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A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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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PHILADELPHIA — It’s not a match made in heaven: Religious institutions and preservation groups are regularly clashing in Pennsylvania over what to do with unneeded or crumbling churches of historic significance even as experts say the trend nationally has been toward greater collaboration. By Natalie Pompilio. SENT: About 810 words. AP Photos.
BEAVER — Federal authorities are investigating after two dead pit vipers were found in a box in a western Pennsylvania post office earlier this month. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 250 words by 3 p.m. EDT.
HOUSTON, Pa. — Jessica Kanellos is a Whirly-Girl. After earning a bachelor’s degree in business management, Kanellos chased a newfound passion for flying helicopters. “That was it,” said the 2005 graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School of her first ride in a helicopter while attending college. “I called my dad and said, ‘Dad, I’m really sorry, but I think I want to be a helicopter pilot.'” After graduation from Mercyhurst University, she quickly secured both commercial pilot and flight instructor licenses from Bristow Academy in Titusville, Fla. She now promotes her passion for flight as the secretary of Whirly-Girls International, a nonprofit with a mission to promote women in the helicopter industry. Natalie Reid Miller, (Washington) Observer-Reporter. SENT: About 960 words.
FALL FROM WALKWAY — A western Pennsylvania coroner says a man found in a window well between two buildings over the weekend apparently fell 17 feet from a walkway.
— Authorities say a man apparently drowned while fishing in a kayak at a northern Pennsylvania camping area over the weekend.
FATHER’— A defense attorney is challenging a gag order in the case of a man a lawyer accused of withholding medical care from his 92-year-old father, resulting in his death.
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PHILADELPHIA — Top-seeded North Carolina looks to add its record 18 Final Four appearances while sixth-seeded Notre Dame looks for its first since 1978 when they meet in the East Regional final. By Basketball Writer Jim O’Connell. 700 words. Photos. Game starts 8:49 p.m. EDT.
BKN–76ERS-WARRIORS
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors go for their 53rd consecutive regular-season home victory when they host the Philadelphia 76ers. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Starts 5 p.m. PDT. By Janie McCauley.
BBO–PHILLIES-RED SOX
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox host the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game. UPCOMING: 500 words by 5 p.m. EDT.
BBO–ORIOLES-PIRATES
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Baltimore Orioles for the fourth and final time during spring training on Sunday. Game begins at 6:05 p.m. EDT. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos.
