The Daily Numbers: 88,630.75, how much the D.A. says a nurse from Aston stole from the accounts of a dying man who was in her care.
2 homicides in 24 hours in the city of Chester.
16 homicides in the city so far this year.
48, age of Clifton Heights man wearing a Phillies T-shirt who police say ripped off a USO charity jar at a Glenolden Wawa. The man was taken into custody yesterday.
1st day of school yesterday for 3,500 students in Chester Upland School District.
20th Street, the point on the Parkway where you will need a ticket for the pope festivities. From there all the way up to the Art Museum and Eakins Oval, where the Pope will celebrate Mass, will be reserved for ticketholders.
219 parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese that will be receiving tickets.
18, age of former North Penn High School student now facing charges in connection with scandal involving distribution of nude pictures of female students.
30 female classmates believed victims of the nude photo displays.
1 dollar, what Frontier Airlines will charge for tickets from Philly to travel on 1 day.
15 dollars tax on the dollar ticket.
100 baristas being hired by Saxby’s coffee joints in the Philly region.
5,000 tickets available for the Saturday event with the pope at Independence Hall. They will be available on first come-first served basis starting Sept. 8.
0 selfie sticks that will be allowed at the pope events in Philly.
48, age of transgender woman who has won a court battle to under sex reassignment surgery that her parents opposed.
9-4 loss for the Phillies to the Mets.
9 hits, 6 runs in 4 innings urrendered by rookie Aaron Nola for the Phils, who fell to Mets ace Matt Harvey.
14th win in last 16 games for the Mets over the Phils.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Here’s what we hope for tonight’s preseason finale for the Eagles vs. the Jets. That nobody gets hurt.
I Don’t Get It: Hard to fathom the charges filed against an Aston nurse who the D.A. says stole more than $88,000 from a dying man in her care. Her attorney is denying the charges.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Marc Hanly, who is alive and well and talking about his experience when he was shot by a troubled man during a standoff in Norwood.
Quote Box: “I’m here. I’m alive.”
- Hanly, in offering thanks that he survived the encounter.
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