# Local Patch News Monitor

**Use case:** 

Monitor local news from Patch.com for specific regions. Get structured articles with titles, dates, summaries, and authors for timely updates.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://patch.com/new-york/across-ny"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 5,
  "includeFullContent": false,
  "contentMaxChars": 4000,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "pageTimeout": 15000,
  "articleTimeout": 12000,
  "waitTime": 500,
  "failOnNoResults": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "position": {
    "label": "#",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "locality": {
    "label": "Locality",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "summary": {
    "label": "Summary",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "detailStatus": {
    "label": "Detail",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Patch USA News Scraper](https://apify.com/runtime/patch-usa-news-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/runtime/patch-usa-news-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.