The Daily Numbers: 22 years, how long Nicholas Yarris spent on death row for a crime DNA testing proved he did not commit.
8,057 days Yarris spent behind bars. He has now settled a lawsuit he filed against the county for several million dollars.
527,000 dollars in a grant that will target the development of math educators at several Delco colleges, including Cabrini and Neumann.
190,000 dollars that will be shared by several local Catholic schools, the largesse of Millennium Insurance Co. in Newtown Square. Our Lady of Peace in Milmont Park will get $50,000 for financial aid for students’ families.
1 teenager killed overnight when his car slammed into a tree in Camden County, N.J. The crash happened around 1:10 a.m. on Route 130 and Haakon Road in Brooklawn.
60,000 people expected to turn out for community service projects to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in Philadelphia on Jan. 21.
36 Chinook helicopters delivered by the Boeing plant in Ridley to the Army and international customers last year.
2 age of a brown female pit bull terrier mix that was found stabbed to death in Upper Township, Cape May County. SPCA officials are now investigating.
600,000 dollars in federal funds earmarked for SEPTA to develop a high-tech communications system that will link trains and first responders.
850 members of the teachers union in Downingtown, Chester County, who are threatening to hit the bricks Jan. 29 if they do have a new contract. They’ve been talking with the district for more than a year. There are 12,000 students in the district, the largest in the county.
200 times a man is suspected of raping a woman over a 13-month period in Bellefonte, Pa. He told her he would cause her further harm if she told her husband or police.
1 less Democratic candidate for president today. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is pulling the plug on his efforts.
3,000 Marines headed to Afghanistan to bolster efforts to hold off the Taliban.
5 straight losses by the Sixers, who fell to Toronto last night.
10 point loss for Temple to No. 9 Duke last night. The Owls scratched back after falling way down in the first half.
18,030 packed into the Wachovia Center last night for the Temple-Duke affair.
31 points for former Springfield High and Daily Times Player of the Year Dan Geriot yesterday as Richmond topped La Salle in triple OT. It was a career high for the former Delco star.
4 injured Flyers who may be back in the lineup tonight then they tangle with the Rangers.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Exactly one Eagle made the AP NFL All-Pro team. That would be Brian Westbrook. Seems about right.
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I Don’t Get It: There’s no shortage of people scheming to separate you from your hard-earned money. All the technology we are swimming in only creates that many more opportunities. Beneficial Bank says it has foiled an attempt by someone to get personal info from their customers.
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Today’s Upper: There’s good news today for both local college and schools. The colleges are getting a financial boost to develop math teachers. A Newtown Square insurance company is chipping into a fund to help families with the cost of attending local Catholic schools.
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Quote Box: “All I want to do is pay off my debts and live quietly.”
-- Nick Yarris, after announcing he had settled his lawsuit against the county for the 22 years he spent on death row.
8,057 days Yarris spent behind bars. He has now settled a lawsuit he filed against the county for several million dollars.
527,000 dollars in a grant that will target the development of math educators at several Delco colleges, including Cabrini and Neumann.
190,000 dollars that will be shared by several local Catholic schools, the largesse of Millennium Insurance Co. in Newtown Square. Our Lady of Peace in Milmont Park will get $50,000 for financial aid for students’ families.
1 teenager killed overnight when his car slammed into a tree in Camden County, N.J. The crash happened around 1:10 a.m. on Route 130 and Haakon Road in Brooklawn.
60,000 people expected to turn out for community service projects to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in Philadelphia on Jan. 21.
36 Chinook helicopters delivered by the Boeing plant in Ridley to the Army and international customers last year.
2 age of a brown female pit bull terrier mix that was found stabbed to death in Upper Township, Cape May County. SPCA officials are now investigating.
600,000 dollars in federal funds earmarked for SEPTA to develop a high-tech communications system that will link trains and first responders.
850 members of the teachers union in Downingtown, Chester County, who are threatening to hit the bricks Jan. 29 if they do have a new contract. They’ve been talking with the district for more than a year. There are 12,000 students in the district, the largest in the county.
200 times a man is suspected of raping a woman over a 13-month period in Bellefonte, Pa. He told her he would cause her further harm if she told her husband or police.
1 less Democratic candidate for president today. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is pulling the plug on his efforts.
3,000 Marines headed to Afghanistan to bolster efforts to hold off the Taliban.
5 straight losses by the Sixers, who fell to Toronto last night.
10 point loss for Temple to No. 9 Duke last night. The Owls scratched back after falling way down in the first half.
18,030 packed into the Wachovia Center last night for the Temple-Duke affair.
31 points for former Springfield High and Daily Times Player of the Year Dan Geriot yesterday as Richmond topped La Salle in triple OT. It was a career high for the former Delco star.
4 injured Flyers who may be back in the lineup tonight then they tangle with the Rangers.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Exactly one Eagle made the AP NFL All-Pro team. That would be Brian Westbrook. Seems about right.
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I Don’t Get It: There’s no shortage of people scheming to separate you from your hard-earned money. All the technology we are swimming in only creates that many more opportunities. Beneficial Bank says it has foiled an attempt by someone to get personal info from their customers.
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Today’s Upper: There’s good news today for both local college and schools. The colleges are getting a financial boost to develop math teachers. A Newtown Square insurance company is chipping into a fund to help families with the cost of attending local Catholic schools.
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Quote Box: “All I want to do is pay off my debts and live quietly.”
-- Nick Yarris, after announcing he had settled his lawsuit against the county for the 22 years he spent on death row.
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