The Daily Numbers: 18, age of Dante DeSimone when he was run down on Baltimore Pike in Clifton Heights in Jaunuary 2014. He was walking outside the McDonald’s when a car went up onto the sidewalk and struck him.
46, age of Jonathan Vanderhorst, who goes on trial in the case today.
7, age of Cameron McCarthy, a first-grader at Pennell Elementary in Aston. The school is rallying around her in her battle vs. cancer.
9-12 months, how long the isolation and intake offices of the Delco SPCA will be relocated as renovations continue at the site.
36 animal adopted or relocated before the work.
15,000 signatures being sought on petitions seeking to have homicide declared a public health epidemic. A Chester group, Mothers in Charge Standing for Peace and Justice, is leading the effort in the city.
25 people who attended a meeting on violence in the city Monday night.
93, expected high temperature today. 97, record high set back in 1888.
2 shotgun shootings in 3 days on Philly streets.
5 people injured, 2 critically, in shooting yesterday.
700,000 dollars already pledged to the ‘Francis Fund,’ tied to visit by Pope Francis in September and geared toward helping the needy in the region.
70,000 people believed defrauded by a Jenkintown man.
4,000 in fines to be paid by Philly elections chief in ethics flap.
10 or more SEPTA rail cars that will be taken out of service this summer to meet new positive train control mandates. That means more cramped trains for your commute.
2 home runs for Maikel Franco last night to lead Phils to 11-8 win over Yankees.
4 hits, 5 RBI last night for Franco, who is now hitting .312.
3 hits each for Ben Revere and Freddy Galvis.
12 game road losing skid snapped by the Phils.
2-0 win for the U.S. Women over Colombia in World Cup soccer action.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Phillies are challenging us to stay interested in this most dismal season. Maikel Franco is a big reason to stay tuned.
I Don’t Get It: People are questioning President Obama’s use of the N-word in an interview. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Penn-Delco community for rallying around young cancer victim Cameron McCarthy.
Quote Box: “Racism, we are not cured of it. And it’s not just a matter of it not being police to say (N-word) in public.”
- President Obama, talking about the debate surrounding the recent shooting in Charleston, S.C.
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