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MEDIA COURTHOUSE >> A Maryland man was found guilty of burglary and conspiracy to burglary Friday for a Dec. 10, 2016, altercation in a home on the 800 block of Upland Street that resulted in the shooting death of 32-year-old Eric Chappell.The jury was unable to reach a verdict on five other counts against Rashad Daries Mosley, including aggravated assault, conspiracy and weapons charges.

The Philadelphia area was the center of a wild celebration last week that was certainly one of the most memorable ever held here or anywhere else. The reason, of course, was the Eagles sensational victory in the Super Bowl.It was one of the greatest games ever played in the 52-year history of the Super Bowl, one that was filled with special achievements that had never happened before.

WENTZ THE LOSERIt's too bad that Carson Wentz pulled a Ryan Howard. He reneged on a professional athlete's most important promise - keeping yourself in shape to play the game and do what you have to do you. It's like Ryan Howard eating his way out of millions of dollars. Anybody that plays football knows that when you run the ball down there inside of the five, when you lay down to go over the goal line, you've got to bring your knees up to protect your knees.

Bill Daley sat behind his desk in an unusually quiet moment in a basement office at Barnaby's of America in Havertown as he paused for a moment recently basking in the afterglow of the Philadelphia Eagles season and its impact on his establishments."Unbelievable," he said with an enormous grin that spread from ear to ear.

Ten Republicans have expressed interest in the seat held by U.S. Patrick Meehan, R-7, of Chadds Ford, including a female former U.S. Assistant District Attorney from Radnor.The Delaware County Republican Party will host its Nominating Committee Monday night and anticipates nominating a candidate to run on the GOP ballot for the 7th Congressional District position.

PROSPECT PARK >> A 30-year-old borough man is charged with assaulting a man at least twice his age in the victim's own home last week, leaving the victim hospitalized in what a friend of the family described as an induced coma.Aaron Rogers, 30, of the 1300 block of Lincoln Avenue, has been incarcerated at the county prison since his Feb.

The Elwyn Board of Directors has appointed Timothy O'Rourke to serve as its new chairman."Tim's distinguished career, along with his commitment to serving individuals with disabilities, speaks volumes of his qualifications to lead Elwyn's Board," said President and Chief Executive Officer Charles McLister in a release.

PHILADELPHIA >> Eight people including a Delaware County resident have been indicted in a $2.2 million fraud scheme involving identity theft, fictitious businesses and false tax returns.The 53-count indictment alleges 23 counts each of mail fraud and filing false tax returns, as well as aiding and abetting and three counts each of aggravated identity theft and false statements.

Media personality and author Lorraine Ranalli is releasing a new theatrical comedy. "La Famiglia" is a trilogy of one-act plays that Ranalli describes as moment-in-time scenarios based on her 2009 humorous narrative "Gravy Wars: South Philly Foods, Feuds & Attytudes." Family dynamics and stereotypical Italian-American idiosyncrasies are brought to life through the fictional Scamorza family.

Good Morning. Here are some of the top stories from around the region today.WEATHERIt's going to be cold, unless, maybe, you are jammed together with 3 million people in Center City. The high today will only get to 34 degrees and there will be a biting wind.