The Daily Numbers: 37 current or former Boeing workers snagged in a fed drug probe at the plant.
4 year investigation that culminated in yesterday’s 7 a.m. raid at the Ridley facility.
2 Aston residents who have constructed a memorial to that 5-foot alligator that was put down after being found along Chester Creek.
4 dead kittens, several of them mutilated, under investigation in Chester County.
6 million dollar scam believed run by a former Pottstown pastor and his wife on their faithful.
16 million dollars in indirect spending in the region tied to the Phillies appearance in the playoffs.
223 pounds of pot found in tractor-trailer in Norristown.
3 alarm blaze overnight in Bucks County that destroyed several homes.
1 woman who remains missing after the car she was driving careened into the Schuylkill River in Philly yesterday afternoon.
77.1 percent of students in Pa. who tested as proficient in math.
73.5 percent in reading.
75 percent in writing.
60.9 percent in science.
50 percent approval rating for Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett.
5:07 p.m. Saturday, Game 1 NLDS Phillies vs. Cardinals.
8:07 p.m. Game 2 Sunday night.
6-3 Cardinals win the season series over Phils, with wins over Halladay, Lee and Hamels.
.233 with 32 runs scored for the Phils vs. Cards in those 9 games.
.368 batting average with 9 HRs for Ryan Howard vs. his hometown Cardinals.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Red October has arrived. Go crazy.
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I Don’t Get It: Why anyone would put a solid career at Boeing in jeopardy is beyond me. And these weren’t all line workers. A lot of union officials also got snagged in this bust.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to everyone wearing red today.
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Quote Box: “During the investigation, we took affirmative steps to coordinate with Boeing, to make sure that the steps and mechanisms were in place to ensure the quality and safety of the airplanes that were being constructed.”
- U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger, announcing arrests of Boeing workers.
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