The Daily Numbers: 4, as in Category 4 Hurricane. That would be Irene, churning out in the Atlantic and taking aim at the East Coast.
7,500 square foot facility being proposed for a new animal control shelter in Delaware County. Now the race is on to see if it can be up and running before the Dec. 31 deadline.
3.8 million verdict returned against 2 Riddle Hospital doctors.
30,098 dollars being spent by the Chichester School District to equip their buses with 20 security cameras.
75 former residents of the William Penn homes in Chester who are planning a reunion Friday night.
500 students at the Village school in Chester Upland School District who will move to a new location in January.
2 shootings this week at a basketball court in Philadelphia. Another man was shot last night.
20,000 reward for information on the fist shooting, where 500 witnesses watched in Kingsessing. No one has come forward with any info.
5 people injured when a car slammed into a Taco Bell restaurant in Montco.
23 wine kiosks that now will not be installed in Wal-Mart stores as planned.
5 aftershocks recorded since that 5.8 earthquake jolted the region on Tuesday. No, we didn’t feel anything either.
0 names being released by the School Reform Commission in Philadelphia of those who donated money toward the buyout package for former schools boss Arlene Ackerman.
20,000 people without power this morning in Northeast Philly after a fire in a transformer.
1,000 in food believed stolen from a supermarket by State College newlyweds who apparently planned to use it for their reception.
6 runs surrendered by Phils starter Kyle Kendrick in 7-4 loss to the Mets. Only 2 were earned.
1 key error for fill-in shortstop Michael Martinez that opened the flood gates to 4-run first inning for Mets.
203 consecutive sellouts for the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
7:30 kickoff for the all-important Game 3 of the preseason for the Eagles tonight vs. the Browns at the Linc.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So this is life without Jimmy Rollins? Not pretty.
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I Don’t Get It: Yeah, those wine kiosks the LCB wanted to put in supermarkets and Wal-Marts are the key to better service. Both plans are now being scrapped.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Delco Animal Control Protection Board. They are pushing ahead with plans to have a new animal shelter up and running, even as they also make plans for a Plan B should the shelter not be ready.
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Quote Box: “It only happens not if I see it, but if I share it with someone else.”
- Villanova Gordon Coonfield, talking about people taking to social media in the wake of Tuesday’s earthquake.
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