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Holly Hunter will star opposite Ted Danson in an upcoming NBC comedy set in the world of local politics. The network said Wednesday that Hunter will play a liberal Los Angeles city councilwoman in the series from writer-producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.

A Philadelphia City Council hearing on racist social media posts by police officers took a dramatic turn Tuesday when Acting Police Commissioner Christine M. Coulter apologized for a controversial t-shirt she wore in the 1990s, prompting a councilwoman to call for her resignation.

While speaking at a hearing on racist Facebook posts from Philadelphia police officers, Acting Commissioner Christine M. Coulter apologized for a shirt she wore 25 years ago that some believe was a reference to the 1991 beating of Rodney King by LAPD officers. The shirt also prompted a city councilwoman to call for Coulter’s resignation.

Witnesses were visibly shaken Friday evening after a gunman opened fire on the Virginia Beach Municipal Building, killing 11 people and injuring at least six others. 30-year-old Megan Banton called 911 after she heard gunshots and her supervisor gathered her and others into a barricaded office, according to the Virginia-Pilot. “It felt like forever,” Banton told the local newspaper. Sheila...

Police in Virginia Beach, Virginia, say 12 people were killed and at least four injured after a shooter opened fire at a municipal center. The shooter also died.

Philadelphia City Council is considering installing speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard by the end of the year. City Councilwoman Cherelle Parker introduced a bill she says will make the dangerous road safer by using technology. Not everyone is fan of the idea.

Philadelphia councilwoman Helen Gym has joined the #MuteRKelly movement in the aftermath of a recent documentary bringing to light rape and child porn allegations made against the singer several years ago. Gym introduced a bill that would ban Kelly from the city.

Councilwoman Helen Gym introduced a new resolution to ban R&B star R. Kelly from Philadelphia, in light of the allegations of rape and child pornography against him.

Some of the people with long overdue Philadelphia parking tickets returned to the city’s parking office Tuesday morning after spending hours in line trying to get amnesty for older tickets.

People waited all night to be sure they are first in line when the Philadelphia Parking Authority office opens Tuesday morning. People waited for hours Monday before the sheriff’s office started sending them home. Those people were given special slips that you need to have if you intend to have any parking tickets forgiven.

Those with long overdue Philadelphia parking tickets had the chance to get relief Monday, though they had to be patient.

Hundreds are scrambling to pay old parking tickets in Philadelphia. If you’ve racked up old parking tickets for years, don’t miss your chance to get a clean slate.

Google said Friday it would comply with a Brazilian judge’s order to remove 16 videos from YouTube that expressed “assumptions and opinions” about a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who was murdered last week. It came in a push by the family of Marielle Franco to squash rumors floated online that the former activist was connected to criminals. Franco and...

The Philadelphia Parking Authority is gifting people the opportunity to get rid of their parking tickets. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details on the new deal.

Have some very long overdue Philadelphia parking tickets? Relief is coming.

A portion of Wisconsin Avenue outside the embassy was officially renamed Boris Nemtsov Plaza on Tuesday, in what amounts to a D.C.-sponsored effort to troll the Russian government.

A space at a Baltimore park that had long honored two Confederate generals has been rededicated to abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The Baltimore Sun reports that hundreds of people gathered Saturday for the ceremony at Wyman Park Dell.

Friday will be “Morrissey Day” in the city of Los Angeles.

A Wilmington family is upset that the city council president did not try to stop a fight over access to a parking lot. NBC10’s Drew Smith reports.

Dozens of people gathered outside the statue of former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo late Monday afternoon as debate continues over whether or not it should be removed.