The Daily Numbers: 9 p.m. tonight, when President Obama will deliver his 1st State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress – and the nation.
15 minutes, how long it took police to corral a suspect who escaped this morning in a Ridley Township police SUV.
50 dollar fine for anyone caught using a hand-held cell phone while driving, under measure passed by Pa. House yesterday.
39, age of janitor at Beverly Hills Middle School charged with corruption of minors after he allegedly tried to woo a 12-year-old student.
18, age of Philadelphia teen who now faces charges after he allegedly punched a Yeadon cop in the eye while the officer was trying to disperse a crowd.
27 dollars an hour, what full-time nurses at Fair Acres make. Their union is asking county council to lift salary freeze and give them a pay raise.
30-13 lead for Arlen Specter over Joe Sestak in latest Franklin & Marshall poll in the Pa. U.S. Senate race.
50 percent of those polled who say they remain undecided in the race.
45-31 lead for Republican Pat Toomey over Specter in a general election.
41-19 percent lead for Toomey over Sestak.
2 teen girls arrested after a security guard was stabbed while breaking up a fight at Trenton Central High School.
100 pounds of pot seized during a car stop on Route 222 in Berks County.
20, age of suspect police call a serial flasher busted in Bethlehem. He’s been charged in 6 incidents in which he exposed himself in public.
1991, when a man fled a double-murder charge in Sacramento, Calif. He was arrested yesterday after living without incident for 2 decades in Elkins Park.
24 years, how long Joe Hoeffel has been in public service. The Montgomery County commissioner yesterday tossed his hat in the ring for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
3, as in No. 3 for Villanova, and they may be moving up because No. 1 Kentucky was toppled by South Carolina last night.
50 pounds lost in the offseason by Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.
2, as in the No. 2 spot, where Manuel says he likely will use new third baseman Placido Polanco.
21 days until pitchers and catchers report to Phillies spring training in Clearwater on Feb. 17
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Charlie Manuel yesterday admitted he would have loved to have had both Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay in his lineup. The Phils skipper talked openly about his feelings, and about how tough it was to call Lee after he was deal to Seattle. Think Andy Reid would have shared that with the fans?
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I Don’t Get It: A suspect in several store robberies in Glen Mills is wielding a new – and troubling – weapon. Police say he threatened employees with a hypodermic needle.
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Today’s Upper: The Pa. House is moving to fine drivers who use hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel. It’s about time.
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Quote Box: “This isn’t about punishing someone after-the-fact, this is about preventing the accident from occurring.”
- Rep. Josh Shapiro, author of bill to band use of hand-held cell phones while driving in Pa.
15 minutes, how long it took police to corral a suspect who escaped this morning in a Ridley Township police SUV.
50 dollar fine for anyone caught using a hand-held cell phone while driving, under measure passed by Pa. House yesterday.
39, age of janitor at Beverly Hills Middle School charged with corruption of minors after he allegedly tried to woo a 12-year-old student.
18, age of Philadelphia teen who now faces charges after he allegedly punched a Yeadon cop in the eye while the officer was trying to disperse a crowd.
27 dollars an hour, what full-time nurses at Fair Acres make. Their union is asking county council to lift salary freeze and give them a pay raise.
30-13 lead for Arlen Specter over Joe Sestak in latest Franklin & Marshall poll in the Pa. U.S. Senate race.
50 percent of those polled who say they remain undecided in the race.
45-31 lead for Republican Pat Toomey over Specter in a general election.
41-19 percent lead for Toomey over Sestak.
2 teen girls arrested after a security guard was stabbed while breaking up a fight at Trenton Central High School.
100 pounds of pot seized during a car stop on Route 222 in Berks County.
20, age of suspect police call a serial flasher busted in Bethlehem. He’s been charged in 6 incidents in which he exposed himself in public.
1991, when a man fled a double-murder charge in Sacramento, Calif. He was arrested yesterday after living without incident for 2 decades in Elkins Park.
24 years, how long Joe Hoeffel has been in public service. The Montgomery County commissioner yesterday tossed his hat in the ring for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
3, as in No. 3 for Villanova, and they may be moving up because No. 1 Kentucky was toppled by South Carolina last night.
50 pounds lost in the offseason by Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.
2, as in the No. 2 spot, where Manuel says he likely will use new third baseman Placido Polanco.
21 days until pitchers and catchers report to Phillies spring training in Clearwater on Feb. 17
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Charlie Manuel yesterday admitted he would have loved to have had both Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay in his lineup. The Phils skipper talked openly about his feelings, and about how tough it was to call Lee after he was deal to Seattle. Think Andy Reid would have shared that with the fans?
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I Don’t Get It: A suspect in several store robberies in Glen Mills is wielding a new – and troubling – weapon. Police say he threatened employees with a hypodermic needle.
*
Today’s Upper: The Pa. House is moving to fine drivers who use hand-held cell phones while behind the wheel. It’s about time.
*
Quote Box: “This isn’t about punishing someone after-the-fact, this is about preventing the accident from occurring.”
- Rep. Josh Shapiro, author of bill to band use of hand-held cell phones while driving in Pa.
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