The Daily Numbers: 11 days of 90-degree temperatures that baked the region. Those will end this week.
101 degrees recorded here on Saturday, 2 degrees shy of record.
106, all-time high temp recorded here on Aug. 7, 1918.
2 fatal shootings in 2 days in Chester on Friday and Saturday.
6,000 dollar boost in the compensation package for our state reps in the recently passed state budget.
75 years in business for the Swarthmore Co-Op.
4 priests reinstated by the archdiocese after an inquiry into abuse allegations. Another 2 were found unsuitable for the ministry.
3 people shot and 3 suspects under arrest when gunfire broke out at soccer tournament in Wilmington.
6 DUI arrests for Wilmington man.
1 Philadelphia police officer killed when his motorcycle was struck by a driver who police says was DUI and driving the wrong way on I-95.
1 police officer killed in crash in Millville, N.J.
3.45, average price at the pump for gas in the Philly region.
4 cents higher than the week before.
3,67, what we were paying last year.
13 games below .500 for the Phillies at the All-Star break.
14 games behind the 1st place Nationals.
16 games back in the loss column.
4 straight losses for the Phillies.
10 losses in their last 11 games.
2006, last time Phils were under .500 at the All-Star Break.
3-0 win for the Union over TorontoFC at PPL Park.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.If Charlie Manuel was looking to send a message to unhappy Shane Victorino by pulling him from lineup Sunday, Jason Pridie delivered one. He homered and doubled in subbing in centerfield.
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I Don’t Get It: 2 fatal shootings in 2 days in the city of Chester, as city and county officials roll out new plans to quell street violence.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those who survived the heat wave. Temps are supposed to back off today, into the mid 80s. We might not even hit 90.
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Quote Box: “Welcome to the Chester knife and gun club. This is what cops here face very day.”
- Chester top cop Joe Bail, during a patrol of city streets.
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