The Daily Numbers: 2 men who police say invaded a home in Aston where some Neumann University students had moved in, terrorized them, and ransacked the joint.
700 dollars, along with cell phones, computers and Playstation among the items stolen in the home invasion.
1 police officer shot during a traffic stop this morning in Chalfont, Bucks County.
144,000 dollar salary for Joe Watkins, the new chief recovery officer in the Chester Upland School District.
4,500 students in Chester Upland.
1st, as in Students First, the pro-choice PAC that Watkins used to head.
49 students enrolled in one of the new charter schools in Chester, the Achieve Community Transformation Academy.
78 parking spots needed for a mosque that wants to locate in the World’s Largest Aquarium in Upper Darby.
2 suspects now in custody in slaying of Philadelphia police officer.
10 people killed by Tropical Storm Isaac in Haiti.
2 shot to death, 1 person killed in hit-run in another violent weekend in Philly.
11, age of girl raped by 2 men in West Philly.
3.73 a gallon, national average price at the pumps, according to AAA. That’s 24 cents more than a month ago.
18 percent of Pa. students who took the ACT college exam. That’s as opposed to 52 percent naturally.
3.75, what we’re paying in the Philly region.
2 cents higher than last week; $3.55, what we were paying last year.
9.5 games out of the Wild Card, where the Phils sit.
1 win at Citizens Bank Park for Cliff Lee after he led the Phils to a 4-1 win and sweep of the Nats.
0-6, what Lee was in his previous 12 starts at the Bank.
8-15, what Phils are in Lee’s last 23 starts.
4 straight losses for the 1st place Nationals.
4 straight wins for the Phillies.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Let’s east that talk about Nick Foles replacing Michael Vick as the Eagles starter. The kid hasn’t started a single regular season NFL game.
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I Don’t Get It: Why do TV stations do stories on the personal lives of their on-air folks. It’s not news.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the GOP faithful, who are convening in Tampa even as Tropical Storm Isaac soaks the region.
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Quote Box: “Appointing him to rescue a public schol district seems like a really terrible fit.”
- State Sen. Daylin Leach, D-17, on naming of Joe Watkins as chief recovery officer in Chester Upland..
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