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Central PA Man's 'Service Alligator' Turned Away From Phillies Game, Reports Say Central PA Man's 'Service Alligator' Turned Away From Phillies Game, Reports Say
Central PA Man's 'Service Alligator' Turned Away From Phillies Game, Reports Say A Philadelphia Phillies fan and his "service" alligator were denied entry from Citizens Bank Park, according to Fox29's Howard Eskin.  The sports reporter posted a photo to X (formerly Twitter) showing the forlorn pair outside the ballpark on Wednesday evening, Sept. 27.  Are you kidding me. A #Phillies fan tried to come into game tonight with what they said was a “service animal.” An Alligator! Yes an Alligator. Thing’s I’ve never seen. This is it. ⁦@SportsRadioWIP⁩ pic.twitter.com/H7A0FM0IYC — Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) September 27, 2023 CBS News reports that the alligator was Wally…

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by Mac Bullock
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Several Hurt In Back-To-Back, SEPTA-Involved Accidents (PHOTOS) Several Hurt In Back-To-Back, SEPTA-Involved Accidents (PHOTOS)
Several Hurt In Back-To-Back, Septa-involved Accidents (Photos) At least seven people were injured in less than 24 hours in a pair of car crashes involving SEPTA buses, transit authorities told Daily Voice.  The first occurred around 7 p.m. on Tuesday in Haverford Township, a SEPTA spokesperson said. An SUV crashed into several vehicles on West Chester Pike before coming to rest on its front end, pinned between a tractor-trailer and a SEPTA bus, officials said.  Photos from the scene show rescue workers from Manoa Fire Company and Upper Darby Fire Department working to extract the SUV driver.  Extraction of the victim on West Chester PikeFacebook/M…

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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Miss Pennsylvania Winner Alysa Bainbridge 5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Miss Pennsylvania Winner Alysa Bainbridge
5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Miss Pennsylvania Winner Alysa Bainbridge Berks County native Alysa Bainbridge was crowned Miss Pennsylvania Saturday, June 18. The ceremony was held at York's Appell Center for the Performing Arts, where 23-year-old Bainbridge performed a lyrical dance and was presented with a $12,000 scholarship. The former Miss Greater Reading will represent the Keystone state at the Miss America Competition in December at the Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, CT. Here are five things you may not have known about the Leesport native: She graduated from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Arts in Communic…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Doorbell Footage Captures Deadly Perkasie Plane Crash Doorbell Footage Captures Deadly Perkasie Plane Crash
Doorbell Footage Captures Deadly Perkasie Plane Crash A fiery plane crash that left one person dead was captured on a Bucks County, PA resident's doorbell camera Thursday, Feb. 24 (scroll for video). The small plane left Doylestown Airport and was en route to Gunden Airport in Perkasie when it went down near Victoria and Brittany Lanes in Perkasie, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane struck a vehicle before bursting into flames around 5 p.m. The pilot was the sole occupant,  The doorbell footage was shared by local resident Catherine LaPate, according to Fox29. #PerkasieDoorbell video camera captured the fiery pla…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV
PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV Tori Yorgey can't be stopped. The Montgomery County, PA native was on live television when she was struck by an SUV at the scene of a water main break in West Virginia Wednesday. “Oh my God! I just got hit by a car, but I’m okay," she told WSAZ-TV anchor Tim Irr. “Well, that’s a first for you on TV, Tori,” Irr replied. Yorgey, 25, was praised for her resilience on Twitter, where the clip had garnered millions of views. "We're good, Tim." pic.twitter.com/9kn2YElDLK — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 20, 2022 Yorgey attended Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and worked at a local Chick…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death
Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death Teachers at a Philadelphia high school were protesting a shift to remote learning in an attempt to reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 after a student died of complications from the virus, according to media outlets and family. At least 40 union members at the Olney Charter High School are staging a "sick out," which they say is their way of demanding better health protocols, CentreDaily reports. The school, however, denied that it was not strictly enforcing COVID-19 safety protocols, claiming in a statement that the teachers were attempting to manipulate public opinion in the af…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman Killed By Gunfire Leaving Philadelphia Baby Shower ID'd Pregnant Woman Killed By Gunfire Leaving Philadelphia Baby Shower ID'd
Pregnant Woman Killed By Gunfire Leaving Philadelphia Baby Shower ID'd The 32-year-old woman killed by gunfire while leaving her baby shower in Philadelphia has been identified by Fox29 as Jessica Covington. Covington was seven months pregnant and gifts inside from a car when she was shot in the head and stomach on the 6100 block of Palmetto Street around 8:30 p.m., the outlet said citing city police. Both she and her unborn were pronounced dead at Einstein Medical Center. This is #JessicaCovington as seen on her Instagram. @PhillyPolice say she just returned from her baby shower (7 months pregnant) when she was shot in the head and stomach and killed. He…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Eagles WR Freddie Mitchell Goes To Walmart In Underwear After MontCo House Rescue Ex-Eagles WR Freddie Mitchell Goes To Walmart In Underwear After MontCo House Rescue
Ex-Eagles WR Freddie Mitchell Goes To Walmart In Underwear After MontCo House Rescue If you saw Freddie Mitchell pants-less in Walmart last week, your eyes were not deceiving you. The former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was woken up to firefighters banging on the window of his Montgomery County house saying he had to evacuate around 4 a.m. last Friday, he told FOX29. In boxer briefs, without clothes and nowhere else to go, Mitchell went to Walmart. "It was the only place open at this time of night," Mitchell told FOX29. "It's always good scenery at Walmart especially this early in the morning. 'Let me go.' "I thought I had boxers on... No, I had my underwear on." Mi…

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by Cecilia Levine