The Daily Numbers: 6 hour SWAT team standoff in Trainer Monday that ended with killing of suspect in Montco double-murder and multiple shooting.
51, age of Mark Geisenheyner, killed in the standoff.
2, age of child killed by Geisenheyner in Douglass, Montgomery County
5 people in total wounded during rampage by Geisenheyner.
3 residents honored in Upper Darby for their efforts in rescuing a man from a fire in their neighborhood.
4 teens killed in crash in Chester County over the weekend. Police are saying speed was a factor in the crash.
235th anniversary of the U.S., what we celebrated over the weekend.
25, age of man who died in swimming accident in Clifton Heights over the weekend.
92, age of man in Quakertown who police say fatally shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself.
2 people wounded when gunmen opened fire on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City early Tuesday.
3 boaters rescued from sinking boat off coast of South Jersey.
11 heroin overdoses reported in Camden over the weekend.
7 shutout innings for Vance Worley yesterday, as Phils blanked the Marlins, 1-0.
2 hits is all Worley gave up, both of them singles.
3 Phillies pitchers, Hamels, Lee and Halladay, named to NL All-Star team.
4th Phillie, third baseman Placido Polanco, also voted in as a starter.
Shane Victorino could win the “vote-in” and be added to the team this week.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Vance Worley,’s reward for another sterling effort? He gets shipped back to Lehigh Valley until after the All-Star game.
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I Don’t Get It: Now that the holiday is over, school districts all over the county and state will be taking a new look at those ugly numbers and trying to figure out how exactly they are going to make ends meet.
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Today’s Upper: Big-time kudos to County Councilman Mario Civera for his role in seeking a deal with the county SPCA to extend their deadline for getting out of the animal control biz for six months. That will give the county time to build a shelter of their own. Bravo!
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Quote Box: “We’re still investigating, but we have every reason to believe … this is the killer.”
- Montgomery County D.A. Risa Vetri Ferman after standoff in Trainer Borough ended in death of suspect in multiple shooting over weekend.
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