The Daily Numbers for Wednesday July 24

The Daily Numbers: 2 children killed in raging house fire in Chester this morning. A 3rd is believed to have died on the way to the hospital.

2 firefighters injured battling the fire on East 15th Street.

2 adults and several other children rescued from the fire.

160,000 dollars stolen from the county Register of Wills. An ex-employee entered a guilty plea in court yesterday.

93 percent on-time performance record for SEPTA regional rails in the past year.

1,700 dollars a year, how much one commuter said he saves a year by parking at the Primos train station and taking the train into his job in Center City.

1 additional year tacked on to the new contract for teachers in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.

3rd largest county in Pa., Montgomery County, which is now ready to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

15,567.74 closing for the Dow Jones yesterday, an all-time high.

191,000 jobs added in Pa, but the unemployment rate remains steady at 7.5 percent.

5 solid innings last night from Phillies starter Jonathan Pettibone, not that it mattered all that much.

4-1 loss for the Phils in the 1st of 3 in St. Louis.

14 of 17 starts in which Pettibone has allowed 3 runs or less.

3 hits for Chase Utley, who is now 8 for his last 16.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan. Stop me if you've heard this before. This Phillies team is going nowhere. It's time to sell.

I Don’t Get It: Still don't understand the thought process that makes people post the most vile, racist comments under the veil of anonymity online.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to expected of not one but two food markets in the city of Chester.

Quote Box:
“They're our own Trayvon Martins." - Jamila Shareef, organizer of last night's vigil in Chester to honor the teen gunned down in Florida, and victims of violence right here in Chester.

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