The Daily Numbers: 5 months, age of girl police say was brutally beaten by her father in Haverford. Among the injuries suffered by the little girl was a cigarette burn.
30 counts of tax evasion filed against a Norwood councilman. He’s now blaming himself for the flap.
8, age of girl sexually assaulted in Delaware. Now police have charged a 31-year-old registered sex offender in 3 separate attacks.
2 new police officers assigned to a substation that opened Monday at University Crossings, near the Widener campus.
1 person reported shot last night in Chester outside a church at 7th and Fulton streets. A suspect is in custody.
5 daytime residential burglaries that have police issuing warnings to homeowners in Brookhaven.
63 years in jail for a Philly man convicted of preying on elderly victims in a series of 9 robberies.
116 million dollars in revenue from Pa. slots parlors in July, that’s up 18 percent from the same month the year before.
27 million dollars rake in at Harrah’s Chester, that’s up 0.07 percent from the year before.
200 layoffs now expected in Harrisburg under the terms of this year’s state budget. Gov. Ed Rendell lowered the number yesterday from what was originally believed to be 1,000 jobs lost.
8 people rescued from a boat in the Delaware River off Chester yesterday afternoon after it struck some rocks in a jetty and started taking on water. There were no serious injuries.
15, age of suspect wanted in connection with a bank heist in Claymont.
327-seat Chickie’s & Pete’s restaurant that has now opened its doors at the Parx Casino at Philly Park in Bensalem.
45,565 dollars, the average personal income in the Philadelphia region last year. That’s down 0.80 from 2008.
9.1 percent jobless rate in Delaware County reported in June. That’s up from 7.8 percent the month before. Philadelphia has the highest rate in the region, 11.9 percent; Chester County was lowest, at 7.3 percent.
1.5 games back of the Braves, where Phils stand after Atlanta fell to the Astros last night.
3 more days until the Eagles kick off their preseason slate Friday night at the Linc against Carolina.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I am reserving the right to revise my earlier prediction that this was not the Phils’ year, that they would not win the NL East again. On second thought …
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I Don’t Get It: Police were called to the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philly this morning for a report of a woman who threw a baby off the span.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Delco chapter of Parents of Murdered Children. They are hosting the group’s national convention this week.
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Quote Box: “I’m looking forward to getting all of this straightened out and put behind me and getting on with my life.”
- Norwood Councilman George Reed, who faces charges of tax evasion.
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