The Daily Numbers: 3 people wounded in street shooting late yesterday afternoon on 500 block of East 11th Street in Chester.
20 minutes later, 2 more people were wounded in a separate shooting, this one at Third and Concord streets.
0 tax increase for city of Chester.
90,000 dollar surplus in the city’s budget.
0.61 mills tax hike included in the budget for Rutledge.
24 years as top cop ending with retirement of Chief Tom Byrne in Ridley Park.
1 person killed when fire roared through a home in Sharon Hill on Christmas Eve.
3 straight down days for the stock market, mostly on news of weak holiday sales and the looming fiscal cliff crisis.
60 billion dollars in aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy due for action in Washington this week.
200 flights canceled at Philadelphia International Airport during yesterday’s snow-rain event.
1 person killed by a hit-run driver in Kensington section of Philadelphia.
1 more start for Michael Vick as quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, on Sunday vs. the Giants in North Jersey.
4-11 mark for the Eagles in what likely will be the final game of the Andy Reid era.
2 Eagles, Fletcher Cox and Mychal Kendricks, suffering concussions.
0 Eagles named to the NFC Pro Bowl team
99-89 win for the Sixers on the road vs. the Grizzlies.
28 points for Dorell Wright in the win.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Jason Babin never really “got” Philadelphia. Still doesn’t.
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I Don’t Get It: How could someone possibly set a house on fire, then sit in hiding to ambush volunteer firefighters as they responded to the call.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those “Mom and Pop” businesses we’re profiling this week. They are the true backbone of the local economy.
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Quote Box: “The smoking of marijuana should not be handled as a criminal justice issue.”
- State Sen. Daylin Leach, D-17, on push to legalize marijuana use for medical purposes.
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