The Daily Numbers for Tuesday, Oct. 6

The Daily Numbers: 35 feet, how far a Swarthmore student fell to his death from an embankment in woods at the rear of the campus over the weekend.

9 a.m. Wednesday, when Delco Judge Chad Kenney will hold the next hearing on the latest plan to save the Chester Upland School District.

5.5 to 11 years in state prison for an East Lansdowne man for his role in a couple of robberies.

1 dead, 3 injured in Chester shooting.

14, age of child Chester County authorities allege was given heroin by her mother.

5 men busted in a heroin and cocaine ring that targeted addicts in Berks and Montgomery counties.

100 days of the Pa. budget impasse looming this week.

2 billion dollars in one-time cash reserves used in the last Pa. budget. Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf believes the state needs tax hikes to put it on an even fiscal keel.

40 years in jail for Christina Regusters, convicted in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a child from a day care center in Philly.

65, age of Jerry Modesire, former head of the NAACP in Philadelphia, who died over the weekend.

2 Philly police officers injured when their SUV slammed into a tree near Philadelphia International Airport.

1 dead, 20 injured when an SUV slammed into a SEPTA bus in Frankford section of Philly.

3, age of boy struck by car and in critical condition last night in North Philly.

12 now dead in 1,000-year flooding in South Carolina.

1,000 people sent to shelters across the state.

40,000 without drinkable water in S.C.

50 percent of the sand on some New Jersey beaches that was replaced after Hurricane Sandy washed away in the storm.

7 people injured when 3 cars on an Amtrak train derailed in Vermont

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

Chip Kelly keeps talking about how this Eagles team needs to ‘execute’ better. Reminds us of the legendary John McKay, when asked about his expansion Tampa Bay Bucs team’s execution he quipped: “I’m in favor of it.”

I Don’t Get It:
A mother faces charges for injection her 14-year-old daughter with heroin. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Upper Darby cops, who once again today are sitting down with residents to talk about issues in the community.

Quote Box: “We just need to execute the plays better.”

- Eagles Coach Chip Kelly

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