The Daily Numbers: 1.91 inches of rain recorded at the airport that battered the region last night. That’s a record for the date.
1.84 inches of rain that fell in 1976.
45 mph wind gusts that knocked down trees and power lines.
14,000 people without power at one point.
5 smash-and-grab burglaries in Upper Darby and Springfield police believe are the work of the same man.
36 years of service honored for longtime county worker Marion Darby yesterday. Kudos to her.
1 man shot after he allegedly lunged at and stabbed a police officer in Sharon Hill.
1 person shot in Chester while he was driving a car, that eventually slammed into a building
10,221.68 in funds raised for a Drexel Hill cancer patient that a Montco woman admitted she pocketed.
67, age of Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf, who yesterday announced he has a treatable form of prostate cancer.
4 people killed as violent storms rolled across Virginia yesterday.
7 deaths recorded across the South.
1, as in No. 1 Villanova, which fell to No. 5 Xavier on the road last night.
90-83 setback for the Wildcats.
74-57 win for Saint Joe’s over UMass.
111-91 blowout loss for the Sixers against the Pistons.
3.5 million dollars in salary cap space saved by the Eagles by releasing veteran linebacker DeMeco Ryans.
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Eagles front office boss Howie Roseman said yesterday the team was negotiating with quarterback Sam Bradford. Best news I’ve heard on the Eagles in weeks.
I Don’t Get It: A woman has admitted she pocketed the money that was raised to help a cancer patient from Drexel Hill. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Clank’s Bar in Marcus Hook, which will hold a fundraiser for the family of Brenda McCabe, who was killed in a fire her Upper Chichester home this week.
Quote Box: “They have been wonderful neighbors ... Whatever you needed, they were there.”
- Ruth Moton, a neighbor of the McCabes.
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