The Daily Numbers: 20, age of Widner student who now faces serious charges after making online threats about the campus yesterday.
10, age of student who reportedly had a boxcutter in his possession at Linwood Elementary School.
5 burglaries in the Stonehurst neighborhood in Upper Darby in which a man has broken into homes, while the residents were at home, usually in the overnight hours while the residents were asleep.
1 incident in which a woman was awoken by her dog and confronted the intruder in her bedroom.
3-23 months in county slammer for an Upper Darby woman involved in a hit-run accident.
4 Northeastern states, including Pa., that are joining forces in the fight against heroin.
5 new cases of Enterovirus ID’d in New Jersey.
2 in Morris County, 1 in Camden County, 1 in Middlesex, 1 in Mercer.
16 years in prison for a Philadelphia loan broker in connection with $26 million fraud.
162 point nosedive for the stock market again yesterday.
8.7 billion dollars, how much the Wall Street securities industry tallied in the 1st half of 2014.
110 million dollar bid accepted in auction for the Revel Casino in Atlantic City. It opened in 2012 at a cost of $2.4 billion.
4.5 million dollar fine being sought by the state DEP in a case involving fracking and a drilling firm in the state’s Marcellus Shale region.
2 stores being closed by the Bon-Ton chain. They are in York and Milwaukee.
800 dollar savings expected for many homeowners on their heating bills this winter, according to the Energy Department.
5.12 ERA in postseason play for Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who took the loss again last night in loss to Cardinals.
2 NL teams set for the NLCS. It will be the Cardinals vs. the Giants.
4 TDs scored by Eagles special teams in last 3 games.
1-4 instead of 4-1, what their mark likely would be without the special teams scores.
119.2 passer rating for Nick Foles last year, when he completed 64 percent of his passes, with 27 TDs against just 2 interceptions.
82.5 rating for Foles so far this year.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
So are we ready to call this whole thing between LeSean McCoy and the coaches ‘Shady-Gate.’ No, me neither. They’re still 4-1.
I Don’t Get It: Making threats in a school environment is no longer funny.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Widener University, as well as Chester and county officials, who responded immediately in the wake of a threat posted on social media yesterday.
Quote Box: “He’s in my house and he’s not supposed to be there. He scared the crap out of me.”
- Upper Darby woman after she awoke to find intruder in her bedroom. Police believe it is the same man believed responsible for a spree of break-ins in the Stonehurst neighborhood.
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