The Daily Numbers: 3 murders in 5 days in the city of Chester.
22, age of the latest victim, gunned down near Lehman and Honan streets Tuesday night.
10 homicides so far this year in Chester; 16 murders in the county.
6 people who suffered minor injuries after a car went out of control and up onto the sidewalk, striking them as they stood outside the Erin Pub in Norwood.
60 handguns on display yesterday by Upper Darby police. They were seized in various police operations and will be melted down.
12, age of one youth who paid for tattoos at the home of a 23-year-old man in Yeadon who police say was operating without the proper licensing.
60 bucks, how much the youth paid for 2 tattoos.
5.2 percent rate hike for Aqua Pa. water company users, including lots of folks in Delco. The firm has 406,050 customers.
192-6 vote in the Pa. House yesterday to make changes in the state’s 2 ailing public employee pension plans.
3 jewelry store heists in Bucks County and Delaware believed to be the work of one suspect.
48, age of state trooper who was killed as he was going the wrong way on the Schuylkill Expressway early Wednesday morning. John Quigg was due in court to face a DUI charge later in the day. A 23-year-old woman in the car he struck was hospitalized.
100,000 dollars, how much a paralegal admitted that she stole from a Norristown law firm where she worked.
155 graduates in the final class of Northeast Catholic High School for Boys. Back in 1955, it boasted 1,077 grads.
99 charges filed against the school finance chief in Laurel, Del. Police believe he ripped off $150,000 from district coffers over 8 years.
2 million dollar fine for a Montco beef-processing plant for sending pollution into Skippack Creek.
78 million dollar Powerball jackpot prize Saturday night. No one hit last night.
14 state university campuses, including Cheyney and West Chester, that are scaling back under-used degree programs to save money.
7, age of student in Downingtown who is in critical condition after being struck by a school bus.
504 career wins for Jamie Moyer, who baffled the Yankees last night as the Phils rolled to a 6-3 win.
2 home runs for the Phils, as Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth went back-to-back.
47 years, 155 days. That would be Moyer’s age, making him oldest pitcher to ever beat the stories Yankees.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Don’t ask me how Jamie Moyer does it. Am I the only one who would like to grab a bat and take a few hacks against him?
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I Don’t Get It: A man was charged yesterday after he left his child in a running car with the air-conditioning on while he went into the Parx casino. He allegedly was just going to cash a ticket, but he spent more than an hour gambling. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those sounding the siren to put the guns down in the city of Chester. They have their work cut out for them.
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Quote Box: “This is a crime scene.”
- Republican Pat Meehan, at the state Capitol yesterday, trying to link his 7th District opponent Rep. Bryan Lentz to the Bonusgate probe.
22, age of the latest victim, gunned down near Lehman and Honan streets Tuesday night.
10 homicides so far this year in Chester; 16 murders in the county.
6 people who suffered minor injuries after a car went out of control and up onto the sidewalk, striking them as they stood outside the Erin Pub in Norwood.
60 handguns on display yesterday by Upper Darby police. They were seized in various police operations and will be melted down.
12, age of one youth who paid for tattoos at the home of a 23-year-old man in Yeadon who police say was operating without the proper licensing.
60 bucks, how much the youth paid for 2 tattoos.
5.2 percent rate hike for Aqua Pa. water company users, including lots of folks in Delco. The firm has 406,050 customers.
192-6 vote in the Pa. House yesterday to make changes in the state’s 2 ailing public employee pension plans.
3 jewelry store heists in Bucks County and Delaware believed to be the work of one suspect.
48, age of state trooper who was killed as he was going the wrong way on the Schuylkill Expressway early Wednesday morning. John Quigg was due in court to face a DUI charge later in the day. A 23-year-old woman in the car he struck was hospitalized.
100,000 dollars, how much a paralegal admitted that she stole from a Norristown law firm where she worked.
155 graduates in the final class of Northeast Catholic High School for Boys. Back in 1955, it boasted 1,077 grads.
99 charges filed against the school finance chief in Laurel, Del. Police believe he ripped off $150,000 from district coffers over 8 years.
2 million dollar fine for a Montco beef-processing plant for sending pollution into Skippack Creek.
78 million dollar Powerball jackpot prize Saturday night. No one hit last night.
14 state university campuses, including Cheyney and West Chester, that are scaling back under-used degree programs to save money.
7, age of student in Downingtown who is in critical condition after being struck by a school bus.
504 career wins for Jamie Moyer, who baffled the Yankees last night as the Phils rolled to a 6-3 win.
2 home runs for the Phils, as Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth went back-to-back.
47 years, 155 days. That would be Moyer’s age, making him oldest pitcher to ever beat the stories Yankees.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Don’t ask me how Jamie Moyer does it. Am I the only one who would like to grab a bat and take a few hacks against him?
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I Don’t Get It: A man was charged yesterday after he left his child in a running car with the air-conditioning on while he went into the Parx casino. He allegedly was just going to cash a ticket, but he spent more than an hour gambling. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those sounding the siren to put the guns down in the city of Chester. They have their work cut out for them.
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Quote Box: “This is a crime scene.”
- Republican Pat Meehan, at the state Capitol yesterday, trying to link his 7th District opponent Rep. Bryan Lentz to the Bonusgate probe.
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