The Daily Numbers: 3 members of one family slain inside home in Gulph Mills section of Upper Merion Township.
23, age of man charged with killing his twin brother, mother and father.
2 people killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Mantua Township, N.J.
1 person shot in Chester last night. The victim eventually was involved in a crash on I-95 while attempting to get medical attention.
3 candidates for County Council endorsed by county GOP. They are incumbent councilman Tom McGarrigle, Concord Township Vice Chairman Colleeen Morrone, and county Solicitor John McBlaine.
3.51 a gallon, average price of gas in the Philly region.
16 cent increase from last week’s price of $3.35.
2.79 a gallon, what we were paying last year at this time.
33 cent increase over the last 2 weeks at the pumps, according to experts.
10 dollar fare hike per round trip put in place by US Airways. The airline says it’s in response to skyrocketing fuel prices.
1 man in wheelchair killed when the wheelchair he was in was struck by a train at 24th and Vice Streets in the Logan Square section of Philadelphia early Sunday morning.
1 person killed when a tour bus struck a disabled car on the side of the road near Scranton.
7-0 spanking laid on the Flyers by the Rangers yesterday.
4 straight losses for the orange and black.
4 goals and 5 points for Rangers Ryan Callahan in the rout.
2 straight triple-doubles for Andre Iguodala as the 76ers go 2 games over .500 mark with win over Golden State.
4 shutout innings for Cliff Lee yesterday in Grapefruit League action.
14 days until the first day of spring. Here’s where we stand in the Great Heron’s Nest Snow Prognosticating Event. I said we’d have 9 snows between now and March 20. We’ve had 4, but this is one bet I’d gladly lose.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anyone else ready to raise a red flag for Chase Utley. He’s yet to play in a Grapefruit League game with patellar tendinitis in his right knee. Now he’s gotten a cortisone shot to try to alleviate the pain. Utley is 32. Not good.
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I Don’t Get It: 2 more suspects bagged by the county Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. One of them is a 67-year-old man from Springfield. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: I didn’t even mind all that rain yesterday, with the temperatures hovering near 60. If it’s time for the Philadelphia Flower Show, spring must be just around the corner.
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Quote Box: “You could see flowers you never see before.”
- Nazir Strand, of Chester, taking in the displays at oopening day of Philadelphia Flower Show Sunday.
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