The Daily Numbers: 7,500 dollar reward for information on the slaying of popular Collingdale store owner Yogesh Bhavsar.
2 persons of interest police are still seeking to interview in connection with the case.
0 archdiocesan high schools open as teachers strike drags on, affecting 4 schools here in Delco.
2 parents of students at Lansdale Catholic who have started a Facebook page urging parents to withhold their tuition payments.
1 Chester police officer injured in car crash.
2 females being sought by police in Upper Darby in connection with a rash of burglaries in the Cardington section.
723 job seekers who came to Chester City Hall for a job fair yesterday.
775,000 dollars ripped off by the former finance boss of the Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau. He got 15 to 30 months in jail.
5.2 million in state welfare payments now being scrutinized by the state auditor general.
2 teens being sought by police in southwest Philly in connection with a robbery and rape of a couple accosted as they walked on the street.
7 disaster recovery centers now open across Pa. in the wake of flooding from Irene.
254 dollars worth of Polo underwear stolen from the Boscov’s store in Exton Square Mall. 2 male employees have been charged.
3 men now on trial in Philly in connection with an alcohol-fueled brawl in which a man was killed outside Citizens Bank Park.
5 straight years the Phillies have made the playoffs. They clinched yesterday with a win over the Astros.
1 run scored by the Phils yesterday; 0 scored by the Astros.
4 runs scored in the 3-game series by the Phlailin’ Phils.
4, Phils Magic Number to win the NL East.
6 hits and 7 strikeouts for Roy Halladay, who upped his record to 18-5.
32-21 record for the Astros against the Phils since 2004. That’s the best of any team in the NL.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Yes, the Phils clinched. Yes, it was nice to see they did not celebrate. This team isn’t about the playoffs. It’s about winning another World Series.
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I Don’t Get It: You’re going to be hearing a lot about Sarah Palin today. A new unauthorized bio on her is coming out – and it’s full of tawdry details. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Good news today for Riddle Hospital. They’ve been named one of nation’s top performers by a key panel that follows health care orgs.
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Quote Box: “This is the first thing I think of every morning.”
- Collingdale Police Chief Bob Adams, on the unsolved murder of shop owner Yogesh Bhavsar.
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