The Daily Numbers: 5, as in the 5th wettest day ever recorded in the region amid all that rain on Sunday.
10 inches of rain recorded in some parts of South Jersey.
5 inches of rain that fell on Delaware County, with more on the way today.
1 man and 1 dog rescued from burning house in Sharon Hill on Sunday.
2, as in No. 2 in the nation, where 1st Congressional District, including city of Chester, ranks in terms of hunger.
2 more names added to the county tribute wall in the courthouse for those serving overseas.
18, age of man charged with stabbing 16-year-old girl in Philly after ‘Teen Night’ event with Mayor Michael Nutter held to keep kids off the street and out of trouble.
12 kids charged with violating the new Philly curfew on Saturday night, after 50 got written up on Friday night.
14 people sent to the hospital after a Geyhound bus overturned Saturday on the Pa. Turnpike.
100 years ago, the last lynching in Pennsylvania. The event was memorialized in Coatesville over the weekend.
6.6 cent dip in price of gasoline in the Philly region in the past week.
3.67 a gallon, average price at the pump in the region. That compares with the national price of $3.60 a gallon.
85, age of man attacked by several teens as he walked from a South Philly convenience store to his home.
2 extra days of rest for Phillies ace Roy Halladay after Sunday’s game against the Nats was rained out. It will be made up in a day-night doubleheader on Sept. 20.
175 2/3 innings for Halladay so far this year, tied for league lead with Dodgers Clayton Kershaw.
1 more day before the unveiling of the bronze statue of Harry Kalas, which also was rained out yesterday. It will make its debut before Tuesday night’s game vs. the Diamondbacks.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Mother Nature did what no one has been able to do much this summer – make the Phils settle for a split in their series with the Nats. They went 1-1 with Sunday’s game rained out.
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I Don’t Get It: I guess we can stop talking about a drought now. All in one day, naturally.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Bennett Highsteppers, who are headed to Florida as they continue to honor the legacy of Chester shooting victim Carla Carrington.
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Quote Box: “If I’ve got to sacrifice myself to save my city, I’ll do that.”
- Chester Mayor Wendell Butler, on the spot he’s in weighing two sides in the fallout after a police-involved fatal shooting of a resident.
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