The Daily Numbers: 2 suspects charged in the wave of fires that have had residents in Coatesville living in fear.
9 fires believed to have been the work of Roger Leon Barlow Jr., of Downingtown.
24 fires that have been set in the city and surrounding towns since Jan. 1.
9 million dollar bail for Barlow in the fires that caused at least $3.5 million in damages.
3 fire marshals who could be laid off at Sunoco’s Marcus Hook refinery if a new contract cannot be reached by March 1. It would mean there would no longer be 24-hour, 7-day-a-week coverage on-site.
2 bucks a gallon, where average gas prices in the region are sitting at once again. Prices have been rising for the past month.
20,000 dollars raised at 610-WIP Sportsradio’s annual Wing Bowl presented to the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police.
78,000 dollars in charges made on bogus credit cards made after a teen worker at a Montco restaurant “skimmed” the info off customers’ cards after they paid their bill. The 19-year-old is believed to have victimized 50 card holders.
35 criminal charges filed against a man in connection with three sexual assaults at Lock Haven University. Philly cops are investigating to see if he’s linked to attacks in Center City and University City.
6 people now in custody in the home invasion murder of an Asian businessman in Montco. The alleged ringleader in the attack that took the life of Robert Chae turned himself in yesterday.
5.8 million dollars, how much taxpayer money has been spent so far by the state Legislature stemming from the investigation into staff bonuses.
3,300 jobs eliminted by Comcast Corp. last year, this as the company reported earnings were off by 31 percent in the 4th quarter.
250 dollar payments, part of the economic stimulus package, due to about 3 million elderly and disabled Pennsylvania residents.
14, age of student connected to a sex scandal in which a 7th-grade teacher has been charged in Hawley, Pa.
50,000 single-game tickets sold by the Phillies yesterday, the first day they were on sale. That puts sales for the season at 2.4 million before they play a single exhibition game in Florida.
.292 batting average and 33 home runs last year for Chase Utley, even as he battled through hip problems. Utley says he is on target to be in the starting lineup despite off-season surgery on the cranky hip.
5 points for Mike Richards last night as the Flyers rolled over the Sabres, 6-3.
3 straight wins for the Flyers.
6 short-handed goals this year for the orange and black, tops in the NHL this year.
501 consecutive games played for Sixers star Andre Miller. That could be in jeopardy Saturday. He hurt his right calf, but is still hoping to play.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.It’s 24 degrees out this morning. And for Phillies fans, spring fever is in full bloom. The team reports they sold 50,000 single-game tickets yesterday, the first day of sales.
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I Don’t Get It: There must be a powerful allure – or maybe the better word is sickness – to setting fires. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: A thumb’s up to the folks at WIP and the guys who dreamed up Wing Bowl. Yesterday they delivered a check for $20,000 for the FOP Survivors Fund, the proceeds of this year’s wing-eating extravaganza.
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Quote Box: “I think he just got with the wrong crowd. The wrong crowd led him up the wrong path.”
-- Roger Barlow, of Downingtown, father of Coatesville arson spree suspect Roger Barlow Jr.