Walter Perez
Anchor and General Assignment Reporter at WPVI-TV (Philadelphia, PA)
Reporter and anchor for Channel 6 Action News in Philadelphia. I've also reported for WNBC in New York and the ABC affiliate in Miami. Duke Blue Devil
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2 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Walter Perez
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The deadline to get your REAL ID is now just one week away. Starting next Wednesday, you'll need a REAL ID to board any domestic flight or get into certain federal facilities. Action News spoke with plenty of people who have gotten online for their REAL IDs more than once. "This is my third attempt. Twice, I was turned away after a three-hour wait. It was closing time," said Clint Bauer of Springfield.
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2 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Walter Perez
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police were on the scene Tuesday morning, executing a search warrant after receiving reports of a man living inside the Green Lane Bridge in the city's Manayunk section. What they found was an extraordinarily intricate set-up complete with different levels, an electrical hook-up to a battery, and a fully furnished tent. Investigators are saying they also found a gun. Action News was given exclusive access to the scene.
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2 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Walter Perez
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are tracking an alarming string of thefts in the city's Burholme neighborhood. Over the last two months, several guns have been stolen from cars parked outside a local bar. Investigators believe the same people are behind most, if not all, of these crimes. All nine cases took place at the five-point intersection where Cottman Avenue meets Oxford Avenue. "The nexus of these car break-ins is Chuck's Alibi bar there at Five Points," said Capt.
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3 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Walter Perez
LACEY TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- As fire crews continue making headway in their effort to douse the wildfire burning in Ocean County, all mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders have been lifted. Action News spoke with officials from the only business destroyed by those flames. MORE | Ocean County, NJ wildfire consumes more than 13,000 acres"It's completely gone. There was about 5 million in product inside. Lost everything," said James Herbst from Liberty Overhead Door and Awning in Lacey Township.
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1 month ago |
6abc.com | Walter Perez
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- President Trump is calling April 2 Liberation Day. Trump signed an executive order, implementing 10% baseline tariffs on every country on Earth, effective this coming Saturday. He is also imposing reciprocal tariffs, which will vary, on what the president calls the "worst offenders." Those tariffs are going into effect next Wednesday.
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