The Daily Numbers: 8 and 29, ages of victims in the Boston Marathon bombings. The 3rd victim has been indentified as a graduate student.
176 people now believed injured in the attacks. At least 2 young children are in critical condition.
1.6 gallon pressure cookers, believed packed with shards of metal, ball bearings and nails, what authorities think were used in the attacks.
5 members of the Gottlieb family from Bethel who had been in the area of the blast just 5 minutes before. Neil Gottlieb was taking part in his 2nd Boston Marathon.
50 yards from the finish line, where Nadeem Bezar of Lower Merion was when he heard the blast.
15-30 years in jail for Virginia man who pleaded guilty to coercing a 13-year-old Main Line girl into a sexual encounter and then fleeing the area with him.
2.5 billion dollar transportation plan eyed in the Pa. Senate that could wind up hiking costs at the pump by 25 cents.
100 dollar surcharge to be slapped on speeding and red light tickets.
50.50 fee for a driver's license over 6 years, as opposed to today's $29.50 fee for 4 years.
104 dollars for motor vehicle registration for 2 years, up from 36 bucks annually now.
4 dollar hike for admission to the Barnes Foundation at its new Philly home. Tickets go from $18 to $22.
4 members of a Bucks County home found dead with a car running in the garage. Police say the husband committed suicide and took his wife and 2 children with him.
20 years, how long Karnamaya Mongar survived in a refugee camp, only to die while receiving an abortion at the clinic run by Dr. Kermit Gosnell.
0 runs scored by either the Phillies or Reds last night when their game was suspended by rain in the 9th inning.
2 hits for both teams.
7 innings of solid work for Kyle Kendrick.
4-2 win for Flyers over Rangers as they cling to very slim playoff hopes.
38 saves for goalie Steve Mason.
1 more game for Doug Collins as coach of the Sixers. He's expected to step down tomorrow after tonight's finale against the Pacers.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Don't look now, but Roy Halladay might not be the Phillies' biggest problem. This lineup is reverting into a very familiar look, unable to hit in key situations. It's the same malady that has hung over the lineup now for several years.
I Don’t Get It: I still just don't understand what kind of person packs shards of metal, ball bearings and nails into pressure cookers and then places them in spots to do maximum damage, as is now believed to have been done in Boston. That kind of pure evil defies description.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Pat Toomey as he pushes his bipartisan plan to expand gun background checks today in D.C.
Quote Box: “The range of suspects and motives remains wide open."
- Richard DesLauriers, FBI agent in charge of Boston probe.
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