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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. Ron Todt is on the desk. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-446-6631 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: CLERGY ABUSE ALTOONA — Two Roman Catholic bishops who led a central Pennsylvania diocese helped cover up the sexual abuse of hundreds of children by over 50 priests or religious leaders over a 40-year period, according to a grand jury report issued Tuesday. By Joe Mandak. SENT: About 760 words. PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKER-GAMBLING CHARGE HARRISBURG — Prosecutors say a Pennsylvania state lawmaker helped an acquaintance expand his illegal video gambling business into restaurants and other new locations. By Marc Levy. SENT: About 540 words. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RACE PHILADELPHIA — Candidates for Pennsylvania attorney general will appear at a Philadelphia Bar Association event Tuesday, less than two months before the parties will decide who to nominate to fill the seat being vacated by the incumbent, Democrat Kathleen Kane. By Mark Scolforo. UPCOMING: Developing from 4 p.m. EST event, with about 500 words 8 p.m. EST. EXCHANGE: EXCHANGE-WOUNDED VETERANS SKI SEVEN SPRINGS — With her family crowded around her on a sunny February morning at Seven Springs Mountain Resort's base lodge. Tiffany Boon quietly proclaimed victory. "I made it to the mountaintop and came down," she said. While almost everyone who goes up the mountain at the Somerset County resort eventually comes down, for Boon, 44, a petite, soft-spoken wounded veteran from Silver Spring, Md., who uses a wheelchair and has limited use of her right arm, it was a hard-fought battle. Help came from the Wound Warrior Patrol, a Carlisle-based all-volunteer group marking its fifth year of giving wounded veterans and their families a week at Seven Springs to experience the exhilaration of skiing. Last week, 15 veterans participated in the event underwritten in part by the resort, which provides access to all amenities — from skiing and snow tubing to trap shooting and spa treatments. Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. SENT: About 1000 words. IN BRIEF: PENN STATE-ABUSE — A federal lawsuit filed against Penn State by a son of late football coach Joe Paterno has been dismissed. OFFICER CHARGED — Pittsburgh has stopped paying a police sergeant who was accused of punching a teen during an arrest this past fall at Heinz Field. SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY-PRESIDENT — The president of a central Pennsylvania university says he's resigning next year to lead a higher education executive search firm. L. Jay Lemons announced Monday that he's leaving Susquehanna University when his contract ends in June 2017. MEDICAL SCOPES-SETTLEMENT — A leading manufacturer of medical scopes will pay at least $635 million to resolve separate criminal and civil investigations into kickbacks and foreign bribery. SURGICAL RESIDENT-INDECENT EXPOSURE — A former surgical resident in eastern Pennsylvania has admitted to driving without pants and exposing himself to young women. The Morning Call of Allentown reports 29-year-old Jeffrey Zapora pleaded guilty Monday to indecent exposure. HEROIN RING — A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for operating a heroin trafficking ring. Thirty-one-year-old Christopher T. Gyorko was sentenced Monday in federal court in Wheeling. MARIJUANA-PITTSBURGH— Legislation passed by the Pittsburgh City Council decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana or hashish is on hold as lawyers work out legal issues within the ordinance. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports attorneys are seeking a way to impose a civil penalty under the legislation, even though state law calls for a misdemeanor charge. DISABILITY-PERJURY — An eastern Pennsylvania man who filed more than 30 lawsuits claiming to be severely injured is heading to prison for perjury after he was found doing maintenance on his house. Sixty-year-old James George Douris was sentenced to one to 23 months behind bars on Monday in Bucks County. SPORTS: BKC--T25-DEPAUL-VILLANOVA VILLANOVA, Pa. -- After a three-week run at the top of the poll, No. 3 Villanova plays DePaul. By Dan Gelston. UPCOMING. 650 words. Game starts at 7 p.m. AP Photos. HKN--PENGUINS-CAPITALS WASHINGTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Washington Capitals to make up the game that was postponed by a snowstorm. By Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET. __ 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. MARKETPLACE: Calling your attention to the Marketplace in AP Exchange, where you can find member-contributed content from Pennsylvania and other states. 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