The Daily Numbers: 2 Upper Darby High students facing gun charges after having a loaded weapon in school.
2 other people, a student and teacher, who did the right thing and turned them in.
2 handguns, a Taser, 6 bullets and 1 knife seized from the 2 15-yaer-old students.
2,600 jobs directly related to 3 local refineries that are in danger of closing if a buyer can’t be found. Gov. Tom Corbett confirmed yesterday he is working behind the scenes to find buyers.
5,000 ancillary jobs believed tied to the refinery operations.
5,000 dollar reward for information on the death of a Parkside man whose burned body was found in Chester on Oct. 31.
86,000 prescription drug scam in Montgomery County that resulted in 2 years probation and 500 hours of community service for a pharmacist from Springfield.
10,000 dollars and holding for the Daily Times Merry Christmas Fund. We could use some holiday help for the Salvation Army.
3 hours, how long Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua testified behind closed doors yesterday in depositions for the trial of several current and former priests tied to the Philadelphia Archdiocese sex abuse investigation.
10 people killed in car crashes over the holiday weekend. 326 others injured.800-550-7575, hotline set up by Penn State to report sex abuse on any of the school’s campuses.
4th graders charges with sex abuse of a classmate in West Philly.
15 percent chance that someone who survives cancer will face a 2nd cancer down the road.
18 percent increase in online sales reported on Cyber Monday.
7 percent increase in store sales on Black Friday.
1 win for the Eagles at the Linc since Dec. 3, 2010
1-7 record for Birds in their last 8 games at the Linc.
104-42 loss for Swarthmore to Columbia last night.
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Jack DelRio is out of a job in Jacksonville. But Andy Reid is still gainfully employed.
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I Don’t Get It: A South Philly mom is begging for thieves to return the special motorized wheelchair used by her son. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the student and teacher who blew the whistle on two students who had a handgun in Upper Darby High yesterday.
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Quote Box: “The student who saw the Taser, the teacher who took immediate action and school security did everything 100 percent right to avoid any type of tragedy.”
- Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood, after 2 students were busted with guns.
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