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Good evening! Here’s a look at AP’s general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133. Ron Todt is on the desk. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-446-6631 or [email protected].
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UPCOMING TOMORROW:
POLICE BARACKS AMBUSH
MILFORD, Pa. — A jury is expected to begin deliberations in the death penalty phase of the trial of a man convicted of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania state trooper in a sniper attack. By Michael Rubinkam. UPCOMING: NewsNow by 1 a.m. EDT, updating for final testimony, closing arguments, 500 words by 5 p.m. EST, photo.
TUESDAY’S TOP STORIES:
POLICE BARRACKS AMBUSH
MILFORD — His fate hanging in the balance, a gunman who ambushed two state police troopers at their barracks in 2014 decided Tuesday he would not take the witness stand to try to persuade jurors to spare his life. By Michael Rubinkam. SENT: About 770 words.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
HARRISBURG State auditors said Tuesday that sloppy record keeping made it impossible to determine if the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry properly spent millions of dollars in recent years on an unemployment compensation system that melted down during a funding fight. By Mark Scolforo. SENT: About 530 words.
PA CORRUPTION SCANDAL
HARRISBURG — A former Pennsylvania state legislator and revenue secretary has been granted a new trial, nearly five years after being convicted of a scheme to use legislative staff to perform campaign work. By Mark Scolforo. SENT: About 470 words.
SANCTUARY CITIES
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked any attempt by the Trump administration to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.
MED–PREEMIES-ARTIFICIAL WOMB
WASHINGTON —Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies — and animal testing suggests the first-of-its-kind watery incubation so closely mimics mom that it just might work. By Lauran Neergaard. SENT: About 800 words.
MAGGOT-FILLED FOOT DEATH
BETHLEHEM — An eastern Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to four to 10 years in state prison on convictions of improper treatment of a man with a congenital defect who died after his foot wounds became severely infected and filled with maggots. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 260 words.
LAKE ERIE ALGAE
TOLEDO , Ohio —Several environmental groups in Ohio and Michigan are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying the agency isn’t doing enough to protect Lake Erie from toxic algae. By John Seewer. SENT: About 390 words.
EXCHANGE:
EXCHANGE-DUCK PIN BOWLING
DONORA — Tom Nobili earned a dime per game as a boy in the 1960s while manually setting pins at a duckpin bowling alley in a Donora social club. If he was lucky, he went home with $3 in his pocket and without bruises from wayward bowling balls while managing a couple of lanes at the American Croatian Citizens Club that was built in 1951 and survives as a time capsule to an American midcentury modern pastime. Brian Charlton, curator of the Donora Historical Society’s archives, said the duckpin bowling alley that survives in Donora is an indication the club’s members wanted to have something American-inspired in their building. “They were doing what the elite people were doing,” he said. Scott Beveridge, (Washington) Observer-Reporter. SENT: About 870 words.
IN BRIEF:
DEATH IN HOTEL LOT — A Georgia trucker accused of striking and killing his wife with his truck in the parking lot of an eastern Pennsylvania hotel has been ordered to stand trial on homicide and aggravated assault charges.
AUNT SLAIN — A man has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting death of his aunt in her northeast Philadelphia row home.
BOYFRIEND SLAIN-CHARGES — A central Pennsylvania woman jailed on charges she fatally shot her live-in boyfriend last month claims she did so in self-defense.
PAROLE VIOLATION-POLICE SHOOTING — Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a man shot by police after allegedly ramming a cruiser in a Pittsburgh suburb will face charges including aggravated assault.
SLAYING OUTSIDE SPEAKEASY — A central Pennsylvania man says he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed another man outside an illegal speakeasy in Pennsylvania’s capital.
TEENAGER SLAIN — Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in a Pittsburgh suburb.
DAY CARE DEATH — The owner of a now-closed Pennsylvania day care has been charged over the death of a 3-month-old baby who was found unresponsive last year on her first day at the facility.
XGR–GUN LAWS-NRA — The Pennsylvania Senate is reviving legislation that’s designed to make it easier for gun owners and organizations like the National Rifle Association to challenge cities’ firearms ordinances in court.
XGR–GRADUATION EXAMS — More bills are emerging in the Pennsylvania Legislature to end or loosen a requirement that students pass the Keystone Exams to graduate high school.
ODD–TOY MOOSE-POLICE — Police in Ohio have received a stuffed toy given by a child to a Pennsylvania police officer to help keep him safe.
LEHIGH VALLLEY HEALTH-MOVE — Lehigh Valley Health Network is moving 500 employees from the suburbs to downtown Allentown, the eastern Pennsylvania city where one of its eight hospitals is located.
CIVIL WAR CANNONBALLS — Workers will start removing more than 30 Civil War-era cannonballs from a construction site in Pittsburgh.
CONGRESSIONAL AIDE-SEXUAL ASSAULT — A former congressional aide convicted of sexual assault in eastern Pennsylvania has been spared jail time but must register as a sexual offender for 15 years.
CHILD-BRAIN INJURY — A central Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years on a third-degree murder conviction in the death of her stepson almost three years ago.
KOREAN VET-HOME ROBBERY — Philadelphia police are searching for a man who followed a Korean War veteran home and robbed him shortly after the victim left a store where he bought lottery tickets.
SOCCER COACH-PREGNANT GIRL — A soccer coach at a Philadelphia-owned playground who is jailed on charges he got a now-15-year-old girl pregnant is in the country illegally and faces deportation.
PITTSBURGH HIGHWAY-TANKER CRASH — A tanker truck crash has closed the inbound lanes of a major highway into Pittsburgh, creating rush-hour detours for thousands of morning commuters.
FIRE-THREE DEAD — A state police fire marshal has asked criminal investigators to help determine what caused a Pennsylvania house fire that killed three people and several pets.
POLICE SHOOT ELDERLY MAN — Four Pennsylvania state troopers are on administrative duty while internal investigators review the fatal shooting of an armed 79-year-old man who had a history of mental health issues.
UNION LEADER-EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES — A former union leader in Pittsburgh accused of stealing $1.5 million says he will plead guilty to federal embezzlement charges.
MARIJUANA TRANSPORT OPERATION — Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a plot to deliver marijuana to Rutgers University.
PHILADELPHIA MAYOR-MARIJUANA — The mayor of Philadelphia says Pennsylvania should legalize marijuana so police don’t have to expend resources on busts like the one in his city over the weekend.
TEEN SHOT — Police say a Philadelphia teenager was accidentally shot in the face by a friend who was trying to wake him for school.
SCHOOL BOARD-DRUG CHARGES — The mayor of a Pennsylvania municipality says her son resigned from the school board for health reasons, not because of pending drug possession charges.
ODD-TOY MOOSE-POLICE — Police in Ohio have received a stuffed toy given by a child to a Pennsylvania police officer to help keep him safe. SENT: 144 words.
SPORTS:
HKN–PLAYOFFS-OVECHKIN’S MOUNTAIN
ARLINGTON, Va. — To get to their first Eastern Conference final in the past decade, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will have to go through the Sidney Crosby and Pittsburgh Penguins, who have quite simply had their number in the playoffs. It’s a lopsided rivalry so far with Crosby owning two Stanley Cups and a 2-0 series record, but Ovechkin and the Capitals feel they’re better off for their first-round series against Toronto. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. SENT: About 780 words.
HKN–PLAYOFFS-WORKING OVERTIME
After a record 18 overtime games in the first round and at least one in every series, all that extra hockey will take its toll as the playoffs continue. For the Capitals and Senators who played almost another full game, it’s a much more pressing issue than teams like the Penguins, Predators and Ducks who coasted through and will be rested. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. SENT: About 790 words.
HKN–PENGUINS-GO GO GUENTZEL
PITTSBURGH — The leading goal scorer in the first round of the playoffs for the Pittsburgh Penguins wasn’t Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin or Phil Kessel. It was a wiry 22-year-old rookie from Nebraska who uses smarts to make for what he lacks in size. Meet Jake Guenztel, who hardly seems intimidated by playoff stage. By Will Graves. SENT: About 930 words.
FBN–STEELERS-BRYANT REINSTATED
PITTSBURGH — Martavis Bryant’s yearlong suspension is over. The NFL conditionally reinstated the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver on Tuesday, clearing the way for the talented but enigmatic Bryant to return to the team to prepare for the 2017 season. The league suspended Bryant in March 2016 for a second violation of its substance abuse policy. By Will Graves. SENT: About 510 words.
FBN–MOCK DRAFT
PHILADELPHIA — DE-FENSE, DE-FENSE. That’s going to be the area of concentration in this draft, in the first round and through much of the proceedings in Philadelphia. Indeed, the first half-dozen or so selections could come from that side of the ball. That’s often the fallout when there are no slam-dunk quarterbacks available. By Barry Wilner. SENT: About 1290 words.
BBN–CUBS-PIRATES
PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs, winners of five of their last six, take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 6.19) starts for Chicago against Gerrit Cole (1-2, 4.70). By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Game begins at 7:05 p.m. EDT.
BBN–MARLINS-PHILLIES
PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez (0-2) seeks his first win since last July as the Phillies try to extend their four-game winning streak in the opener of a three-game series against the Marlins, who send Wei-Yin Chen (2-0) to the mound. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Starts 7:05 p.m. EDT.
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