The Daily Numbers: 20 Interboro High School students who have formed the group ‘Save Our Swamp’ to fight airport runway expansion plan.
12 to 24 months in jail for former Yeadon finance boss Terri Phifer Vaughn, who was charged with misappropriating borough funds.
67,498, how much money was missing from the borough.
14 concert-goers at a recent Tower Theater show who face charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
30, age of married veterinarian from Upper Gwynedd who has now been charged in the murder of his pregnant mistress.
5 killed when flames consumed an apartment in Altoona.
3 days, how long a woman must wait before getting an abortion, under new law enacted in South Dakota.
20 percent hike in real estate tax hike in Philly.
3 year deal approved by Radnor teachers and the school board.
1.57 percent pay hike in year one, 3.26 percent in year two and 2.66 in year three for teachers. They also will pay more for their health care.
18 gunshots suffered by man in incident in North Philadelphia last night.
11 inches of snow being forecast for some areas of the Poconos. In Allentown the ground is now covered, but nothing is sticking on the roads.
5-4 loss in shootout for Flyers to the Caps last night.
1 point lead they cling to over the Caps in the Eastern Conference of the NHL.
1 day late for Luis Castillo. He’s expected in the lineup today for the Phillies.
16 pitches yesterday for Phils closer Brad Lidge, 12 of them for strikes, in a minor league outing.
9 days until opening day at Citizens Bank Park.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Eagles Leonard Weaver agrees with the Vikings Adrian Peterson’s comments that the current impasse between NFL owners and players makes these guys something akin to “slavery.” Pretty well-paid slaves.
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I Don’t Get It: A married veterinarian in Upper Gwynedd has been charged with murdering his pregnant girlfriend. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Interboro High kids who are getting involved in the fight against airport runway expansion that will have a deleterious effect on their town.
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Quote Box: “It’s great to hear they are getting involved and it’s great to hear they have the interest.”
- Tinicum Commissioners President Thomas Giancristoforo, on kids banding together to fight airport plan.
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