The Daily Numbers: 45, age of Jonathan Vanderhorst, now facing charges of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence in connection with fatal crash that took the life of 18-year-old Dante DeSimone.
14, age of young man gunned down in Chester Sunday night.
7 homicides to date in Chester.
5 of them committed in Chester.
1 homicide so far this year in Upper Darby.
59, age of man found bludgeoned to death in his Ruskin Lane home on Monday.
21, age of Danny Hammond, whose battle against cancer inspired thousands across the region. Danny lost his battle last week.
0 tolerance for smokers at Main Line Health. The health care giant yesterday said they would not longer hire people who use tobacco products.
169,259 dollars in grants for local schools to battle violence.
95,000 dollars scammed from elderly man in Philly by a man claiming to be D.A. Seth Williams.
100 years of TastyKakes being celebrated today.
1,000 dollars bid for item in storage lockers owned by former broadcaster Don Tollefson, who now faces fraud charges.
69, age of movie comedy writer and star Harold Ramis. The ‘Ghostbusters’ star has died at the age of 69.
103 point spike for the Dow Jones yesterday.
1.78 billion dollar offer by Men’s Wearhouse in attempt to buy out Jos. A. Bank.
11 a.m., how long breakfast will be available at Taco Bell as it rolls out new menu items in attempts to capture lucrative fast-food breakfast folks.
2 sports saved at Temple.
5 others will still be cut, including baseball.
3 million dollars being donated by philanthropist H.F. Gerry Lenfest to build a new Temple boathouse on Boathouse Row.
2.5 million dollars being put up by city.
44 million dollar sports budget at Temple; 3 million dollars in savings through the cuts, which will be used for other sports programs.
440,000 to 450,000 troops under cuts proposed by Defense Department back to levels not seen in 74 years.
570,000 troops at the high point of the active-duty Army.
130 points surrendered by the Sixers to the lowly Bucks last night.
130-110 loss for the Sixers to the only team in the league that has a worse record than they do.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Here’s an idea for the Sixers: Make admission free, but people have to pay to get out.
I Don’t Get It: In all the talk about legalizing pot, no one mentions cases like the one brought yesterday by the D.A. against a driver in a fatal crash. He is believed to have been under the influence of marijuana and a prescription drug at the time.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to those who paid homage to the all-too-short life of Danny Hammond. Cancer stopped Danny. But he continues to inspire.
Quote Box: “People know who’s fighting. They need to tell us who’s fighting.”
- Chester Police Chief Joe Bail, on the latest fatal shooting in the city.
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