The Daily Numbers: 3 people charged with stealing copper wire from an emergency communications tower in Eddystone.
185 feet high, the height of the tower they scaled to get to their booty.
2.8 on the Richter Scale, the magnitude of the earthquake the shook the region yesterday morning. No damage was reported.
9 p.m., that’s the new curfew in Lower Chi for those 18 and under.
12 years at the helm of the Villanova Law School for Mark A. Sargent, who announced his resignation.
8 full-time employees and 4 part-timers laid off in Radnor Township.
Officials say the cuts will save the township as much as $1 million a year.
4.4 percent tax hike included in the budget recently adopted by the Haverford School Board.
3 men beaten by Philly police in an incident captured on videotape who were acquitted on all charges stemming from their arrests.
2 execs of a Philly charter school who have been charged with mail fraud and honest services fraud.
8 mile stretch of beach in New Jersey from North Surf City to Barnegat Light where medical waste washed up yesterday. Just what they need for the holiday weekend.
11 states other than Pennsylvania that also have yet to pass a new state budget. California has declared a fiscal emergency and ordered state offices closed three days a month to save money.
15.5 percent decline in revenues collected in Pa. in June. That won’t help the budget crunch.
1 person killed in a motorcycle crash in Bucks County after the driver hit the back of a pickup truck.
5 white firefighters who the city of Philadelphia will pay $275,000 to settle their discrimination complaints.
3 bank heists in New Jersey believed to be the work of a 20-year-old woman from Sicklerville.
17, age of Philly teen police are charging in a one-man crime wave, including shootings that left four people wounded.
15 DUI charges for a man in North Jersey. He’s had his license suspended
78 times.
12 people nationwide suffering kidney failure in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef suspected of being contaminated with salmonella.
20 days out of 30 in June in which we had rain.
4 innings, how long Phils’ starter Cole Hamels lasted last night. He got shelled for 7 runs on 9 hits.
4.98, where Hamels’ ERA sits these days.
2 hits for the Phils, 0 through the first six innings.
27 at-bats without a hit for Jimmy Rollins, who did reach with a walk last night.
5.6 million dollar deal for Mike Knuble, who signed with the Caps yesterday.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Phils aren’t hitting and aren’t pitching. Kind of hard to win games that way.
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I Don’t Get It: A thief swiped a tandem bike from outside the home of a woman in Newark, Del. The 59-year-old victim is blind. She sits and peddles in back while a friend navigates in front. Nice.
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Today’s Upper: A little extra jingle in the pockets of those who park in Philadelphia. The city Parking Authority has rescinded a planned fare hike, from $2 to $3 per hours, when revenues showed an increase.
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Quote Box: “I wanted to, uh, I am going to get into the race against Arlen Specter.”
- Joe Sestak, in an interview with a paper in northeastern Pennsylvania.