The Daily Numbers: 3 to 23 months in prison, sentence for former Folcroft Manager and District Judge Anthony Truscello.
90 minutes, how long I-95 in Chester was shut down yesterday after a fire truck crash that left it dangling on an embankment.
1 of 3 firefighters on the truck who suffered injuries in the crash.
39 union workers at Alan McIlvain Co. manning a picket line after they went on strike. They company, union and borough officials are planning to meet today to try to settle the issue.
980 residential units and a 225-room hotel in the latest development plan for the sprawling old Franklin Mint site on Baltimore Pike in Middletown.
1.7 mill tax hike in the final budget plan being eyed by Southeast Delco School Board.
14,000 in cash and checks ripped off from a newlywed couple in Montgomery County by a worker at a local hotel.
1 dead, 1 arrested in Montgomery County in what police say started as “trash talking” in a game of beer pong.
6 tenths of an inch of rain, what we’ve gotten in the first three days of May. We’re still down about 4 inches so far this year. I’m sure you’ll be thrilled to hear that.
2 schools that remain closed as a precaution against swine flu in the region.
1 case of confirmed swine flu in Pennsylvania. Same as yesterday.
75 percent of those in a poll of Pennsylvania residents who said they were not worried about swine flu.
60,000 dollars in felony fraud warrants charged in Philadelphia as the “hipster grifter” wanted in Utah.
100 cases of the H1N1 flu now being reported in New York City. Across the nation the number now stands at 286.
3 stab wounds in the back for a deli owner in Southwest Philly during a robbery attempt as he tried to shield his daughter, who was working the cash register.
27.6 million in revenue at Harrah’s Chester Casino in April. Again that’s down from April 2008. And again Harrah’s was the only Pa. casino to be down.
73 dollars to 641 dollars, what Delco homeowners can expect to get in tax relief from slots revenues in the state.
70,000 dollar dip in revenue for Tasty Baking Co., even as their sales increased.
451 million dollars in bad loans charged off by Citizens Bank in the first quarter.
27 billion dollar budget plan that would not raise taxes proposed yesterday by Republicans in the state Senate.
12 people hurt when the canopy on the Dallas Cowboys practice facility, built by an Allentown firm, collapsed. One assistant coach is now paralyzed from the waist down.
30 of June, when Iraq says it wants all U.S. troops out of its country.
10 percent cut in operating budget announced by Lafayette College in Easton as a result of the slowing economy. They also are freezing wages.
53 to 33 percent lead for Arlen Specter as a Democrat over the GOP’s Pat Toomey. But the same poll indicated Specter could face a serious challenge should former Gov. Tom Ridge be the Republican nominee.
7 grand slams for Ryan Howard in his career. He has already tied Mike Schmidt’s team record.
.383 batting average for Howard in his hometown of St. Louis. That includes 7 home runs.
11 of the Phils 13 wins that have involved come-from-behind rallies.
7.27 ERA for Phils ace Cole Hamels, who will take the mound Friday night to test his ouchy ankle.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I don’t know whether to revel in Ryan Howard’s home town heroics or worry about him one day deciding to play full-time in front of family in St. Louis.
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I Don’t Get It: Two schools in the region remain closed as a precaution against swine flu. I guess they’re being cautious.
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Today’s Upper: Tired of the rain? You’ll be thrilled to know that we’re still 4 inches below the normal rainfall amounts for the year.
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Quote Box: “It’s time for them to begin serving the jail sentences.”
-- Deputy Attorney General John Flannery, on ruling ordering former Folcroft Manager Anthony Truscello and Councilman Joseph Zito to prison.