The Daily Numbers - Aug. 31.

The Daily Numbers: 2 brothers from Aston, 3rd man charged in brutal murder of man in Lancaster County.

200,000 dollars in the house, what police believe the trio were after..

3 cases of West Nile virus now reported in Delco.

2 alarm fire that heavily damaged a home in Haverford yesterday.

30,000 gallon propane storage tank being proposed by a local oil company that is raising some eyebrows in Nether Providence.

12 inches of rain that soaked much of Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Isaac.

100, age of driver who slammed into crowd in a California parking lot.

60 million dollar pricetag on a new high school football stadium in Texas. The town OK’d borrowing money for it, along with seeking corporate sponsors.

18,000 fans that can pack into the new football home of Allen High.

93 percent of oil from Gulf region cut off by Hurricane Issac.

3.82 a gallon, what we’re paying this Labor Day weekend her in Philly region. Last year it was $3.65.

4-0 preseason mark for the Eagles after last night’s 28-10 win over the Jets.

1995, last time Birds ran the board in the preseason.

197 yards passing for Trent Edwards.

4-6 for rookie Nick Foles in his 1 quarter of work

3-2 win for Phillies over Mets in a game that saw the benching of Jimmy Rollins after failing to run out an infield pop-up and then a base-running gaffe.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Charlie Manuel needs to sit Jimmy Rollins tonight. He’s make the manager – and the team – look bad. As if they don’t care.

 

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I Don’t Get It: A town in Texas spent $60 million on its high school football stadium. Now that’s Friday Night Lights.

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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the staff at Media Elementary, who are all set for the start of the school year – at the old Nativity BVM – while their school undergoes a yearlong renovation.

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Quote Box: “This was in the planning stages for weeks, maybe months.”

- Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman, on murder of man. Two brothers from Aston are charged.

 

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