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A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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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PENN STATE-ABUSE
HARRISBURG — It’s been nearly five years since retired Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was first arrested for child molestation, and more than four years since he was convicted on 45 counts. But the scandal continues to play out in a series of pending criminal and civil cases. An at-a-glance look at where each stands. By Mark Scolforo. SENT: About 770 words.
WARREN, Mich. — Hillary Clinton has landed on a very personal counterpunch to what she says is Donald Trump’s checkered business past: her dad. As the Democratic presidential nominee works to undercut Trump’s economic record and promote her plans for small businesses, she is invoking memories of her late father’s Chicago drapery business. Recalling Hugh Rodham hard at work making and printing curtains for hotels and office buildings, Clinton argues that he would have been “stiffed” in a deal with the celebrity businessman. By Catherine Lucey. SENT: About 840 words.
CINCINNATI — The chief justice of Ohio’s supreme court helped bring together experts and officials from nine states in a regional judicial summit on the opioid drug epidemic, even as an overdose surge sweeping nearby streets showed dramatically the scope of the problem. By Dan Sewell. SENT: About 740 words.
BALD EAGLE-TRAP
HANOVER — A young bald eagle crippled by a leg trap in central Pennsylvania is recovering in a wildlife rehabilitation center but is unlikely to be returned to the wild, officials said. SENT: About 380 words.
BETHLEHEM — In her 105 years, Gertrude Kunsman has seen a lot. She remembers Prohibition —- somewhat fondly, in fact. She and her husband Earl Kunsman made moonshine in their bathtub and delivered it nightly in a Model T Ford. Kunsman also was witness to countless major milestones, such as not one but two World Wars. That was so long ago though, she conceded this week, that it’s hard to recall very much. Kunsman has seen the evolution of Bethlehem. Emily Opilo, The (Allentown) Morning Call. SENT: About 750 words.
— A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial in the beating death of her boyfriend.
BODY FOUND-HOMICIDE — Authorities have charged a suspect in the shooting death of a suburban Pittsburgh man found in the woods of a neighboring western Pennsylvania county.
— Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania are searching for the driver of a sport-utility vehicle that struck and killed a cyclist and then fled the scene.
— Authorities say heat stroke complications killed a runner who collapsed during a half-marathon in suburban Philadelphia earlier this month.
W MICHIGAN ARRESTS —Two Western Michigan football players were kicked off the team Sunday after a prosecutor announced they would face three criminal charges for allegedly pushing their way into a woman’s apartment and robbing her.
BBY–LLWS-CHAMPIONSHIP
a. — The Little League World Series crowns a champion when the International champs from Seoul, South Korea take on the U.S champions from Endwell, New York. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos. Starts 3 p.m. EST.
With:
—LLWS–CONSOLATION GAME — Esmith Pineda hit a game-winning home run to lead Panama to a 3-2 comeback win over Goodlettsville, Tennessee in the Little League World Series consolation game Sunday.
BBN–PIRATES-BREWERS
MILWAUKEE — Ivan Nova threw six sharp innings before leaving early because of a hurting left hamstring and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three solo homers to rally past the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Sunday for their eighth straight road victory.
FBN–STEELERS-INJURIES
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers preseason win over New Orleans may prove costly. Defensive end Cam Heyward is dealing with a sprained ankle that could keep him out of the season opener while tackle Marcus Gilbert is battling an elbow injury. UPCOMING: 500 words by 6 p.m. EDT.
