The Daily Numbers: 23, age of convicted home invader who is back in trouble again, facing human trafficking charges in Upper Darby.
2,700 dollars believed stolen from a woman’s apartment as part of the ordeal, which started when she placed an ad with an online dating service.
7,000 dollars OK’d by Swarthmore Council as reimbursement for repairs on a fire truck.
20,000 dollars being spent by Springfield School District for website services.
2005, when then Montco D.A. Bruce Castor gave his word to Bill Cosby that he would not be prosecuted for any information provided in a deposition in a civil suit.
5 years in jail and $1 million in restitution for Chip Fattah, son of Philly Congressman Chaka Fattah, on fraud charges.
18 times, how many times Punxsutawney Phil has predicted an early spring. He’s seen his shadow and called for 6 more weeks of winter 102 times.
1 case of the Zika virus that has now popped up in Texas. This one was transmitted by sexual activity.
1,700 jobs being eliminated at Yahoo.
10,000 pieces of undelivered mail found in a mail room in Philadelphia.
200 million dollars more that will be sought for education by Gov. Tom Wolf in his budget address next week.
60 million dollar pricetag for the universal Pre-K education program being sought by new Philly Mayor Jim Kenney.
0, how much in campaign donations Attorney General Kathleen Kane says she’s pulled in amid her legal woes while running for re-election.
1 woman, 2 children struck by hit-run driver in South Philly yesterday.
4-2 win for Flyers over Canadiens to kick off the 2nd half of NHL season.
72-57 win for Chester High over Academy Park in boys hoops last night.
5 year extension for Eagles defensive end Vinny Curry.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Eagles increasingly are looking like Howie Roseman’s show. Not real sure how I feel about that.
I Don’t Get It: Gov. Wolf will be asking for $200 million more for education in his budget address next week. Which would be nice if the state actually had this year’s spending plan in place. Hard to believe.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Punxsutawney Phil. Hey, maybe it’s not scientific, but we’ll take it.
Quote Box: “Mr. Cosby was not getting prosecuted, ever, as far as I was concerned.”
- Former Montco D.A. Bruce Castor, on deal he offered Bill Cosby.
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