The Daily Numbers: 2 people killed after a Chester man, the son of a city police officer – gunned down his wife and then himself was shot when he confronted a city cop.
2 children that Aaron Michael confessed to being responsible for their deaths in the minutes before he made the fatal decision to confront Chester police.
724,000 dollars being dole out to Philadelphia International Airport in federal stimulus funds to rehabilitate a runway.
45 to 90 years in prison for a man convicted in a brutal Chester home invasion that led to the death of O’Neill Blackwood in front of his wife and kids.
3 employees in Colwyn Borough who have been suspended as controversy continues to roil the tiny town.
1 year and 1 day in jail for Ruth Arnao, the trusted aide to former Sen.
Vince Fumo. Federal prosecutors say they likely will appeal the sentence, which they ague, like the 55 month doled out to Fumo, is too light.
50, age of social worker in Montgomery County who is headed to jail for lying about his credentials when he testified at several criminal cases.
700 million dollar budget hole still staring at city officials in Philadelphia, even after the state agency that oversees their fiscal situation signed off on a 5-year spending plan.
45 to 44 percent lead for Sen. Arlen Specter over Republican challenger Pat Toomey if the 2 square off for Specter’s Senate seat. The good news for Specter is that he still has a comfortable lead of Joe Sestak for the Democratic nomination, according to the latest Quinnipiac Poll.
39 percent of voters who now approve of the job being done by Gov. Ed Rendell. 53 percent say they disapprove. That’s down from the 54 percent backing Rendell got in a Quinnipiac poll in May.
197 to 1 vote in state House to extend jobless benefits to state residents whose lifeline is expiring. That includes 760 people in Delco.
The move is now stalled in a Senate committee.
100 million dollar ‘Philly Live’ entertainment and shopping center that is envisioned for the spot where the Spectrum now stands at the South Philly complex. The plans were unveiled to city planners yesterday.
300 days a year when there is an event scheduled at one of the South Philly sports palaces, according to the Cordish Company, which is developing the site.
100,000 dollars in damage done to a school in Delaware by rampaging vandals.
1 suspect slain and 2 officers injured last night in Olney when police confronted a man who was exposing himself on the street. He was shot and killed when he tried to grab an officer’s gun.
2 teens killed in 2 separate shootings in South Philly last night.
3,000 dollars stolen from a safe in a Rite Aid store in South Philly during a recent holdup.
94,000 dollars awarded to the University of Delaware to battle avian flu.
20, age of University of Delaware coed Lindsey Bonistall, who was raped and murdered back in 2005. The state Supreme Court overturned the conviction of her killer and ordered a new trial.
48 million dollars up for grabs in Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot after no one hit Tuesday night.
9 women who took the stand yesterday against a man charged with 14 robberies in Northeast Philadelphia.
5 percent cut in pay for execs at Harrah’s Entertainment. 15 percent cut for managers making more than $150,000 at Wynn Resorts.
10 straight wins for the Phillies after Jayson Werth’s dramatic walk-off homer in the 13th inning last night lifted them to 4-1 win over Cubs.
18 years, how long it’s been since the Phils won 10 in a row. Their all-time record is 13 in a row back in 1991.
21 home runs for Werth, but it’s his 1st career walk-off homer.
7 solid innings for starter Joe Blanton, and scoreless work from 4 relievers, including 3 innings from Chan Ho Park.
39 sellouts for the Phils, who have already gone over the 2 million mark for attendance this year.
40 sellouts after this afternoon’s finale with the Cubs.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anyone remember that the Eagles start training camp Sunday? Oh, how things have changed. Who ever would have thought the Eagles would be an afterthought. The Phillies are painting the town red.
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I Don’t Get It: One year and one day for Ruth Arnao. I don’t get it, just as I didn’t get 55 months for her boss, Vince Fumo.
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Today’s Upper: Admittedly, I don’t like this unusually cool, wet summer weather. Then again, I have to admit I don’t mind not running the air conditioner. Or paying the bill.
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Quote Box: “She was very strong. She fought ‘til the very end.”
- Audra Thornton-Arrington, mother of shooting victim Andrea Arrington.