The Daily Numbers: 380,000 Oxycodone pills at center of drug ring busted up by the feds. A woman from Folcroft is at the center of the ring.
3 million dollars, how much the feds say the ring brought in.
59 people charged in the ring; 27 of them are under arrest.
137,000 dollars ripped off from an 86-year-old Marple woman by a person she considered a friend.
65, age of former teacher at Episcopal Academy charged with child abuse who now faces charges of child porn here in Delco as well.
4 children he is alleged to have assaulted at a summer camp in Camp Cod 30 years ago.
5.6 million dollar lawsuit against Pulte homes in connection with townhouses out in Newtown Square that has been settled.
3.7 billion dollar operation of the Pennsylvania Lottery that Gov. Tom Corbett still would like to see farmed out to a private entity. It’s now been delayed another 2 months.
79 mph, how fast a driver was going in Philly when he slammed into a mother and her children, killing 4. He was held for trial yesterday.
73, age of Leonoard Fitts, hired yesterday as the new interim superintendent of the troubled Coatesville School District.
111.42 spike yesterday for the stock market.
15,680.35 all-time high close for the Dow Jones.
4,600 square feet of space at new Wawa that opened on Conchester Highway in Upper Chi.
0-0 record for the Sixers as they open the season against the defending champs and LeBron James tonight.
18 wins, what Las Vegas is predicting the Sixers will muster this year.
107-95 win for the Heat last night in kicking of the NBA season, and defending their title.
3-2 come-from-ahead loss for the Flyers last night in falling to the Ducks.
3-8 record now for the Flyers.
14-5 margin by which they’ve been outscored in the third period. They coughed up a 2-1 lead last night, as the Ducks netted 2 in the third for the win.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Somebody please tell me Sam Hinkie has a plan for the Sixers, other than tanking the season for a high draft pick.
I Don’t Get It: Hard to believe it’s been a year since we watched in trepidation as Superstorm Sandy roared into the New Jersey shoreline.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to those who have spent the last year struggling to recover from a storm no one will ever soon forget.
Quote Box: “With a corrupt employee in the doctor’s office, the Little organization held the key to the oxycodone kingdom.”
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis Lappen, on Folcroft woman and receptionist who is being called key to a drug ring busted up yesterday.
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