Livestream of falcon nest in downtown Harrisburg returns

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Good morning! 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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. TOP STORIES: DEAN REASSIGNED-SPENDING INDIANA, Pa. — Indiana University of Pennsylvania has reassigned one of its deans after a newspaper questioned more than $35,000 in spending linked to him. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: About 300 words by noon EST. IN BRIEF: BILLS-MCCOY-NIGHTCLUB FIGHT — An attorney for Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy says he's been told no decision will be made until next week on charges over a Philadelphia nightclub brawl that left two off-duty police officers injured. Defense attorney Larry Krasner says authorities told him a decision won't be made until at least Wednesday. FALCON NEST-CAMERA — Two peregrine falcons are back at their nest atop a government building in downtown Harrisburg, and people can watch their activities through a livestream on the Internet. People can now monitor year-round the nest on the 15th floor of the Department of Environmental Protection's Rachel Carson State Office Building. PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL — Pennsylvania's embattled attorney general says politics in the state is "a disease" that "needs to be cut out." Democrat Kathleen Kane spoke with WNEP-TV in Scranton after the state Senate narrowly rejected a resolution Wednesday that needed a two-thirds majority to order her removal from office. URSINUS COLLEGE-ILLNESS — Classes and weekend activities have been canceled at Ursinus College in eastern Pennsylvania as the school deals with a mystery illness that has sickened at least 185 students. A university spokeswoman says those students have reported symptoms of a stomach infection. She says Friday's classes were canceled "out of an abundance of caution" but will resume Monday. MISSING MAN-HOMICIDE — A man's body has been found buried in the crawl space of a Pennsylvania garage, and two people are in custody. An autopsy is set for Friday. Investigators believe it will positively identify the victim as 18-year-old Marcus Mattson, who was last seen alive Feb. 5. FORT DIX-KILLING PLOT — A federal judge in New Jersey has rejected the appeal of a Philadelphia man serving more than three decades in prison after he was convicted of scheming to kill soldiers at Fort Dix. Serdar Tatar said he received ineffective legal assistance and sought a shorter sentence. He said the court also wrongly applied rules extending his sentence. COLD TEMPS-PENNSYLVANIA — Temperatures forecast to be near or below zero have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a wind chill advisory in western Pennsylvania. Friday's high was forecast in the low 20s with a wind chill just below zero. The overnight low early Saturday should be in the single digits, with the wind chill at minus-13 degrees. FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT — A specialty metals firm in western Pennsylvania is suing a Philadelphia-based railroad after a derailed car hit its building two years ago. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that MSI Corp. filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Norfolk Southern Railway for damages. FIREFIGHTERS-FORCED ROTATION— Philadelphia firefighters will no longer use forced staff rotations. Mayor Jim Kenney announced Thursday he is ending the "brownouts" policy implemented under former Mayor Michael Nutter. SNAKE IN THE TRASH — Commuters got a shock when a person discovered a live snake in a trash can at a Philadelphia train station. The snake was found coiled up Friday morning at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Convention Avenue station. NUCLEAR PLANT-REPAIRS — Officials say two nuclear reactors in Ohio and Pennsylvania are shut down for repairs. The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports (http://bit.ly/1TfO8qQ ) that the nearly 1300 megawatt FirstEnergy reactor in Perry, Ohio, was shut down earlier this week. WATER MAIN BREAK-PHILADELPHIA — A water main break in West Philadelphia is causing an icy mess and disrupting traffic and mass transit. Philadelphia's water department says a line from a water main to a fire hydrant broke early Friday morning near 63rd Street and Haverford Avenue. Cars along the street are encased in ice as temperatures hover around 18 degrees. The streets are a slick mix of ice, slush and water. PET-LOVING ROBBERY SUSPECT — A Pittsburgh woman jailed in four recent store robberies told police she needed money for dog food and kitty litter. Police say 28-year-old Melissa Santoro wasn't especially successful, netting less than $300 in the heists. SPORTS: PENGUINS-HURRICANES RALEIGH, N.C. — The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Carolina Hurricanes in a Metropolitan Division matchup. UPCOMING: 500 words, photos from 7 p.m. start. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. 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