The Daily Numbers for Monday, Feb. 17

The Daily Numbers: 86, age of woman who perished when flames roared through Springfield house Saturday night.

1 firefighter also suffered a minor injury battling the blaze.

98, age of man who died in West Philadelphia fire.

18 months, how lock Jackie Parker served as head of the Chester Economic Development Authority. She's leaving to take another job in Harrisburg.

12 measurable snowfalls so far this winter. We could be looking at No. 13 tonight.

3.88 percent tax hike being considered in Marple Newtown School District.

1 year of probation for a 65-year-old Chester man in the shooting of a dog.

22 murders a woman is now admitting to in Sunbury, Pa. She met most of the men on Craigslist.

200,000 visitors who made their way to the Philadelphia Auto Show, which concluded Sunday.

16 medals for the U.S. at the Sochi Olympics. That puts them in 3rd place, behind Netherlands with 17 and Russia with 16.

15 million bucks, what the Phillies spent for pitcher A.J. Burnett.

37, how old Burnett will be this year.

10-11, with a 3.30 mark in 30 starts for the Pirates last year for Burnett.

40, how old Bobby Abreu will be next month. He arrived in Phillies camp yesterday.

5-1 win for the U.S. hockey team over Slovenia. They went unbeaten in group play.

6 Olympic medals in the illustrious career of U.S. skier Bode Miller. He took a bronze in Super-G yesterday.

41 tournaments since Bubba Watson won on the PGA Tour. He ended that skid with a win at Riviera yesterday.

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

Thumb's up for Johnny Weir as an analyst for skating at the Olympics. It's not just his outfits that are outrageous.

I Don’t Get It: Yes, we are getting more snow tonight into Tuesday morning. I don't get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Jackie Parker, outgoing head of the Chester Economic Development Authority. Her steady hand has been invaluable in charting a new course for the city.

Quote Box: “When the downtown is strong, you see how it shoots off job creation and helps the economy and then people want to go there even more." - Parker, on changes in downtown Chester.

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