The Daily Numbers: 7 degrees, this morning’s low, almost balmy compared to yesterday.
22, today’s expected high.
4 degrees, yesterday’s record-setting low temperature.
52, expected high temperature on Saturday.
138,700 megawatts of power used on the PJM regional grid Monday night into Tuesday morning, setting a new record.
58, age of suspect arrested in fatal hit-run in Upper Darby Sunday night.
69, age of Richard Patterson who was struck an killed, along with his dog, on Providence Road in Upper Darby.
111-foot high, 60-foot wide billboard that was damaged by high winds in Ridley Park. Billboard opponents believe having the structure in a residential neighborhood is dangerous.
3,500 dollar reward now being offered in murder of Chester resident Tamir Ricks back on May 1 of last year.
4 years after being terminated by borough council, Bryan Hills is back on the job as police chief in Colwyn.
163rd District, where longtime incumbent Republican state Rep. Nick Micozzie will get a challenge from local Democrat attorney Vince Rongione, a former aide to Joe Sestak.
18-36 months in prison for an Upper Darby man for molesting a 5-year-old.
4,900 dollar a month pension being fought for in court by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky.
105 point spike for the Dow Jones yesterday.
60-37 vote in Senate yesterday that moves one step closer to restoring cuts in federal unemployment benefits.
3-2 win for Flyers over the Devils in OT.
1 goal for Claude Giroux, to ease the pain of being snubbed by not being invited to join the Canadian Olympic team.
111-93 loss for the Sixers in Cleveland.
3 players signed by the Eagles to ‘futures’ contracts.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Raise your hand if you have to remind yourself that there is not an Eagles game to look forward to this weekend. Sure, we’re getting greedy. But it still hurts.
I Don’t Get It: Hard to believe people are still taking potshots at Michael Vick because of his run-in with the law for running a dog-fighting operation. He did two years in a federal prison. He’s done and said everything right since joining the Eagles. I guess that’s not enough.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Upper Darby police for tracking down the hit-run car and suspect believed responsible for fatally striking a man on Providence Road Sunday night.
Quote Box: “In terms of something that should be considered a concern to the community, this doesn’t enter the Richter Scale.”
Ridley Park Borough Manager DawnMarie Human, on damage to a controversial billboard in the Hetzel Park section.
Comments