The Daily Numbers for Wednesday, Jan. 29

The Daily Numbers: 5 inches of snow this morning across some parts of south Delaware and New Jersey. We got just a dusting to an inch here in Delco.

1,000 gallons of oil that spilled into Delaware River during accident at Monroe Energy refinery.

30 minutes, how long a 3-year-old child was left in a car Monday night while the mother went inside a store to do grocery shopping.

28 degrees, temperature outside at the time.

1 killed, 1 hurt in fatal crash on Providence Road at State Street in Media yesterday.

1,400 stolen from youth football team in Chester. The woman, who is a prison guard at SCI Chester, pleaded guilty in the case yesterday.

6-12 years in prison for a Philadelphia man in a 2012 shooting in Upper Darby.

3.59 percent tax hike being eyed in Haverford School District.

1 extra day of class tacked onto the school year in Wallingford-Swarthmore because of all the time lost to snow.

500,000 dollar grant for Rose Tree Media School District to upgrade its transportation unit to run busess on compressed gas.

2 trial that failed to win a conviction against reputed Philly mob boss Joseph Ligambi. Yesterday he walked out of jail a free man.

10.10, what President Obama wants to see as the new minimum wage.

7.25, the current minimum wage.

15,000 schools the president wants to team with businesses in order to get access to latest broadband and wireless tech.

2 million dollars a year for Philly schools, the pledge by Penn National Gaming, which is seeking 2nd casino license in the city. It’s one of 5 bids seeking the lucrative deal.

480 million plan would put a casino close to Citizens Bank Park in South Philly.

94, age of folk legend and rights activist Pete Seeger, who died on Monday.

59-54 win for Chester High over Penn Wood in boys hoops last night, avenging an earlier defeat.

12-3 mark for the Clippers overall, 4-1 in Del-Val League play.

11-4 and 5-1 for the Patriots.

5-0 thrashing of the Red Wings in a huge win for the Flyers last night.

2-5-2 slide for the Flyers heading into last night’s game.

33 saves for Steve Mason.

21 careers shutouts for the Flyers’ netminder.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks does not want to talk as part of the Super Bowl hoopla. Fine.

I Don’t Get It: When is the last time you actually heard one of these guys say something anyhow?

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the crews who reacted quickly to clean up the mess after 1,000 gallons of oil leaked into the Delaware River at the Monroe Energy Refinery in Trainer.

Quote Box: “America does not stand still - and neither will I.”

- President Obama in last night’s State of the Union Address.

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