Pennsylvania teacher faces drug charges after boyfriend's OD

Coroner: Chemicals found near body prompt hazmat response

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 Josh Cornfield 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: PENN STATE-ABUSE BELLEFONTE — Lawyers for the family of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno and the NCAA are expected in court, where a judge will try to work out disputes over what information they must exchange before their civil case goes to trial. By Mark Scolforo. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: Updating from 10 a.m. hearing, 450 words by 3 p.m. PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSMAN-INDICTMENT PHILADELPHIA — New lawyers for indicted U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah are expected to ask a judge to throw out a corruption case set to go to trial in May. By Maryclaire Dale. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: Updates from 9:30 a.m. hearing, 400 words by 3 p.m. COOKOUT AMBUSH WILKINSBURG — Police were seeking to identify suspects in a deadly ambush attack by two men who methodically shot and killed five people, including a pregnant woman, at a backyard cookout. SENT: 627 words, AP Photos, AP Video. IN BRIEF: —PENN STATE-ABUSE-CHARITY — A judge has agreed to let the charity founded by convicted former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky dissolve. —INFANT STARVED POISONED — A coroner says an eastern Pennsylvania infant who died suddenly in December had been poisoned and starved. —717 AREA CODE — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has voted to delay splitting the 16-county area currently using the 717 area code. —PRISON LOCKDOWN-GUARDS INJURED — Three more inmates have been charged in a melee at a central Pennsylvania prison last year that injured five guards and prompted a lockdown in April. —TEACHER-BOYFRIEND'S OVERDOSE — A northeastern Pennsylvania school teacher is facing drug, evidence tampering and other charges in connection with her boyfriend's fatal heroin overdose last month. —HAZARDOUS MATERIALS-FATALITY — State police and a coroner are investigating the death of a man after police responded to a hazardous materials incident in eastern Pennsylvania. —MUSEUM OFFICIAL-SEX CHARGES — A federal court jury is set to resume deliberations on child pornography charges against the former CEO of central Pennsylvania museum. —SEPTA-SERVICE SUSPENDED — Service is resuming on the Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Paoli-Thorndale Line. —ABDUCTED FROM BUS — Authorities are searching for a woman who police say was abducted from a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus overnight in Philadelphia. —PITTSBURGH-ST. PATRICK'S PARADE — The Irish, and those who want to be for a day, will be celebrating in the streets of Pittsburgh. —INMATE DEATH — Authorities say a 30-year-old man serving a life sentence for the 2004 slaying of his girlfriend has died in a Pennsylvania prison. SPORTS: BUBBLE WATCH LAS VEGAS — Michigan could not afford a loss in its opening game of the Big Ten Tournament and expect to get an NCAA Tournament invite. By John Marshall. SENT: 643 words, AP Photos. ___ 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. The Marketplace is accessible on the left navigational pane of the AP Exchange home page, near the bottom. For both national and state, you can click "All" or search for content by topics such as education, politics and business.

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