The Daily Numbers: 2 homes on Edgmont Avenue in Chester that police claim the owner was planning to torch.
14.5 percent salary hike being sought by striking archdiocesan high school teachers. Little progress was reported yesterday in talks between teachers and the schools.
1,000,000 dollar insurance policy for a slain Yeadon man that is now at the center of a legal dispute.
30, age of man charged in a road rage incident in Lansdowne in which a man on a bicycle was beaten and kicked into unconsciousness.
75 people who were milling around when gunfire broke out in Chester and 6 people were shot early Sunday. Police say they are getting little cooperation from witnesses.
20,000 dollars in customer reward coupons that police say a Harrah’s worker gave to himself. He’s charged with theft for “rewarding” himself.
100 year anniversary on tap for the Delaware County SPCA.
2 people run over in the driveway of their home in Haverford.
2 cargo vans stolen on Sept. 11 recovered in Philly. A 5-block radius in the city was briefly cleared.
7 homicides over the weekend in Philly leave city authorities seeking answers.
29, age of woman who was sexually assaulted after visiting the grave of a friend in a South Jersey cemetery.
600 people being hired for the new Wegmans store in King of Prussia. 190 of them will be full-time jobs.
5-1 loss for the Phils in Houston last night.
2 hits for Hunter Pence in his return to Houston.
20-7 record for Phils in last 27 road games.
6 hits in 8 innings is all that former Phil Brett Myers surrendered.
500 yards and change passing last night for Tom Brady, who torched the Dolphins.
63 yard field goal for Raiders’ kicker Sebastian Janikowski, tying NFL record.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Not such a hot homecoming for Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence as the Phils lost – to Brett Myers of all people – in Houston.
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I Don’t Get It: 75 people witness a wild shooting scene in Chester but police say nobody is saying anything. That doesn’t help.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Delco SPCA as they bear down on their 100th anniversary.
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Quote Box: “I don’t believe the average citizen driving down the street will fall victim to a homicide or stray bullet.”
- Philly Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Ross, on wave of shootings in the city.
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