The Daily Numbers: 6 smash-and-grab break-ins at convenience stores that local police believe are the work of the same two guys.
51 straight years that Media has hosted the annual Veterans Day Parade.
Stop by and thank a vet.
19, age of custodian at Chester Community Charter School who has been charged with punching a student, 8, in the mouth during an altercation.
17,674 bags of heroin seized in drug bust in Wilmington, Del.
21 homicides in Chester so far this year. The latest, a 21-year-old man, occurred Tuesday night.
2.5 percent tax hike being considered in Lansdowne.
1 person killed in fire overnight in Tinicum, Bucks County.
650,000 dollars swindled from two elderly men by a 23-year-old con woman and her accomplice in North Jersey.
18,000 people in Philadelphia looking at the prospect of losing their unemployment benefits, which are about to expire.
83,000 people across the state who are looking at a similar crisis.
50 million dollars in unspent funds at the Delaware River Port Authority. A board member now wants to freeze the funds.
15 points for rookie Evan Turner, but the Sixers fell to Oklahoma City last night, 109-103.
4 more days before the Eagles get another shot at Donovan McNabb and the Redskins on Monday Night Football.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan apparently is not yet ready to sign off on Donovan McNabb as his quarterback for Monday night. Shanahan says McNabb is still being bothered by hamstring problems. Somehow I don’t think that’s going to keep McNabb out of the lineup. How long he stays out there Monday night is up to Shanahan. Anyone think he’d pull Donovan again if he struggles?
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I Don’t Get It: A custodian at a local charter school is charged with socking a student in the jaw during a confrontation. The student is 8. Nice.
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Today’s Upper: A sincere thank you to all those who served the country in uniform. Happy Veterans Day!
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Quote Box: “It was important to name the detachment in his name and important to have the exhibit because he is not known to many.”
- Tom Tanner, on move to name Newtown Square vets detachment for Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler of Newtown Square.
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