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The police released a sketch of the suspect who shot a young African man on Monday in Elmwood Park.
A school bus collided with a pickup truck this morning in New Castle County. 9 were minorly injured, including 8 students. Route 9 has been closed due to clean up.
Updates from yesterday: More power to the 100 year old man who has been able to sustain his injuries, including some blood on his brain, after he got robbed by a man maybe 70 years his junior. Naturally, neighbors are pissed.

An in depth look at Olney, the forgotten stepchild of Philly neighborhoods.

A 3-year-old boy was in critical condition after being struck by a car while holding hands with his mother as he crossed a street in Olney Sunday night. The driver stopped at the scene and was not charged.

It's not clear how much it will cost, but the Nutter administration is determined to get a 311 system installed in Philadelphia by the end of the year. If you're in an emergency, you'd still dial 911, but for any other city service, you could call 311. Officials also plan to implement PhillyStat, "a program that will track data from city departments and from 3-1-1 calls to assess how agencies are performing."