $1 million, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery....
New Trader Joe’s Store Is Scheduled to Open in King of Prussia
A new Trader Joe's store is coming to King of Prussia later this year, its fourth Montgomery County store. Popular grocery store chain Trader Joe’s is planning to open its fourth Montgomery County location later this year, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new store will...
The Guinness Book of World Records Named West Chester Man the Tallest Actor in the World
Actor Matthew McGrory was once named the world’s tallest actor by the Guinness Book of World Records as he stood at 7 feet, 6 inches. Additionally, he also holds the records for biggest foot and longest toe in the world, writes Norway Martin for Venture Jolt. McGrory was born...
Meet Zoey and Ella! Two special dogs in need of a loving family
This week, 6abc's Shelter Me has a double feature, introducing you to two special dogs in need of loving families.First up, we have a sweet senior Husky named Zoey.Toni Daniels from 3 Husketeers Rescue in Spring City, Chester County says Zoey is about 9 years old and ended up at the shelter as an owner surrender due to a death in the family.She has idiopathic epilepsy, a condition that is controlled with medication. Because she's special needs, her adoption fee has been waived.Zoey is a total love bug. She would do well in a family of someone recently retired or...
List ranks Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary 2nd most haunted location in the world
If you are looking for a scare ahead of Halloween, you don't have to go far.One of the most haunted destinations on the planet is right here in Philadelphia.Planet Cruise analyzed TripAdvisor data and ranked Philadelphia as the 2nd most haunted location in the world.RELATED: Halloween 2024: Here's your guide to haunted houses in the Philadelphia areaThey say the notorious Eastern State Penitentiary has the greatest number of "haunted" mentions on the site with 583.The ranking also combines the number of "spooky" and "scary" mentions to get a total score.Thrill-seekers can visit five haunted houses across the historic former prison's abandoned cellblocks and prison yards."Halloween Nights" runs on select nights through November 9.Planet Cruise says the only place in the world spookier than Eastern State is Mary King's Close in Edinburgh, Scotland, a historic close, or alleyway, shrouded in myths and mysteries.
A stranger took a photo of a Philly woman and her dog’s last walk. She set out to find it.
Kristina Cusenza didn’t know the walk she was taking with her beloved dog Weston one day last month would be their last. It was true that Weston, a 13-year-old rescue hound, had been ill, with a failing heart. Walking together in their Fairmount neighborhood, as they’d done so many times before, they were on their way to a veterinary appointment.
Philly Restaurant Bans GOP Candidate After Being Told Campaign Stop Was Autism Event
“You’re not welcome back.”That’s the message the manager of Philadelphia cheesesteak joint Max’s Steaks had for Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick, after his campaign held an event outside the restaurant Friday that the eatery was told would be about autism awareness.Mike Sfida—who agreed to hold the event because his niece and nephew have autism—was alarmed when he saw Donald Trump signs being hung outside the beloved North Philly spot on Friday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. McCormick arrived, gave a campaign stump address, and then handed out free sandwiches.“We didn’t sign up for that at all. Zero,” he told...
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