The Daily Numbers: 34 years, how long Tom Judge Sr. has been the head of the county Republican Party. He has indicated he will step down later this year.
23 of February, date set for the trial of Lemuel Payne in the hit-run accident that took the life of Faith Sinclair last August in Sharon Hill.
10, age of girl whom clinical psychologist Dr. Jerry Lazaroff admitted to “inadvertently inappropriately” touching. He now faces charges.
12,000 dollars, amount of reward now being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect in the wave of arsons that has terrorized Coatesville, in Chester County.
14 arson fires so far this year in Coatesville, after 15 were reported all of last year.
1-3 inches of snow, followed by sleet, freezing rain and then just rain. It’s supposed to start after rush hour tonight, and should make for an adventurous drive to work tomorrow morning.
4 SEPTA workers who suffered minor injuries this morning when a worker train bumped a commuter train at Fern Rock Station.
30 minute delays on most of the regional rail lines in the wake of the accident.
12, age of student struck and killed by a school bus near Allentown. The death has been ruled a homicide. Officials believe the boy may have been pushed before the accident.
200 dead birds found in one yard in Griggstown, N.J. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to cull the bird flock in the area.
6.8 percent dip in median selling price for homes in the Philadelphia area. That knocked prices from $220,000 to $205,000.
21.4 percent decline in number of homes sold in 12-country region in December 2008, as opposed to December 2007. They went from 4,606 to 3,621.
540 jobs being cut by Lincoln Financial Corp. of Radnor. The firm says it’s lost money the last 5 quarters. Yes, they are the people with the naming rights to Lincoln Financial Field.
7 foot tall man among the suspects being sought in a home invasion in Laurel, Del. Shouldn’t be too hard to spot.
2 judges in northeastern Pa. charged with public corruption tied to $2.6 million in kickbacks for placing juvenile offenders into certain facilities.
1, as in No. 1, that would be where Pa. ranks in terms of black homicides. That’s 37 murders per every 100,000 black residents.
4 month delay OK’d by the Senate in that mandatory switch to digital broadcasting. It now goes to the House.
7,000 jobs being slashed by Home Depot.
68,000 jobs axed by firms across the nation yesterday, as Pfizer, Caterpillar and Sprint Nextel joined the list of firms cutting back.
27 points for Chris Paul in leading the New Orleans Hornets over the Sixers last night, 101-86.
15 assists and 10 rebounds for the triple-double for Paul. And 7 steals just for good measure.
18 minutes and 0 points for the Sixers Elton Brand.
22 points for Thaddeus Young to lead the Sixers.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Blame it on that old Tampa karma. Or in this case the Tampa curse. Or maybe just flat-out payback. Remember Joe Maddon? He’s the guy who managed the Tampa Bay Rays, who the Phils beat to end our curse and win the World Series championship. He’s a longtime Cardinals fan, first in St. Louis, then in Arizona. Now he’s seeing them play in the Super Bowl right there in Tampa. And of course they eliminated the Eagles along the way.
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I Don’t Get It: People in Coatesville are living in terror under a rash of arson fires. One resident said he is “too scared to sleep.”
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Today’s Upper: After yesterday about the only way the economy can go is up. Is there anyone else still working? It seems like everyone is getting laid off. It has to get better. We hope.
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Quote Box: “He was a better man than me.”
-- John Williamson Sr., on the death of his son and another Drexel University student in a car crash in Lycoming County.