The Daily Numbers: 6 homicides in a week that have left the city of Chester reeling, as well as looking for answers.

20 years since Carla Carrington was shot and killed, an innocent victim in a gun battle on Chester streets. The city is still trying to find an answer to random street violence.

15 days since Faith Sinclair was struck and killed while trying to cross Chester Pike in Sharon Hill. There has been no arrest in the case.

22 years serving Marcus Hook for longtime Councilman Bernie Gallo. He announced he’s stepping down.

80 dogs shot and killed at two eastern Pennsylvania kennels, spurring calls by the governor and others for changes in the state dog laws.

50 mph winds sported by Tropical Storm Fay, which is now taking aim at the Florida Keys.

5 straight weeks now that the price of gasoline has actually declined.

3.72 a gallon, the average price we are now paying in the 5-county Philly area.

1.4 million dollars in bonuses doled out to legislative staffers in Harrisburg, resulting in charges against 12 Dem personnel. Now there’s word some GOP staff members are getting subpoenas in the probe.


400 people chased from their homes when flames consumed an apartment complex in Conshohocken last week. On Sunday some people were allowed back in their undamaged units, while others started the sad task of trying to pick up the pieces, in some cases having lost everything they own.

6 sexual assaults now being probed in the Frankford area of Philadelphia. Another assault was reported overnight.

2 alarm fire that consumed a popular South Jersey eatery, Frangelica’s in Chesilhurst.

44 pound cat, dubbed Prince Chunk, who made an appearance at a local Petco store to push for adoption of stray animals.

14 age of soccer player who collapsed and died after a practice in Quakertown, Bucks County.


2 people shot in the parking lot of a South Jersey hotel Saturday night.

2 people stabbed by a man wielding a samurai sword in South Jersey over weekend.

8 strong innings for Phils starter Cole Hamels in leading the Phils to a win in San Diego to put a silver lining on their dismal West Coast trip.

7 starts Hamels had gone without posting a win. His last win came on July 3.

2 run homer for Pat Burrell, which is all the Phils mustered in their 2-1 win in San Diego.

2 games back for the Phils as they chase the Mets and come to kick off a series against the Nationals Tuesday night.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Let’s hope the Phils discover their bats tucked safely away at Citizens Bank Park. They certainly didn’t make the trip to the West Coast.
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I Don’t Get It: It was 20 years ago that the Chester community was stunned by the senseless death of Carla Carrington. The event was marked in the city on Sunday, even as still another wave of violence grips the city. Some things don’t change.

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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for Brendan Hansen and Marcus McElhenny, two Delco athletes who captured medals in Beijing.

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Quote Box: “I didn’t really do this for Carla. I did this for everyone in the city, and in the neighboring city of Philadelphia.”

-- Yvonne Carrington, mother of murder victim Carla Carrington, at ceremony in Chester Sunday marking the 20th anniversary of her death.