The Daily Numbers: 3 masked gunmen who invaded a home in Marple Township, tied up the couple, then ransacked the house.
19,000 dollars in jewelry swiped by burglars from a home in Middletown recently.
2 children of a man found murdered in Middletown who have been charged with spying on their father. They are not charged in his death.
200 bucks that’s trickled into our Merry Christmas Fund since the initial $10,000 donation from Boeing employees. We’re off to a slow start. Unfortunately this year the need is greater than ever. All proceeds from the fund go to the Salvation Army.
1,000 Vicodin pills police say were ripped off from a CVS drug store in Upper Chichester by a West Chester man.
0 tax hike in Springfield, although residents will see a $50 increase in trash fees.
303 million dollars in expenditures contained in the Delaware County
2009 budget plan rolled out yesterday. It does not include a tax hike.
44 students who could be booted out of Penn-Delco School District unless they can verify that they are residents. The district is cracking down on non-residents illegally attending their schools.
11,000 dollars snagged by robbers who hit the Forman Mills store on Rising Sun Avenue in the Olney section of Philadelphia early this morning.
13 percent increase in revenues at Pennsylvania’s 6 casinos – including Harrah’s in Chester – during November. What recession?
10,000 dollar reward posted for the arrest of the suspect in the murder of a man after an argument at 40th and Ludlow streets in Philadelphia on Oct. 17. The reward has been posted by the U.S. Marshals Service.
128 million bucks, value of Mega Millions lottery jackpot Tuesday night.
Tickets are only sold in New Jersey.
85 fugitives nabbed by authorities in Philly in a sting operation in which people showed up believing they were getting economic stimulus checks. Instead they were arrested on a variety of outstanding warrants.
300,000 dollars, value of a ring ripped from a jewelry store in King of Prussia Mall over the weekend.
15, age of boy who took the stand yesterday in trial of woman charged with holding a sleepover that turned into a sex party in Bucks County.
4 game losing streak snapped last night by the the Sixers, who topped Chicago in OT.
16 point lead the Sixers blew before posting the win in overtime.
8 straight wins to start the season for Villanova men’s hoops team. They rolled over Penn at the Palestra last night.
2 more tykes for Donovan McNabb. His wife gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Maybe Donovan McNabb is not the only one who does not know all the rules of his game. What was the Flyers Scottie Hartnell thinking of when he threw his glove at a Tampa forward going in on a breakaway? Luckily, goalie Martin Biron blocked the penalty shot the Lightning were awarded because of Hartnell’s blunder.
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I Don’t Get It: Another game, another sport, another athlete who does not know the rules of the game. What exactly did Scott Hartnell expect to accomplish by throwing his glove at a Tampa Bay player. And yet, all is forgiven in Flyers-ville. Lucky Hartnell does not play for the Eagles.
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Today’s Upper: Donovan McNabb can use all the good news he can get.
Kudos to him and his wife, Roxie, who are the proud parents of twins, a boy and girl.

Quote Box: “They are excellent students. They are good kids. They try hard in everything they do.
-- Brea Morgan, 14, on her peers at the new Allied Health High School in the Chester Upland School District that was unveiled last night.