- Yesterday the Phillies had their first loss of the NLCS, while the Eagles (after a shaky three quarters or so) pulled it together to win and break their recent losing streak. Is there some rule that both teams can't both be winning at the same time?
- Hey, it's Columbus Day! The Daily News covers a local Columbus Day Parade, and let's us know what's open and what's closed today.
- A 28-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in her North Philadelphia home on Saturday had been sentenced four days earlier to a minimum three-month jail term for assaulting another person. It's unclear why he was free.
- John McCain will be back in the area tomorrow for a Women's Town Hall Meeting at the Physical Education Center of Montgomery County Community College. Meanwhile, the Democrats have been, and will continue to be, busy in the area. The Clintons shared a stage with Biden in Scranton this weekend, while Obama held four rallies in Philly Saturday. Hillary Clinton will campaign in the suburbs today.
- The freeze on parole in the state is causing dangerous overcrowding in prisons.
- Four people were murdered over the weekend in the city.
- The usual lane closures and traffic restrictions.
- A bill passed last week banning mandatory overtime at all health-care facilities in the state, which is good news for Pennsylvania nurses.
- A 26-year-old woman was killed in a fire that started in her apartment in Northeast Philadelphia Saturday night.
Photo from one of this weekend's Obama rallies by photographer Tiffany Yoon for Phawker.com
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