The Daily Numbers: 9 heroin deaths that have rocked Delaware County in less than a week.
42 deaths thought to be heroin-related since January.
81 lives saved by officers using Narcan since ‘David’s Law’ went into effect last November. Narcan can reverse the effects of a heroin or opioid overdose.
20,000 dollar grant that was used to spruce up the STEM Academy High School in Chester in a program with Allstate Foundation and the Philadelphia Union Foundation.
150,000 dollars cash bail for a Chester man jailed on charges that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy.
1 Democrat who has announced to run vs. Kathleen Kane for the attorney general nod. That would be Haverford’s own Jack Stollsteimer. He’s a longtime prosecutor. Kane, facing criminal charges, is vowing to seek re-election.
5 mile walk facing some folks who will be going from New Jersey to see the pope. They will need to walk across the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
3 different security zones set up for areas in Philly where the pope will take part in events.
40 days until Pope Francis vists the city for the World Meeting of Families.
1.5 millon people expected to flow into the city for a Mass by the pope on the Parkway Sunday afternoon.
3.5 mile traffic box in the city where no vehicles will be allowed, running from the Delaware River to 38th Street, and from Girard Avenue down to South Street.
25 miles of highway that will be closed in total.
2 even tighter security areas inside that outlying box that will be fenced off.
10 p.m. Thursday Sept. 24, when event perimeter for Parkway goes into effect.
4 days when Philly schools will be closed Sept. 23-25, and also Monday, Sept. 28.
67 killed in bombing at a Baghdad market.
50 dead, hundreds injured in massive blast in Chinese city of Tianjin.
80, what Social Security turns today.
1 p.m. Sunday, when the Eagles kick off the season with preseason tilt vs. the Colts.
6 under 66 that puts Dustin Johnson in the lead after Round 1 of the PGA, golf’s final major of the year.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Will Chase Utley still be a Phillie at the end of the day? Will Sam Bradford play for Eagles on Sunday? Stay tuned.
I Don’t Get It: “Sesame Street” is moving to HBO. Actually, it’s an expansion. I still don’t get it.-
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Philadelphia Union and Allstate Foundations, which combined to help kids spruce up the STEM Academy High School in Chester.
Quote Box: “Nine is probably the highest number we’ve seen in such a short span of time.
- Delco D.A. Jack Whelan, on recent spike in heroin deaths.
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