The Daily Numbers: 69 days, how long 33 miners were trapped underground in Chile. They are being brought back to the surface 1 by 1 today.
2,000 feet of rock, how far a rig manufactured by Schramm Inc. of West Chester had to bore through to reach the miners.
28, age of woman shot 7 times as she rode her bike at 7th and Sproul in Chester.
19 homicides in the city in 2010; there have been 30 in total in the county.
22 age of collegiate ice hockey player Taylor Vit of Villanova, who was killed in car crash in Lexington, Ky., over the weekend. He was playing for the University of Kentucky.
8 people in the county busted for insurance fraud and related charges in the last 3 months.
300-plus teachers, members of the Radnor Education Association, who rejected the latest contract offer from the school district.
5-0 vote in Concord last night to reject a proposal for a Costco store at
1,162 more vehicle trips into the Marple Crossroads Shopping Center every day after Wal-Mart is built there, according to some studies.
11.6 percent dip in revenue for casinos in Atlantic City in September.
2.80 a gallon, average price of gas in Philly region. That’s a 3-cent jump from last week. Last year at this time we were paying $2.46.
6 men on a fishing boat who were back on solid ground in Atlantic City after being rescued by the Coast Guard and hauled back to shore yesterday.
4 billion dollar deficit staring at Philadelphia’s city employee pension fund. That puts them No. 1 on the list of troubled municipal plans in the nation.
5 million dollar fine slapped on Bristol Alloys Inc, of Fairless Hills, after the firm and its president pleaded guilty to fraud in selling the government faulty metal to be used in nuclear submarines.
25 dollar fine for anyone who leaves an unattended car unlocked in Upper Moreland Township, under a plan being considered by officials.
70 pounds of pot seized from a property in Milton, Del.
42 counts of theft filed against a Philadelphia school teacher in connection with the theft of laptop computers from Ethan Allen Elementary School.
23.53 per hour wage on average being paid in the Philly region.
273 jobs being sliced by Wells Fargo in its home equity division, including 181 in Philadelphia and another 92 in Reading. The company will then add 600 new jobs as part of its conversion.
82.5 percent on time mark for arrivals at Philly International in August, and 83 percent for departures.
17 mph winds that could be blowing through Citizens Bank Park for Game 1 of the NLCS Saturday night. Temperatures are expected to dip into the 50s on a blustery night.
16-10 mark and 3.43 ERA for Tim Lincecum, who goes vs. the Phils in Game 1.
11 strikeouts and 6 hits surrendered by Cliff Lee in leading Rangers to their 1st post-season series win in franchise history over the Rays.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Hey, how ‘bout those Sixers? They got their first win in the exhibition season for new coach Doug Collins last night over the Celtics.
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I Don’t Get It: A man in someplace called Smock, Pa., faces trial for head-butting his infant son. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: A miracle in Chile. Feels good, no?
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Quote Box: “This violence needs to stop.”
- James Johnson, grandfather of Whylisha Foreman, who was shot and killed while riding her bike in Chester.
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