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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. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-561-1133 or lrosenthal@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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. Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with updates. TOP STORIES: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE-EMAILS HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania judicial conduct prosecutors and a suspended state Supreme Court justice's lawyers are revealing who they plan to call as witnesses when the justice goes before an ethics court on allegations related to the exchange of bawdy and otherwise objectionable emails. By Mark Scolforo. UPCOMING: About 400 words by 3 p.m. EST. EVICTION-SHOOTING DUNCANNON — A 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl was home sick from school when she was accidentally shot and killed by a constable serving her father with an eviction notice, authorities said. SENT: 280 words, to be updated with any new developments. With AP Video. FAKE APPEALS FILED PITTSBURGH — A convicted conman now awaiting trial on charges he stalked an FBI agent by placing a phony Craigslist sex ad has now also been charged with filing a fake appeal in the case of a woman he doesn't even know. She's charged with drowning her two sons in a bathtub. By Joe Mandak. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 500 words by 3 p.m. EST. BILL COSBY-DEFAMATION WORCESTER, Mass. — A federal magistrate will hear arguments Wednesday on whether materials gathered in a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women against Bill Cosby can be kept out of the public eye. By Philip Marcelo. SENT: About 600 words. EXCHANGE: EXCHANGE-VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER'S LIFE YORK — It was Josh Markle's first time "on nozzle" battling a real working fire inside a home. The Shiloh Fire Co. volunteer firefighter had been kind of nervous on the ride up to the Nov. 18 blaze on Bentz Mill Road, but once he got there, saw big, fat tongues of flame licking out the windows, that feeling went away. He put his gear on, got inside, and knew what to do. "At that point you just start to remember stuff," he said. "It's just kind of second nature at that point." Sean Philip Cotter, York Dispatch. IN BRIEF: PASTOR-PREGNANT TEEN — Police say an eastern Pennsylvania pastor wanted on charges he raped and impregnated a teen girl is out of the country but expected to return and surrender to police by week's end. POLICE SERGEANT-RAPE CHARGE — A Pennsylvania police sergeant has been jailed on charges he raped a woman after an argument in a residence. HIGH-END BURGLARIES — A southern New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to a slew of 2012 burglaries that netted more than $2 million in goods. ERIE NEWSPAPER SALE — One of Pennsylvania's oldest family-owned newspapers is no longer family-owned. CRASH CLOSES INTERSTATE — State police say eastbound Interstate 70 has reopened following a seven-vehicle crash involving three tractor-trailers in western Pennsylvania. SHEETZ-RAISES — The Pennsylvania-based Sheetz convenience store chain says it will spend $15 million this year to raise its workers' pay across the company. FRONTIER AIRLINES-PITTSBURGH — Frontier Airlines plans to add nonstop flights to five cities from Pittsburgh International Airport starting in June. ERIE NEWSPAPER-SALE — One of Pennsylvania's oldest family-owned newspapers is no longer family-owned. HIGH-END BURGLARIES — A central New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to a slew of 2012 burglaries that netted more than $2 million in goods. FATAL BAR FIGHT — Authorities have ruled a 61-year-old man's death a homicide following a bar fight in central Pennsylvania. SEXUAL ABUSE SENTENCE-UPHELD —A Pennsylvania court has rejected an excessive punishment appeal from a former junior high school basketball coach who filmed himself sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy. MURDER-ROBBERY CHARGES — A retrial is underway for a 19-year-old central Pennsylvania man accused of fatally shooting and trying to rob a drug dealer. WINTER WEATHER-PENNSYLVANIA — The state Department of Transportation has lifted the weather-related 45 mph speed limit on Interstates 79 and 80 in western Pennsylvania, as snow moved out of the area, but bitter cold remained. DOMESTIC DISPUTE-FIRE — A man police were searching for after he was suspected of setting his house on fire after a domestic dispute in a Pittsburgh suburb has shot himself. MAN IN WHEELCHAIR BURNED — Pittsburgh police say a man who was found on fire in his wheelchair at home has now died. CRASH CLOSES INTERSTATE — State police say eastbound Interstate 70 has reopened following a seven-vehicle crash involving three tractor-trailers in western Pennsylvania. POLICE SERGEANT-RAPE CHARGES — A Pennsylvania police sergeant has been jailed on charges he raped a woman after an argument in a residence. SPORTS: FBN--STEELERS-QUARTERBACKS PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Tomlin is leaving every option on the table for his quarterbacks this weekend in Denver. Ben Roethlisberger hopes his aching right shoulder is good to go, though backups Landry Jones and Mike Vick are likely to get plenty of reps early in the week. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. EST. FBN--BRONCOS-HEALTHY MANNING ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For once, Peyton Manning is the healthier quarterback. With Ben Roethlisberger dealing with a ripped-up right shoulder, Denver's QB is preparing for his first start since mid-November when the Broncos host the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC playoffs this weekend. By Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos by 6 p.m. EST. HKN--BRUINS-FLYERS PHILADELPHIA -- The Boston Bruins head to Philadelphia to play the Flyers. UPCOMING. 650 words. Game starts at 8 p.m. EST. AP Photos. BKC--T25--MARQUETTE-VILLANOVA VILLANOVA, Pa. -- No 6. Villanova (14-2) tries to remain perfect in the Big East when it plays Marquette. By Dan Gelston. UPCOMING. 650 words. Game starts at 8:30 p.m. EST. AP Photos. BKW--IMPROVING IVY LEAGUE NEW YORK — Fresh off Princeton's historic season, Ivy League women's basketball is on the rise. By Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg. UPCOMING: 600 words. By 4 p.m. EST. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. If you have photos of regional or statewide interest, please send them to the AP state photo center in New York, 888-273-6867. For access to AP Exchange and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport@ap.org or 877-836-9477. 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