The Daily Numbers: 320,000 people without power across the region this morning as an ice storm coats the region.
38,000 without power in Delco.
133,000 in the dark in Chester County.
1/3 of an inch of ice coating just about everything in the region.
717 schools closed or with delayed openings across the region.
25 million dollars more for college student aid under Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget proposal.
20 million dollars for special education.
0 tax increases in the budget plan.
2.25 percent pay hike for non-unionized state employee managers.
7 million dollars more for state museums.
6 million dollar reduction for state Department of Agriculture.
14-28 years in prison for a 20-year-old Upland man convicted in a rape and robbery.
30,000 conservation grant for Concord Township.
3rd graders at Chatham Park Elementary School in Haverford who took top honors in 2014 WordMasters Challenge.
6,000 tons or road salt being supplied to local towns that are running short by PennDOT.
382,000 tons of salt still in PennDOT’s stockpiles, with 145,000 tons to be delivered.
686,000 tons of salt used by PennDOT by end of January.
446,000 tons used by Feb. 1 in a normal winter.
23 years in Congress coming to end with retirement of N.J. Rep. Rob Andrews, D-1.
16 juveniles freed from prostitution ring during a raid during Super Bowl week in New Jersey.
2.5 million workers who could lose their jobs as a result of Obamacare, according to an audit by the Congressional Budget Office.
90, age of Flyers icon Keith Allen, who served as their 1st coach and also was the GM who built their Stanley Cup winning teams.
73-62 win for Interboro over Chester in stunning boys hoops result
61-55 win for Academy Park over Glen Mills
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Super Bowl once again has broken its own record for most watched event in TV history. We do love out football.
I Don’t Get It: First it was snow. Now it’s ice. I give up.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the kids from Interboro High School, who picked up a win for the ages last night by topping powerful Chester High on boys hoops
Quote Box: “We are definitely in a lot better shape than we were in three years ago.”
- State Rep. Bill Adolph, R-165, on Gov. Corbett’s budget address.
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