AP-PA–Pennsylvania News Digest, PA
Good afternoon! 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] .
A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date.
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HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf says Pennsylvania needs to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession in systematic fashion, and remains guarded about the kind of recreational legalization in place in several western states. By Marc Levy. SENT: About 360 words.
PITTSBURGH — People in two cars managed to escape after electronic warning gates failed to keep them off a flooded Pittsburgh road where four people died in flash floods five years ago. SENT: NewsNow, to be updated after 1 p.m. EDT news conference. UPCOMING: About 400 words by 4 p.m.
CHICAGO — Continuing to play despite a concussion doubles recovery time for teen athletes and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those immediately removed from action, a study found. By Lindsey Tanner. SENT: 481 words.
CENTRALIA — For many people who grew up in the vicinity of Centralia, the day of prayer Sunday at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church was like a homecoming. “I grew up in Centralia and this is my home parish. I was baptized here,” Susan Mashack Klein, Still Creek, Rush Township, said at the church, which is in Conyngham Township, Columbia County. As soon as she and her daughter, Ashley Klein, Reading, Berks County, entered the church at 11:45 a.m. they started seeing familiar faces. Stephen J. Pytak, The (Hazleton) Standard-Speaker. SENT: About 920 words.
— Police say a toddler was struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle after running into a street in west Philadelphia.
— Authorities have released the name of a cyclist struck and killed on a northeastern Pennsylvania sidewalk by a sport utility vehicle that fled the scene.
— Freshmen at a 150-year-old women’s college in eastern Pennsylvania will be the school’s first class to go as a group on an eight-day trip outside the country during their sophomore year.
— A woman identified in financial disclosure statements as the girlfriend of Philadelphia’s district attorney is accused of slashing tires on two of his security cars outside his home last year.
MOLD CLOSES SCHOOLS — A central Pennsylvania high school could remain closed for three weeks because of mold, though district officials are hopeful that two other schools will open sometime this week.
MISSING TWINS — The brother of Pennsylvania twins whom welfare caseworkers haven’t been able to locate for 10 years is scheduled for a preliminary hearing.
— A fire that engulfed a west Philadelphia church has been brought under control, and no injuries have been reported.
— An eastern Pennsylvania man remains hospitalized two days after police say he yelled at police to shoot him and wouldn’t surrender peacefully after he allegedly set fire to a car.
— The owner of a practice rink formerly used by the Pittsburgh Penguins is facing a federal trial on charges he dodged paying more than $1 million in payroll taxes by moving the money through a shell company.
— Police say a neighbor used a golf club to stop and disarm a shotgun-wielding suspect after a home invasion in central Pennsylvania.
— Police have continued to search for the driver of a sport-utility vehicle who fled after fatally striking a bicyclist in northeastern Pennsylvania.
— Three teenage boys are recovering in hospitals after they were shot in Philadelphia’s Grays Ferry section.
— Freshmen at a 150-year-old women’s college in eastern Pennsylvania will be the school’s first class to go as a group on an eight-day trip outside the country during their sophomore year.
BEATEN IN WOODS — Pennsylvania state police are looking for a man who they say beat a woman in a wooded area of Schuylkill County over the weekend.
BODY FOUND IN CAR — Police are investigating after a body was found with a gunshot wound in a car against a barrier in western Pennsylvania.
BBN–NATIONALS-PHILLIES
PHILADELPHIA — Max Scherzer (14-7) starts for the NL East-leading Nationals in the opener of a three-game series against the Phillies, who send Jerad Eickhoff (9-12) to the mound. By Rob Maaddi. Upcoming. 650 words. With hometown lead on losing team. AP photos. Game starts 7:05 p.m. EDT.
BBN–PIRATES-CUBS
CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs take on Steven Brault and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series. Arrieta is 4-0 with a 1.98 ERA in four August starts, while Brault will be recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis for his third career start. By Jay Cohen. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Game starts 8:05 p.m. EDT.
FBC–
STATE COLLEGE — Two seasons of ugly offense at Penn State had head coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions in need of more than just a change of scheme. The first job facing new offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead was bringing some positive vibes to Happy Valley. By Ralph D. Russo. SENT: About 770 words.
FBC–PITT-NARDUZZI
PITTSBURGH — Pat Narduzzi’s second season at Pitt begins on Saturday against Villanova and plenty of questions remain after training camp, including who is going to catch the ball now that Tyler Boyd is in the NFL. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos.
