The Daily Numbers: 6 to 23 months in prison for the teen convicted of setting a cat on fire. Rishawn Morrison will serve his sentence on electronic home monitoring.
19, age of Morrison, who admitted his guilt in the killing of Cuddles the cat, a 6-week-old tabby.
7 adults and 1 child chased from their home in Darby by fire. All escaped injury.
34 years, how long Tom Judge Sr. led the Delco GOP. He was feted at a dinner last night at Springfield Country Club that saw a who’s who of Delco politics in attendance.
20 million dollars, how much federal probers say Broomall investor Joseph Forte fleeced from his clients.
32, age of instructor at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media charged with sexual assault of a female student.
2 more H1N1 clinics being held today and tomorrow in the county, after 3 was jammed last weekend on the campus of Penn State Brandywine.
11 percent tax hike proposed in Aston.
0.7 mill property tax hike on tap in Parkside.
75 million dollars awarded to a couple who sued Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in connection with breast cancer and a hormone-replacement drug.
10 percent spike in existing home sales in October, as the housing biz shows signs of a turnaround.
132.79 point jump on Wall Street, fueled by those rosy housing numbers.
2.1 million dropside cribs made by Storm Craft Manufacturing that are being recalled for safety problems.
5 men charged in a terror plot in which they tried to buy anti-aircraft missiles in Philly and ship them overseas.
6 men charged in gang rape of woman that started in a West Philly take-out restaurant and then continued when she was dragged into a home next door.
2 reported sexual assault now under investigation on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
1, as in No. 1, that’s the dubious spot as the most dangerous city in the country that belongs to Camden, N.J.
17 percent spike in earnings at Campbell Soup.
3 straight losses for the Flyers on their West Coast loop. They lost, 5-4, in Denver last night.
3 more starters lost for the season by the battered Washington Redskins, who come to the Linc on Sunday.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Yes, that was Donovan McNabb leading the Eagles to a come-from-behind fourth quarter win on Sunday. Another reason for thanks.
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I Don’t Get It: A man in Pittsburgh told police he kicked a puppy to death because it would not behave before the start of the TV broadcast of Sunday’s Steelers game. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Two more H1N1 clincics today and tomorrow in Chester. If you’re in the at-risk groups, you need to get a vaccine.
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Quote Box: “We went in, we talked it over, we came out unanimous. That is the secret of success here in Delaware County.”
- Outgoing Delco GOP leader Tom Judge Sr., at dinner last night in his honor.