The Daily Numbers: 3 people killed in Philadelphia last night when a car being chased by police went up on the sidewalk and slammed into a group of children.
4 weeks in a Dubai jail for a man from Glenolden on charges of carrying a weapon and prescription medicine into the country.
4,000 delinquent trash bills the city of Chester voted last night to collect.
30 residents who objected to the bills at last night’s council meeting.
103 kids home sick with flu at Ithan Elementary School in Radnor Wednesday. That’s down from 140 Tuesday.
5.7 percent tax hike coming to residents in Southeast Delco School District.
140 dollars a year more in taxes for the average resident in the Ridley School District.
424 graduates of Chester High School who received diplomas last night. In the meantime, 237 kids got diplomas in Chichester, and another 306 picked up theirs in Radnor.
2 brothers killed while kayaking on the rain-swollen Brandywine Creek in Chester County. One was a minister from Wilmington.
15 percent dip in revenues for Atlantic City casinos in May as their woes continue.
20, age of woman still being sought for kidnapping a 1-year-old in Philly. The tot was found safe in Maryland. The woman is still on the loose.
16, age of teen believed sexually assaulted by Jose Carrasquillo, who also is charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Philly.
2 Philly teens charged with breaking into North Cedar Hill Cemetery and stealing remains from a mausoleum. The bones and skull apparently were going to be sold for use in some kind of cult practice.
9 hour standoff that ended peacefully at a New Jersey motel between police and a man wanted in a shooting in Maryland.
3 men charged in a $2.5 million meth ring that was based in Philly and sold drugs throughout the region.
38,763 clean-energy jobs in Pa., which gives us the third-highest ranking in the nation.
18, age of girl charged with stabbing a 15-year-old girl in a fight in the parking lot of the Christiana Mall.
11 employees laid off at Comcast-Spectacor, including the PR manager for the Sixers.
1 cent hike in price of gas, which is now selling for average of $2.63 in the Philly area.
30 vehicles involved in a pileup in heavy bog on a California highway yesterday.
2 home runs for Chase Utley to lead the Phils to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Mets last night.
11 hits surrendered in just 5 innings by Cole Hamels.
2 scoreless inning turned in out of bullpen by Chan Ho Park.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Chase Utley proved once again last night what he is the hearbeat of the Phillies. First he stared down Mets starter Mike Pelfrey. Then he point an exclamation point on the Phils rally with his second dinger of the night.
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I Don’t Get It: Hate isn’t going away anytime soon. Hence you have the kind of thing that happened at the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., yesterday.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Upper Darby, which is taking steps to keep kids safe this summer by cracking down on speeders on crowded residential streets.
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Quote Box: “This is literally hell on earth.”
-- Michael Joslin, being held in a Dubai jail.
4 weeks in a Dubai jail for a man from Glenolden on charges of carrying a weapon and prescription medicine into the country.
4,000 delinquent trash bills the city of Chester voted last night to collect.
30 residents who objected to the bills at last night’s council meeting.
103 kids home sick with flu at Ithan Elementary School in Radnor Wednesday. That’s down from 140 Tuesday.
5.7 percent tax hike coming to residents in Southeast Delco School District.
140 dollars a year more in taxes for the average resident in the Ridley School District.
424 graduates of Chester High School who received diplomas last night. In the meantime, 237 kids got diplomas in Chichester, and another 306 picked up theirs in Radnor.
2 brothers killed while kayaking on the rain-swollen Brandywine Creek in Chester County. One was a minister from Wilmington.
15 percent dip in revenues for Atlantic City casinos in May as their woes continue.
20, age of woman still being sought for kidnapping a 1-year-old in Philly. The tot was found safe in Maryland. The woman is still on the loose.
16, age of teen believed sexually assaulted by Jose Carrasquillo, who also is charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Philly.
2 Philly teens charged with breaking into North Cedar Hill Cemetery and stealing remains from a mausoleum. The bones and skull apparently were going to be sold for use in some kind of cult practice.
9 hour standoff that ended peacefully at a New Jersey motel between police and a man wanted in a shooting in Maryland.
3 men charged in a $2.5 million meth ring that was based in Philly and sold drugs throughout the region.
38,763 clean-energy jobs in Pa., which gives us the third-highest ranking in the nation.
18, age of girl charged with stabbing a 15-year-old girl in a fight in the parking lot of the Christiana Mall.
11 employees laid off at Comcast-Spectacor, including the PR manager for the Sixers.
1 cent hike in price of gas, which is now selling for average of $2.63 in the Philly area.
30 vehicles involved in a pileup in heavy bog on a California highway yesterday.
2 home runs for Chase Utley to lead the Phils to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Mets last night.
11 hits surrendered in just 5 innings by Cole Hamels.
2 scoreless inning turned in out of bullpen by Chan Ho Park.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Chase Utley proved once again last night what he is the hearbeat of the Phillies. First he stared down Mets starter Mike Pelfrey. Then he point an exclamation point on the Phils rally with his second dinger of the night.
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I Don’t Get It: Hate isn’t going away anytime soon. Hence you have the kind of thing that happened at the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., yesterday.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Upper Darby, which is taking steps to keep kids safe this summer by cracking down on speeders on crowded residential streets.
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Quote Box: “This is literally hell on earth.”
-- Michael Joslin, being held in a Dubai jail.
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