The Daily Numbers for Tuesday, July 29

The Daily Numbers: 2 suspects charged in the deadly carjacking that killed 3 children in the Tioga section of Philly.

21, age of Chester man who saw all charges against him in a fatal shooting in Darby Borough dropped by the D.A.’s office.

26, age of woman who remains in critical condition after her ex-boyfriend went on shooting spree, killing their 5-year-old son before turning the gun on himself after a police chase.

20, age of Upper Darby man to a year less 1 day in an assault and robbery.

16.5 million dollar renovation of Nether Providence Elementary School that is ongoing.

35, age of Folcroft man who faces charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old teen girl in his home.

15 of August, that is when a private firm will officially take over bus service in Springfield School District.

46 district drivers at time the contract was outsourced.

10-12 already had left the district at the time. Another 15 chose not to go to the new firm, went to other districts or retired.

800,000 dollars, how much Springfield hopes to save on busing services in the next few years, including selling off their fleet of buses.

70,000 dollars being spent by Garnet Valley School District for 2-way radios for the district bus fleet.

7 to 14 years behind bars for a massage therapist from Chadds Ford charged with molesting 4 patients.

2 wounded in separate shootings in Chester over the weekend.

205,000 dollar grant being used by Concord to install traffic adaptive equipment for the 5 intersections along Baltimore Pike from Route 322 to Route 202.

8.5 billion dollars being laid out by Dollar Tree stores to buy its competitor Family Dollar.

12 million dollar fine being sought by FAA against Southwest Airlines.

22 point hike for the stock market yesterday.

7-1 ugly loss for the Phillies last night as they kicked off a road trip in NYC vs. the Mets.

7 runs on 8 hits over 5 innings surrendered by starter A.J. Burnett.

2 fights in 2 days for the Eagles as training camp gets underway.

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

There are not a lot of Phillies that are sparking much in the way of interest as the trade deadline looms on Thursday. And that’s for good reason. Aside from Cole Hamels, who on this roster would you want?

I Don’t Get It: Still trying to come to grips with the carjacking that snuffed out the lives of 3 children in Tioga. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Charles Barkley. The former Sixers star is offering to pay for the funeral for the 3 kids.

Quote Box: “We have a disease that’s killing our people.”

- Golie Avajon, who coordinated fundraiser over weekend in Darby Borough to battle ebola problem in her native Sierra Leone area of Africa.

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