The Daily Numbers: 8 inches of snow that fell on Primos and some other areas of southeastern Delaware County in last night’s surprise attack from Mother Nature.
60, what some forecasters say the temperature could hit Sunday afternoon. Of course, these are the same people responsible for last night’s forecast.
18, age of senior at Upper Darby High who faces charges of making threats against Aronimink Elementary School.
100,000 dollar bond for Joseph Forte, the Broomall man federal authorities say ran a $50 million Ponzi scheme, fleecing as many as 80 local investors.
795 calories in those Grand Slam breakfasts being given away yesterday by Denny’s. They normally sell for $5.99.
20,000 dollar rewaThe Daily Numbers: 8 inches of snow that fell on Primos and some other areas of southeastern Delaware County in last night’s surprise attack from Mother Nature.
60, what some forecasters say the temperature could hit Sunday afternoon. Of course, these are the same people responsible for last night’s forecast.
18, age of senior at Upper Darby High who faces charges of making threats against Aronimink Elementary School.
100,000 dollar bond for Joseph Forte, the Broomall man federal authorities say ran a $50 million Ponzi scheme, fleecing as many as 80 local investors.
795 calories in those Grand Slam breakfasts being given away yesterday by Denny’s. They normally sell for $5.99.
20,000 dollar reward now being offered for information on who is setting fires in the Coatesville area.
21 fires in that troubled city and surrounding communities since the first of the year. Another arson was reported last night.
17,000 illegal poker machines in Pennsylvania. Gov. Ed Rendell wants to legalize them, tax the proceeds and use the money to increase college aid to kids attending state universities and community colleges.
7,600 dollars, how much a student whose family’s income is less than $100,000 could be eligible for under the program.
2 Philly police officers sent to the hospital after their cruiser was involved in a crash, hitting a support overpass, in the Germantown section of the city.
4 2nd graders at a South Philadelphia elementary school who came in contact with several packets of heroin brought to school by a student.
1 case of salmonella poisoning linked to tainted peanut butter that has now popped up in the region. A 36-year-old man in Montgomery County is being treated for the same strain.
50 burglaries in Montgomery County believed to be the work of one man, who is now under arrest.
90,000 sex offenders who have been identified and removed from the online social networking Web site MySpace.
21, age of man charged in the death of a toddler found dead in a Delaware motel Sunday. Police say the 16-month-old girl had been servely beaten.
1 person killed by a SEPTA R2 train near Claymont last night.
152,000 jobs that could be created in Pennsylvania under the new economic stimulus plan being debated in Washington, D.C., according to the Obama Administration.
12 straight wins for the Boston Celtics, who trailed the Sixers most of the game last night, but pulled out the win with a 3-pointer by Ray Allen.
0.5 seconds left on the clock when Allen’s shot tickled the twine.
18-1 shot, what the oddsmakers have already installed the Eagles at to win the Super Bowl next year.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.We’re 0-for-1 in our showdown with Bean Town. The Celtics, even without Kevin Garnett who was out with the flu, beat the Sixers. Tonight the Flyers play the first of back-to-back contests with the best team in the NHL, the big, bad Bruins.
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I Don’t Get It: This was probably not exactly what the teacher had in mind for show and tell. A second-grader at an elementary school in Philadelphia brought several packets of heroin to school. Several students came in contact with them. One apparently actually put some of it in his mouth. They thought it was candy. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Hungry? Kudos to mailman Chad Roby from Lansdowne. He was on his rounds recently when he noticed a fire at a house next door to where he knew one of his customers had a dog. Roby rescued the pooch. Well done.
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Quote Box: “If the governor were to come out with that, God bless him, I’d go along with him.”
-- Jim Kilgallen, owner of Kilgallen’s Tavern in Haverford, on proposal to legalize video poker in taverns.
60, what some forecasters say the temperature could hit Sunday afternoon. Of course, these are the same people responsible for last night’s forecast.
18, age of senior at Upper Darby High who faces charges of making threats against Aronimink Elementary School.
100,000 dollar bond for Joseph Forte, the Broomall man federal authorities say ran a $50 million Ponzi scheme, fleecing as many as 80 local investors.
795 calories in those Grand Slam breakfasts being given away yesterday by Denny’s. They normally sell for $5.99.
20,000 dollar rewaThe Daily Numbers: 8 inches of snow that fell on Primos and some other areas of southeastern Delaware County in last night’s surprise attack from Mother Nature.
60, what some forecasters say the temperature could hit Sunday afternoon. Of course, these are the same people responsible for last night’s forecast.
18, age of senior at Upper Darby High who faces charges of making threats against Aronimink Elementary School.
100,000 dollar bond for Joseph Forte, the Broomall man federal authorities say ran a $50 million Ponzi scheme, fleecing as many as 80 local investors.
795 calories in those Grand Slam breakfasts being given away yesterday by Denny’s. They normally sell for $5.99.
20,000 dollar reward now being offered for information on who is setting fires in the Coatesville area.
21 fires in that troubled city and surrounding communities since the first of the year. Another arson was reported last night.
17,000 illegal poker machines in Pennsylvania. Gov. Ed Rendell wants to legalize them, tax the proceeds and use the money to increase college aid to kids attending state universities and community colleges.
7,600 dollars, how much a student whose family’s income is less than $100,000 could be eligible for under the program.
2 Philly police officers sent to the hospital after their cruiser was involved in a crash, hitting a support overpass, in the Germantown section of the city.
4 2nd graders at a South Philadelphia elementary school who came in contact with several packets of heroin brought to school by a student.
1 case of salmonella poisoning linked to tainted peanut butter that has now popped up in the region. A 36-year-old man in Montgomery County is being treated for the same strain.
50 burglaries in Montgomery County believed to be the work of one man, who is now under arrest.
90,000 sex offenders who have been identified and removed from the online social networking Web site MySpace.
21, age of man charged in the death of a toddler found dead in a Delaware motel Sunday. Police say the 16-month-old girl had been servely beaten.
1 person killed by a SEPTA R2 train near Claymont last night.
152,000 jobs that could be created in Pennsylvania under the new economic stimulus plan being debated in Washington, D.C., according to the Obama Administration.
12 straight wins for the Boston Celtics, who trailed the Sixers most of the game last night, but pulled out the win with a 3-pointer by Ray Allen.
0.5 seconds left on the clock when Allen’s shot tickled the twine.
18-1 shot, what the oddsmakers have already installed the Eagles at to win the Super Bowl next year.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.We’re 0-for-1 in our showdown with Bean Town. The Celtics, even without Kevin Garnett who was out with the flu, beat the Sixers. Tonight the Flyers play the first of back-to-back contests with the best team in the NHL, the big, bad Bruins.
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I Don’t Get It: This was probably not exactly what the teacher had in mind for show and tell. A second-grader at an elementary school in Philadelphia brought several packets of heroin to school. Several students came in contact with them. One apparently actually put some of it in his mouth. They thought it was candy. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Hungry? Kudos to mailman Chad Roby from Lansdowne. He was on his rounds recently when he noticed a fire at a house next door to where he knew one of his customers had a dog. Roby rescued the pooch. Well done.
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Quote Box: “If the governor were to come out with that, God bless him, I’d go along with him.”
-- Jim Kilgallen, owner of Kilgallen’s Tavern in Haverford, on proposal to legalize video poker in taverns.
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