The Daily Numbers: 26 years in jail, what Robert Michael Smith faces after entering guilty plea in DUI crash that left a Ridley teen paralyzed.
92, age of victim who lost $5,000 in cash to in a burglary scam in her Darby home.
1 bullet and 2 victims in an incident in Upper Darby in which one bullet from a gun is believed to have gone through 1 victim and struck a 2nd.
It is one of 2 shootings in the township under investigation.
1 Pekingese dog stolen from a Jeep in the parking lot of the Brandywine Town Center in Delaware. It has since been recovered. A person who “bought” the pup says he recognized it from news reports.
100 degrees, what it will feel like outside today as we officially hit day 3 in the 90s, and thus the 1st actual heat wave of summer.
79.99, what you can expect to pony up for a No. 7 Michael Vick Eagles jersey, now on sale at local sporting good stores.
70 mourners who gathered outside a Havertown mattress store on the 4th anniversary of the murder of a woman who worked there by her estranged husband.
17, age of teen charged with causing $96,000 in vandalism to a school in Delaware.
2 16 year olds arguing at a playground hoops game in Southwest Philly that erupted in gunfire Monday night. One teen is believed to have gone home, gotten a gun, returned and shot his adversary.
22, age of youth from West Africa who was shot and killed in a street robbery in Philly.
12 Philadelphia workers Mayor Michael Nutter says will be laid off as the city continues to plead with state officials to pass a budget, and their tax-increase plan.
10 million dollars a month, how much the city is losing during the impasse. Officials now say they’re likely not going to see any money for August or September.
100 police cadets who have been told by the city not to report for their class in the fall.
8 weeks now that the state budget mess has dragged on in Harrisburg, with no deal in sight.
130 million credit card numbers believed stolen by three men in New Jersey in a massive ID theft operation.
1 dead in a motorcycle crash in Glasgow, Del.
1 teen killed and 2 others injured in a head-on crash in Winslow, N.J.
4, age of child rushed to Children’s Hospital Monday night after a firecracker accident in the city.
40 pounds lost by Gov. Ed Rendell. He wants to get down to 200 pounds. At one point he was tipping the scales at 265.
100 mph winds whipped up by Hurricane Bill, which is churning out in the Atlantic. It’s the 1st hurricane of the season.
2 quarterbacks on the field at the same time, the idea presented by Donovan McNabb yesterday in talking about how the Eagles will use Michael Vick.
1 start and 1 win so far for Pedro Martinez with Phils. He’ll take the mound for his first start ever at Citizens Bank Park tonight.
15 million dollar deal signed by the top pick in the Major League Baseball Draft. That would be pitcher Stephen Strasburg.
100 mph, how fast Strasburg’s fastball routinely is clocked at.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.All eyes will be on the starter tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Pedro Martinez will take the hill for the first time in front of Phils’ fans. They might instead wonder who is going to close out the game, given the problems suffered by Brad Lidge this year.
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I Don’t Get It: Another day, another couple of young lives forever altered by drunken driving. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Darin ‘Philly’ Swain is trying to connect with kids on their terms. He’s putting out a rap record to get out his message of anti-violence.
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Quote Box: “The whole thing is sad. There’s nothing to be happy about.”
- Peter Sacco, stepfather of Steve Jewell, who was left paralyzed when the car he was in was slammed by a driver who was DUI, in court yesterday as the driver entered a guilty plea.