The Daily Numbers: 0 injuries reported after an explosion and fire at the Sunoco plant in Marcus Hook Sunday night.
38 awards handed out to 300 nominees at the high school theatre Cappies Awards in Upper Darby last night.
6 Delco colleges that held their commencement festivities this weekend.
200 people who gathered at Riddle Hospital yesterday for a celebration and reunion of preemies, many of whom have now grown up, their parents and families.
2.35 a gallon, what we’re paying on average at the pump as gas prices in Philly region continue to climb.
2 bank robbers being sought in connection with May 5 heist at a bank in Upper Darby.
1 person killed by an Amtrak train Sunday afternoon on the tracks in Bristol Township.
10 people struck by gunfire in Philly over the weekend, including a 3-year-old boy. None of the injuries was fatal.
7 people injured at a graduation party when a deck collapsed in Hillsdale, N.J.
88, age of robbery victim in Delaware. A 45-year-old woman is under arrest. She knocked on the man’s house and then forced her way inside.
762,000 dollar penalty being paid by Sunoco for air quality violations at its Marcus Hook plant. And that was before last night’s fire.
763 million dollar loss reported by Sovereign Bank in the first quarter.
3, as in No. 3, where Pennsylvania ranks in terms of the number of senior residents. Only Florida and West Virginia are older. 15 percent of Pa.’s population is 65 or older.
73, age of resident in Somerset, Pa., ordered to stand trial in the murder of a 73-year-old woman he married just a few weeks earlier.
11 story condo in the Northern Liberties section of Philly that is due to go on the sheriff’s auction block.
1,800 vacant houses and lots that the Philadelphia Housing Authority is looking to sell.
1 inning and change, all the Phils got out of Chan Ho Park, who was touched for 5 runs. He surrendered 4 walks and 2 wild pitches in going just an inning and a third.
3 runs the Phils scored in the top of the first. Didn’t last long.
37 minutes, how long it took to play that first inning.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The clock is now officially ticking on Chan Ho Park as a member of the Phils starting rotation. Just how long manager Charlie Manuel can continue to run him out there is up for debate. Things might get even more interesting if Jamie Moyer continues to struggle. He pitches Wednesday night.
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I Don’t Get It: Still don’t get the uproar at Notre Dame over the selection of President Barack Obama to deliver the commencement address.
Uh, the man is the president.
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Today’s Upper: Some huge kudos for all the kids honored for their theatrical endeavors last night at the Cappies Awards in Upper Darby.
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Quote Box: “We can still agree that this is a heart-wrenching decision for any woman to make, with both moral and spiritual dimensions.”
-- President Barack Obama, talking about the divisive issue of abortion as he addressed graduates at Notre Dame Sunday.