The Daily Numbers: 26 vehicle break-ins reported in Aston Township since Jan. 23.
50 car break-ins in nearby Thornbury now believed to be the work of 3 Wilmington men.
10 percent of $50,000 bail posted for former Haverford High teacher Curtis Key, who is charged with corruption of minors in an alleged sexual affair with a student.
2 times in a month an Upper Darby woman has failed to show up in court in Montgomery County to be sentenced on charges she beat an elderly Alzheimer’s patient.
2 Delco schools that are getting in on the fun today by holding Wing Bowls of their own.
37, age of police officer in Middletown Township, Bucks County, who was struck and killed by a car while writing a ticket on the side of the road. Officer Chris Jones was a 10-year veteran and father of 3.
1,500 people who packed a Barnes & Noble store in Willow Grove for an appearance by comedian Steve Harvey.
3,600 dollars in unpaid bridge tolls for a New Castle, Del., woman who had apparently violated the toll 132 times. Police have now booted her car.
268 million dollars in unspent money in the state budget that Republicans are calling on Gov. Ed Rendell to use to balance the books.
0 dollars, what it will cost to get into the Brandywine River Museum Saturday to see a special exhibit of works by late Chadds Ford icon Andrew Wyeth.
1 million Pennsylvanians who do not have health care coverage, according to a new study.
230,000 dollar settlement between the state and Peoples Benefit Services Inc. of Chester County over claims connected to a discount prescription card.
6,000 positions being cut by AstraZeneca, the drug giant with a HQ in Wilmington. There are 4,500 workers at the Wilmington office. It’s not know how many cuts will hit there.
2.5 billion dollar loss reported by Wells Fargo.
18 billion dollars in bonuses doled out by Wall Street execs last year even as they were seeking federal bailout funds.
400 jobs being cut by Walt Disney Co.’s TV division. Nothing Goofy about that.
45.2 billion dollars in profits reported last year by oil giant Exxon-Mobil.
82 percent dip in earnings for SEI Investments, based in Oaks, Pa.
6 children back at home for the California mom who delivered octuplets. That makes a brood of 14.
12 minutes, how long Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are expected to play at Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show.
27, age of Havertown native and Olympic swimmer Brendan Hansen, who says he will take a break from the sport.
4 Olympic medals and 13 more from World Championships for Hansen.
67, age of Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, who announced yesterday he is battling a recurrence of melanoma and a tumor on his spine.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Who needs the Super Bowl. We have Wing Bowl. We’ll take our wing-ding any day.
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I Don’t Get It: Police say 2 kids in Downingtown, Chester County, are in custody for setting car fires. They say the teens, 15 and 17, wanted “the attention and excitement” surrounding the series of arson fires that is plaguing nearby Coatesville. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Do yourself a favor on Saturday. Head to the Brandywine River Museum and check out the special exhibit featuring the work of the late renowned Chadds Ford artist Andrew Wyeth. On display will be one of his most famous works, “Christina’s World,” on loan from Museum of Modern Art in New York. Here’s the best part. It’s free all day on Saturday.
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Quote Box: “He was the core of our family.”
-- Kyle Shephard, talking about his murdered son Jason. William Smithson will be sentenced for the murder today.