The Daily Numbers: 5 votes for late Marcus Hook great Mickey Vernon in the voting by the Veterans Committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He needed 9. It’s their loss.
7 All-Star appearances and 2 AL batting titles for Vernon in a career that spanned 4 decades.
1 more opportunity for the public to sound off about the proposed Delaware County budget. County Council will vote on the spending plan – which does not hike taxes – after the hearing this morning in Media.
18, age of senior at Strath Haven High School charged with indecent assault against a female student in his car in the school parking lot.
22 months and change since a baby was discovered in a duffel bag in the trunk of a car in Drexel Hill. Mia Sardella will appear in a Delaware County courtroom to face trial in the case. She could enter a plea deal in the controversial case.
3 people now charged in connection with the robbery of a couple as they arrived at their Lenni Road home in Middletown. Authorities in both Philly and Delco now have 5 suspects in custody tied to a string of home invasions they believe targeted Asian merchants who they followed home from their place of business.
5,720 dollars that poured into the Daily Times Merry Christmas Fund over the weekend. The total is now more than $15,000. All funds benefit the Salvation Army.
30 inch water main that burst overnight, sending a cascade of water and mud into homes on the 2100 block of North Fourth Street in North Philadelphia. It also left a gaping hole in the street.
1 billion dollar deficit in Philadelphia, which is getting more bleak every day. Mayor Michael Nutter is now considering even more cuts in the wake of continued declines in both real estate transfer tax collections and the city’s pension funds.
70 million dollar payout for a North Jersey couple who hit the Mega Millions lottery jackpot from last summer. They don’t speak English. But the smile on their faces said it all.
1.45 a gallon, price of gasoline at some stations in South Jersey.
1 person killed in the latest in a series of arson fires reported in Coatesville, Chester County. It’s the 4th suspected arson in 3 days.
2 University of Delaware students robbed and pistol-whipped after they were confronted on Haines Street in Newark about 1:45 a.m. Sunday.
5 feet, 8 inches tall and 140 pounds, physique of car theft suspect who climbed through hole in ceiling and through ductwork to escape from police headquarters in Philadelphia.
75 million dollars in tax credits granted last year, while only 18 million was returned to the state. A state rep is challenging the program.
20, age of the suspect and the victim after a Kutztown University female student was dragged after she grabbed onto the car of a male who is not a student in a school parking lot. She’s hospitalized with head injuries. He’s charged with simple assault and recklessly endangering.
5.3 million dollars, what a Bucks County businessman who is charged in connection with a Russian sex ring involving orphans is believed to be worth.
185,000 jobs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that would be lost should the Big 3 automakers fail, according to a new study.
8,000 jobs being shed by Sony. That’s 5 percent of the electronics giant’s workforce.
4 wins again 9 losses for the Cleveland Browns, who arrive at the Linc for a Monday night contest against the Eagles.
14 point favorite, that’s what the oddsmakers have made the Eagles over the Browns.
18 touchdowns, the Eagles single-season touchdown record, held by Steve Van Buren in 1945. Brian Westbrook is closing in on it, tied for the league lead with 14 scores. Can you say MVP?
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Let’s face it. Andy Reid doesn’t get it, and he never will. We’re not going to convince Reid about the merits of running the ball. He’s too set in his ways. Yesterday he insisted it was the weather, not any change of philosophy, that led to a record number of carries for Brian Westbrook, and a win against the Giants. I think sometimes he does just to aggravate the media, not realizing he’s also sticking it to the fans at the same time.
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I Don’t Get It: A family in Levittown with an elaborate Christmas display in their yard awoke recently to find their $350 display gone. It doesn’t get any lower than that.
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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for the officers who managed to tranquilize a coyote who had wandered into a Sears store in Nazareth and return it to the wild. No word on whether he was there for the sale items.

Quote Box: “Forget the statistics, which are good enough for the Hall of Fame. It goes beyond that. He was such a quality guy. This doesn’t diminish his career.”
-- Jim Vankoski, on the voting that denied a spot in the Hall of Fame to Delco legend Mickey Vernon.