The Daily Numbers: 5.8, is there really any other number that’s being talked about today. That’s what we hit yesterday in terms of the magnitude of the quake that rocked the East Coast.
67 years, how long it has been since anything of that magnitude rocked the East Coast.
3 of 4 corner spires at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., damaged near the center of the quake.
90 miles southwest of D.C., center of the quake.
0 injuries and 0 property damage reported here in Delaware County.
56, age of man from Aston who was victimized by a man impersonating a police officer during a bogus stop on Foulk Road in Delaware.
8.3 unemployment rate in Delaware County in June.
50 people who gathered at the Media Courthouse to protest for more jobs in the region.
100 new jobs possibly coming to the Boeing plant in Ridley, along with a big order for 14 more Chinook helicopters by the Brits.
500,000 dollars in public funds and $400,000 in private money that went into the buyout package for outgoing Philly schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman.
4.5 years in jail, the sentence for former Philly state senator and power broker Vince Fumo. A federal appeals court has tossed that sentence and sent the case back to federal court for resentencing.
71, age of South Philly cheesesteak legend Joey Vento, who died of a massive heart attack last night.
500 spectators who were milling around a basketball court when gunshots rang out Monday night.
0 calls from witnesses to the police.
20,000 dollar reward now being offered for information on the shooter.
2 years since Chester County resident Toni Lee Sharpless disappeared after leaving a party at the home of a member of the Sixers. She has not been seen since.
2 people killed and several injured in a crash yesterday in Berks County.
322 point jump for the Dow yesterday. Maybe it was an Earthquake rally.
7 straight wins for Phils starter Vance Worley.
5 base runners in the first 2 innings for the Mets, who failed to score in either inning.
29 for 85 .326 batting average for John Mayberry Jr. since his call-up on July 5.
9 home runs and 29 RBI in that span for Mayberry.
1-7-1 record for Mets in their last 9 series 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.Do you like the Mets this pathetic, or were they more interesting when they actually resembled a Major League baseball team.
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I Don’t Get It: There were 500 people at the basketball court in Kingsessing the other night when gunshots rang out, but no one saw anything. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to former Daily Times writer and Chester High grad Rob Knox, who has landed a job at ESPN.
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Quote Box: “My brother fell off the bed. It was shaking, I’m telling you. It shook the whole house.”
- Sharon Tuttle of Chester, describing yesterday’s 5.8 magnitude quake.
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