The Daily Numbers: 4 years probation and 80 hours of community service for a Clifton Heights woman who pleaded guilty to charges she encouraged her 12-year-old daughter to beat up another girl.
3 people killed, 2 others injured when a man opened fire at a town meeting in the Pocono Mountains in a feud over the condition of his ramshackle home.
2 people who walked away unhurt after their SUV slammed into a freight train in Pennsbury.
500 notices sent to Brookhaven residents accusing them of not paying their earned income tax. It was a mistake. Now the borough has fired the company doing the collections.
10,000 dollar prize collected by Mary Ryan of West Chester in our 'Stash the Cash Sweepstakes.'
100 people who gathered for rally in support of embattled Montco Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes, who is now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
9, as in No. 9, where Penn State ranks on the list of the nation's biggest party schools. Lehigh comes in at No. 10.
128 million dollars in profits racked up by the state Liquor Control Board in the last fiscal year. That's an all-time record.
250 million dollars, how much Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is paying for the Washington Post and other newspapers.
1 cent hike in sales tax in Philly to help schools that was supposed to be temporary that now appears to be sticking around.
12 people hurt when passenger van overturned on I-295 in New Jersey.
211 game ban for Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, in the latest performance-enhancing drug scandal to his baseball.
0 games A-Rod has missed so far, because he is appealing.
13 players in total hit with suspensions; Rodriguez is the only one appealing.
50 games for Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo.
6 candidates for Sixers head coaching job. Glad to see they're making progress.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Has anyone seen any evidence of 'enhancement' in Antonio Bastardo, who was among 13 MLB players nailed for use of performance-enhancing drugs yesterday?
I Don’t Get It: I guess if I was looking at the kind of hit Alex Rodriguez was going to take, I would be appealing the suspension, too. Still, I don't get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those who will take part in National Night Out activities tonight. If they make our towns even a tiny bit safer, it's a worthy initiative.
Quote Box: “Obviously, the Phillies are very disappointed to learn of Antonio Bastardo's violation of Major League Baseball's Drug Program. We strongly believe in the program and look forward to a time when performance-enhancing drugs are completely out of baseball."
- Phillies boss David Montgomery, after getting news that his reliever was suspended for 50 games.
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