Local Info
by chumby (chumby industries)
last update on:
12/01/2017
popularity rank: 9
popularity rank: 9
description: Local news, sports, weather, and traffic, all at a glance.
preview of 'Local Info' app
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Comments
demarks51
– March 13 2017
Still not working
Plank
– August 10 2016
Works sometimes but mostly unable to load news.
Innocuous Name
– November 21 2012
Been offline for a few days, could be dead?
cmanton
– December 25 2011
Nice app, but doesn't save the zip code, so I need to enter it every cycle making it worthless.
Blueslover
– December 19 2011
Latest update removed ability to email news story to me. Now the button says read more, but nothing happens when I click it. This is on bean bag chumby.
TVaudio
– December 16 2011
The traffic map is terrific, but I'd love to make it glanceable and not have to drill down to see it. I've been trying to find URLs for static traffic images for use with imageURL, but my efforts have proven fruitless so far. Could you point me in the right direction, please? Or even better, create a widget for just a glanceable traffic map similar to the one in Local Info? Thanks!
chumzter
– June 27 2011
@bumski - Agreed.....our development team is aware of this. This issue resides where the feed is being pulled from. We may/hope to get this request implemented in the near future. -chumby support
bumski
– June 25 2011
It would be nice to be able to read the WHOLE STORY! When you drill down to the story you only get the first line.
chumzter
– June 01 2011
@Rafti - Thank you for letting us know the issues with this app. We have submitted these to the developer. -chumby support
Rafti
– May 31 2011
11751 is the Zip Code for Islip NY, it comes up as Bayberry Point NY, which is only three streets within Islip, not a town or separate zip code. It would be nice if there was a way to read or link to the local news beyond the 1 ½ line snippet that ends with “…” such as “Susan Sally Boville director of the center for …” It would also be helpful if the traffic map could be dragged. Even with the bugs it’s still one of my favorite apps!
kkteng
– April 24 2011
In my app, the date does not change at midnight. For instance, my zip is 10024, it's 4/25 12:24 EST now but it still says Saturday 4/24. Everything else seem to work OK. Known bug?
chumby
– April 12 2011
Hello everyone: FWIX reported the issues are fixed, and personally looking over the zipcodes in the comments, it appears it is. Please report any issues here or at http://gsfn.us/t/27xfr
jword
– April 12 2011
I really like this app but I can't always reach my Chumby screen to see all of the information. Would it be possible to cycle through the traffic, weather, and news?
chumby
– April 06 2011
Hi chumbians, we have this logged with FWIX here: http://gsfn.us/t/27xfr Feel free to add your specific info if it is not captured here.
chumzter
– March 29 2011
To all our valued chumbians, this bug has been filed and is currently being addressed. chumby support
wjhinkle
– March 28 2011
Same story here -- getting UK news feeds for the past week even though my location is shown correctly in the upper left corner, and weather is for the correct location. Zip 44xxx in Ohio USA.
Benchp300
– March 27 2011
Hmmm. I live in Wisconsin. 53225 and Im getting news from the UK ! Aside from that its cool.
sultnwoz
– March 22 2011
Is anyone out there listening? Today it's reporting news from Binghampton NY for Zip 44118, which is near Cleveland OHIO. The geographic locations for this app are WRONG WRONG WRONG for the Cleveland Area. Thanks if you can fix this!
sultnwoz
– January 31 2011
It's still reporting news from North Carolina to Cleveland Ohio zip codes. This is the source: http://www.shelbystar.com/ Can anyone update the data feeds to remove this source for Cleveland, Ohio zip codes like 44118?
sultnwoz
– January 31 2011
OK, it's still mixing up news sources. Cleveland Ohio does not equal Cleveland County North Carolina! This source: http://www.shelbystar.com/ is in North Carolina and many of the Cleveland Ohio news stories come from this source, incorrectly. Thanks in advance for fixing this.
dcraneri
– January 16 2011
Put two copies of Local Info on their own channel, and set them to switch up every five or 10 minutes. They'll ping-pong back and forth, and the temp will never be more than 5 or ten minutes old... It's the best workaround I can think of till they fix it... (Which I can't believe they haven't yet...)
kircos
– November 30 2010
Best Widget I;ve used
chumby
– November 08 2010
The data we're using for this app treats some zip codes - like 71201 - as part of the nearest "metro" area. We've alerted the data provider and they are working on a fix that could be released in the next few months.
Plank
– November 06 2010
spacegravity4me, if local Monroe news is what you want, grab the Generic RSS Reader and paste: http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=rss&mime=xml
stagger
– November 05 2010
That's 'local' information in the US, I would guess. Not everyone lives in cleveborough, okladokey. Would it kill you to add 'American' to the title? From the rest of the world.
spacegravity4me
– November 02 2010
This app would be AMAZING but it keeps giving me news from shreveport! I'm in a city 2 hours away. zip code is 71201. Just letting you know in case there's something you might be able to do about it. Keep it up.
Plank
– October 29 2010
The traffic section of this widget is so good, it deserves its own dedicated widget. Please consider!
Evilpenguinj
– October 28 2010
Any chance we can make this work in Canada too?
dcraneri
– October 17 2010
Like sultnwoz reported on September 22, 2010, the weather (current temp, explicitly) doesn't update without restarting the app... Leads me to believe the NOAA data is fine but there is a bug in the refresh. (My zip is 18069.)
TSReese
– October 10 2010
Dang that's a slick widget. Developers take notice...
wayn3w
– October 07 2010
Small bug: "Sunday" doesn't get printed; instead it is "undefined". Thank you for adding the weather drill-down.
chumby
– September 28 2010
We've added drill-down weather, and fixed the Dash misalignment issue. We're still investigating the particular issues with Cleveland, OH...
sultnwoz
– September 23 2010
GEO for this app is sometimes incorrect. I live in Cleveland Ohio Zip 44118 and receive news stories from Cleveland County South Carolina. Needs a bit more precision as to filtering out news stories!
Obnates
– September 23 2010
Would rather replace the news with a 3-day weather forecasts, perhaps replacing the current weather forecast with a radar (animated would be even better). Like the idea of news, but it has a hard time finding relevant stuff for my town -- more like state-wide news, not local.
Plank
– September 23 2010
Great app! The screen is misaligned slightly on the Dash.
wayn3w
– September 23 2010
Interested to see that different parts of the screen are differently interactive, but surprised that the weather is not. If I could get the weekly forecast from that, I can dump another widget or two and streamline my channel Overall, it's now part of my morning line-up. Good work!
sultnwoz
– September 22 2010
Weather for zip 44118 hasn't changed since this app was released and is a week old! Get a better source for weather, I think the NOAA app is broke. Otherwise it's great though I think it gets Cleveland Ohio confused with Cleveland Tennessee.
develephant
– September 21 2010
Thumbed! Good job. Pretty and functional.
Zoltar
– September 21 2010
THIS WIDGET TELS ZOLTAR EVERYTHING HE NEEDES TO KNOW AT A GLANSE!! :O
howdog
– September 20 2010
THIS MUST HAVE BEEN BUILT USING THE INTERNET
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