The Daily Numbers: 2 unsolved murders now being laid at the feet of Jermaine Burgess.
5 weeks from the time Hoa Pham’s body was discovered in his home until police were able to track down his suspected killer.
3 months, how long the family of Marie Ott of Ridley Township waited for an arrest in her brutal murder.
67,355,655 dollars, how much was wagered at Harrah’s Casino in Chester during the week of Dec. 8-14.
61,246,640 dollars paid out by Harrah’s during the same time.
2.8 percent tax hike looming in Glenolden, under the borough’s proposed budget.
29,635, how much has been raised to date in our annual holiday fund drive, the Merry Christmas Fund. We need a big boost to hit our goal of $50,000 to help the Salvation Army.
18 degrees, temperature outside as you head out the door this morning. The real-feel temperature is actually minus-3 degrees.
5 days, how long a jury has been deliberating the fate of 5 men charged in a plot to shoot soldiers at Fort Dix. They will continue trying to reach a verdict today.
24 machine guns and sniper rifles stolen from a pickup truck outside a pub in Montgomery County.
96 dogs seized during a raid by state dog wardens on a kennel in Ephrata.
1 officer wounded in a confrontation during a domestic dispute overnight in Abington. The officer is in stable condition.
22, age of woman sexually assaulted in the latest invasion of an apartment near the Penn campus.
12, age of boy missing in Delaware. Jayvon Moore of Oakmont was last seen around 3 p.m. Friday.
24 hours, how long some Macy’s stores are staying open as they count down toward Christmas.
20 years in jail for 2 brothers in the beating death of a Kutztown University student.
6.1 percent unemployment rate in Pa. after the state lost 26,000 jobs in November.
3 percent dip in travel being predicted in holiday travel by AAA as the nation lurches into the peak holiday travel season.
3 points posted by the Eagles as they fell to the Redskins, 10-3, all but killing off their slim playoff chances.
46 passes dialed up by Andy Reid during yesterday’s loss.
16 times the Eagles decided to run the ball.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Go ahead, admit it. You were furiously watching the crawl at the bottom of the 1 o’clock game yesterday and were jubilant when the Chargers pulled away from the Bucs. A lot of good it did us when the Eagles’ offense apparently failed to catch the train to D.C.
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I Don’t Get It: Donovan McNabb threw a pass to a receiver who was not in the end zone, but was in the middle of the field, with no time left on the clock. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to police who tracked down the man suspected of killing both Hoa Pham of Upper Darby and Marie Ott of Ridley Township.
Quote Box: “We can’t afford to put our heads down right now. We have to learn from this and get ready to for next week.”
-- Donovan McNabb, after yesterday’s brutal loss to the Redskins.
5 weeks from the time Hoa Pham’s body was discovered in his home until police were able to track down his suspected killer.
3 months, how long the family of Marie Ott of Ridley Township waited for an arrest in her brutal murder.
67,355,655 dollars, how much was wagered at Harrah’s Casino in Chester during the week of Dec. 8-14.
61,246,640 dollars paid out by Harrah’s during the same time.
2.8 percent tax hike looming in Glenolden, under the borough’s proposed budget.
29,635, how much has been raised to date in our annual holiday fund drive, the Merry Christmas Fund. We need a big boost to hit our goal of $50,000 to help the Salvation Army.
18 degrees, temperature outside as you head out the door this morning. The real-feel temperature is actually minus-3 degrees.
5 days, how long a jury has been deliberating the fate of 5 men charged in a plot to shoot soldiers at Fort Dix. They will continue trying to reach a verdict today.
24 machine guns and sniper rifles stolen from a pickup truck outside a pub in Montgomery County.
96 dogs seized during a raid by state dog wardens on a kennel in Ephrata.
1 officer wounded in a confrontation during a domestic dispute overnight in Abington. The officer is in stable condition.
22, age of woman sexually assaulted in the latest invasion of an apartment near the Penn campus.
12, age of boy missing in Delaware. Jayvon Moore of Oakmont was last seen around 3 p.m. Friday.
24 hours, how long some Macy’s stores are staying open as they count down toward Christmas.
20 years in jail for 2 brothers in the beating death of a Kutztown University student.
6.1 percent unemployment rate in Pa. after the state lost 26,000 jobs in November.
3 percent dip in travel being predicted in holiday travel by AAA as the nation lurches into the peak holiday travel season.
3 points posted by the Eagles as they fell to the Redskins, 10-3, all but killing off their slim playoff chances.
46 passes dialed up by Andy Reid during yesterday’s loss.
16 times the Eagles decided to run the ball.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Go ahead, admit it. You were furiously watching the crawl at the bottom of the 1 o’clock game yesterday and were jubilant when the Chargers pulled away from the Bucs. A lot of good it did us when the Eagles’ offense apparently failed to catch the train to D.C.
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I Don’t Get It: Donovan McNabb threw a pass to a receiver who was not in the end zone, but was in the middle of the field, with no time left on the clock. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to police who tracked down the man suspected of killing both Hoa Pham of Upper Darby and Marie Ott of Ridley Township.
Quote Box: “We can’t afford to put our heads down right now. We have to learn from this and get ready to for next week.”
-- Donovan McNabb, after yesterday’s brutal loss to the Redskins.
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