The Daily Numbers for Thursday, Feb. 18

The Daily Numbers: 5 to 10 years in prison for a 27-year-old Chester man convicted on straw gun purchase violations.

1 student shot and 1 being sought after they exited a school bus in Chester yesterday.

5,000 dollar reward posted for information on attack on mailman in Morton.

20 years in prison for former priest Mark Haynes on child abuse charges. He served parishes in Delco as well as being stationed at SS. Simon & Judge in Westtown.

1 million dollars in heroin seized and a Norristown man facing big-time drug charges in one of largest drug arrests in Montco history.

2,000 dollars in jeans stolen from a store in Philly.

2 nights spent in a 14-foot sinkhole for a dog in State College before it was rescued.

9 candidates who will be on ballot for president in Pa. Primary this spring.

38 million dollar dip for impact fees coming from Marcellus Shale biz in Pa.

185 million dollars in total that will benefit Pa. towns, that’s the lowest annual payment in the 5-year history of the fee.

43 percent decline in new wells drilled this year.

14.3 billion dollar economic impact for the region created by the University of Pennsylvania, the city’s largest employer.

900 million dollars in construction projects over the past 5 years at Penn.

37,000 employees in the system, up from 31,000 5 years ago.

83-67 win for No. 1 Villanova over Temple at the Liacouras Center last night.

25 points for Jalen Brunson, answering the boos that rained down on him. He is the son of former Temple star Rick Brunson.

79-70 win for Saint Joe’s over No. 15 Dayton.

3 p.m. today trade deadline for the NBA

1, as in Day 1 of spring training for pitchers and catchers with the Phillies in Clearwater.

0 Phillies games that will be broadcast on AM radio this year.

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

No Phillies games on AM radio this year. The sound of summer won’t be the same.

I Don’t Get It: Buy a package to listen to baseball on my phone? I’ll pass.

Today’s Uppe
r: Kudos to Villanova and Saint Joe’s, who both posted huge wins last night.

Quote Box
: “Straw purchasing ... is one of the main ways criminals prohibited from owning guns get access to them.”

- Jack Whelan, on sentencing for man convicted on straw gun purchase charges.

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