The Daily Numbers - April 14

The Daily Numbers: 18, age of gunshot victim in East Lansdowne. The student at Penn Wood High was shot several times in the street and died a short time later.
1 dead and 3 injured after a wild shooting scene inside a Philly bar early this morning.
2 fundraisers that will be held this weekend in Chester to honor the memory of soccer standout and murder victim Will Trippley.
80,000 dollars in cash posted yesterday for state Constable William Denny, who is charged with threatening several police officers.
43.2 million dollars, where Pennsylvania’s public pension plan funding gap actually stands, according to a new study.
7.7 million dollar deficit staring at officials at Cheyney University.
1.1 million dollars raised by Republican 7th District Congressional hopeful Pat Meehan.
2 Dems now still on ballot in the U.S. Senate race. Yesterday a third pol, Joe Vodvarka, lost a court battle over names on his petitions. That means he’s off the ballot.
44-42 edge for Arlen Specter over Joe Sestak in new Rasmussen Poll.
That’s down from 48-37 percent for Specter in March and a 51-36 bulge in February.
10 percent of Dems polled who said they remain undecided in the May 18 primary race.
15 and 16 of April, deadlines for taxes and returning census forms, respectively.
40 headstones vandalized in a cemetery in Egg Harbor, N.J.
21 new Krispy Kreme stores returning to the Philadelphia area, with 300 employees.
1,500 dollar scholarship awarded to a Temple University student in the name of the late Harry Kalas.
80,000 dollar fundraising goal to cover cost of 7-foot statue of Kalas that could be in place outside Citizens Bank Park later this summer.
28 flatbed trucks carrying 500 tons of structural steel remains taken from the rubble of World Trade Center that will arrive back where they were made 4 decades ago, at Lukens Steel in West Chester.
50, age of Route 422 road-rage suspect John Yannarell of Gilbertsville, who went on TV last night to say he’s “not a nasty person.”
120 new Silverliner cars that are starting to arrive for use on SEPTA train lines. You can tour the cars until Thursday.
7 to 14 years in prison for South Philly man charged with being high on pot when he ran down two women from St. Louis near Citizens Bank Park, killing 1 of them.
40 to 80 years in prison for Philly man convicted in brutal home invasion slaying in Montgomery County.
5-1 record, Flyers’ mark this year vs. Devils. They open Stanley Cup playoffs tonight.
45-25-6 record in playoffs for Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur with 9 shutouts and 2.24 goals against average.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.MRI for Jimmy Rollins? That doesn’t sound good. Look for team to announce later today that Rollins is headed for the DL.
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I Don’t Get It: Another teen gunned down on a Delco street. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Get the remote warmed up. Tonight you’ve got Phils, the first game of Stanley Cup playoffs, and last game of Sixers’ sad season.
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Quote Box: “I’m not a judge and I’m not a lawyer, but based on 46 years of being a cop, the officer in this case acted appropriately.”
- An angry Upper Darby top cop Michael Chitwood, after drug charges were tossed out in court over a faulty search.

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