The Daily Numbers for Thursday, Dec. 17

The Daily Numbers: 256 dorm coming to the campus of Penn State Brandywine in Middletown.

31,000 square foot student union center also part of the complex.

31.5 million dollars OK’d for the project by the Penn State Board of Trustees. A dorm also got the OK on the Abington campus.

28, age of missing Trainer man found dead in a house in Chester.

27 years after saving some city residents in a fire, some local heroes were honored by Chester City Council.

5,000 dollars in counterfeit bills believed passed off at Harrah’s Casino. A New Jersey man is on trial.

1,925 dollars that came in to the Daily Times Merry Christmas Fund today.

1 billion dollar tax plan and budget that will be considered today in Harrisburg.

12:30 p.m. deadline given by House GOP leaders to Gov. Tom Wolf and Democrats to come up with the votes for their budget plan or Republicans will move on one of their own.

170 hours, how long Kohl’s stores will be open, from 7 a.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Christmas Eve.

58 questionable emails sent or received by the sister of Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who also works in the AG’s office.

11 emails received by Kane herself.

16 hours, how long a jury deliberated before announcing a hung jury in the trial of the 1st officer to go on trial in the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.

.25 percent interest rate hike announced by the Fed Reserve yesterday.

9 years, the last time the Fed raised rates.

224 point spike for the Dow Jones after the announcement of the rate hike.

127-106 loss for the Sixers to the Hawks last night.

1-26 record for the lowly Sixers.

1-37 stretching back to last year.

44 percent likelihood that Eagles will win NFC East, according to the folks who keep track of such things.

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

Probably not the best timing by Sam Bradford to start sounding like a guy who is still mulling his options for next year.

I Don’t Get It:
Another bizarre turn in Pennsylvania’s Porn-Gate saga. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper:
Kudos to the Delco community, which continues to open its hearts to honor the memory of firefighter Scott Jones.

Quote Box: “We are blessed in life and we all wanted to help.”

- Stephen DiCamillo, on the toy drive that honored Scott Jones.

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