The Daily Numbers: 15 of April. Happy Tax Day!
32, expected low temperature tonight into Wednesday, with a freeze warning in effect.
51, our high for tomorrow. Some places in the Poconos or Lehigh Valley could get a snow shower.
30 residents who packed a recent Chester Heights Borough Council meeting to discuss possible development of the old Chester Heights Camp Meeting property and another large parcel as well.
10 percent of 150,000 bail posted by man charged in accident that took the life of Dante DeSimone.
18, age of teen shot and killed in Chester.
15 homicides in Delco so far in 2014.
7 of them have been in Chester.
8 DUI convictions for Chester County man, the latest involving a fatal crash in which a 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed.
15.6 violations for every 100,000 licensed drivers cited for texting while driving under new law.
22.4 and 20.6, the rates in Chesco and Montco, respectively. They’re tops in the state.
1 person shot and killed overnight after an argument outside a popular bar near the Penn campus.
5 years since incident that led to abuse charges against a Chester County state trooper. Yesterday he was acquitted of the charge.
77 million dollars, how much one investor says he’s willing to spend to buy out his partners in owning the Philly Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com.
1 Pulitzer Prize captured by the Inky yesterday, to Inga Saffron for criticism for her architecture columns.
1.1 percent jump in retail sales in March.
146 point spike in the Dow Jones average yesterday.
9-6 come-from-ahead loss for the Phils to the Braves last night.
3 run homer by Dominic Brown that was wasted in the loss.
3 consecutive homers served up by Jake Diekman in relief.
2 more hits for Chase Utley, who is hitting . 489 and has a hit in all 11 games he’s played this year.
113-108 win for the Sixers last night against the Celtics.
18 wins against 63 losses for the Sixers with 1 game left in their miserable season.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Jonathon Papelbon was unavailable last night after pitching 3 straight nights. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for the rest of the Phillies’ bullpen, leading to a disheartening come-from-ahead 9-6 loss to the Braves.
I Don’t Get It: A Chester County man was in court to plead guilty to his 8th DUI offense, this time involving a fatal crash that took the life of a 24-year-old. The judge called his record ‘absurd.’ Ya think?
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Chester County D.A. Tom Hogan and the family of Liam Crowley, who are vowing to seek harsher penalties for those involved in fatal DUI crashes who have a history of DUI charges.
Quote Box: “Mr. Landis, that’s almost to the absurdity level,isn’t it? And now it takes a life.”
- Chester County Judge Anthony Sarcione, to DUI driver Robert Landis.
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