Former superintendent sentenced for stealing from district

Belgian judge orders Abrini, 6 others held for another month

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. Kristen de Groot 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: FRANCISCANS-CHILD SEX ABUSE HOLLIDAYSBURG — A former student who says he was sexually abused at a Pennsylvania high school is testifying at a hearing for three Franciscan friars charged with allowing a suspected sexual predator to hold jobs where he molested more than 100 children. Thursday's hearing will determine whether Robert D'Aversa, Anthony Criscitelli and Giles Schinelli stand trial on child endangerment and conspiracy charges. AP Photos PAKS201-0414161241, PAJOH101-0414160809, PAJOH102-0414160809. SENT: 350 words. UPCOMING: 600 words by 5 p.m. JUDGE RETIREMENTS HARRISBURG — A court fight is expected over whether Pennsylvania's primary voters can choose to raise the mandatory retirement age for more than 1,000 state judges. By Marc Levy. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 500 words by 5 p.m. EDT. TRUMP-PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH — Donald Trump was showing off his knowledge of all things Pennsylvania during a Pittsburgh rally Wednesday night when he asked a baffling question — about Penn State's famed football coach. SENT: 322 words, AP Photos, AP Video. ELSEWHERE: NUN-DUI CHARGE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A Philadelphia nun facing drunken driving charges says she had taken a sedative and doesn't remember crashing her car into a southern New Jersey building. SENT: 300 words. AP Photo. ROCHESTER-HEROIN BUST ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Authorities say they've charged 13 people who were involved in a major Philadelphia-based heroin-trafficking ring that sold the drugs in western New York. IN BRIEF: —FORMER SUPERINTENDENT CHARGED — A former school superintendent has been sentenced for stealing nearly $12,000 from the district for pay for magazine subscriptions, gift cards and restaurant tabs. —CARJACKING CRASH — The second defendant in a carjacking that ended with the deaths of a mother and three children selling fruit at a Philadelphia intersection is sentenced to 45 to 90 years. —POLICE-MISSING GUNS — A former Philadelphia police officer is facing charges related to a gun theft scandal seven years ago at the department's firearms identification unit. —REPORTER SHOVED — Video shot by a protester outside Donald Trump's rally in Pittsburgh apparently shows a local newspaper reporter being shoved by a police officer. —LEAD WATER LINES-ALTOONA — The head of a county water authority says as many as 15,000 water lines serving homes in one eastern Pennsylvania city may be made of lead. —PARTIAL SKULL-STATE FOREST — State police are trying to determine whether a part of a skull found in a southwestern Pennsylvania state forest is human and, if so, how it got there. —FATAL HIT-AND-RUN-SCOOTER — Police say a 35-year-old man riding a scooter has died after he was hit by a driver who fled the scene in Philadelphia. —TEEN KILLED-DIRT BIKE — A 16-year-old boy is dead after he lost control of his dirt bike and was hit by a pickup truck in northwestern Pennsylvania. —ELDERLY MAN KILLED — Authorities have ruled the death of an 86-year-old man found dead in a Pennsylvania home earlier this week a homicide. —POLICE CHIEF-DELAWARE COUNTY — The first black woman to become a police chief in Delaware County has taken office. SPORTS: HKN-RANGERS-PENGUINS PITTSBURGH — Banished to the third string in January, Jeff Zatkoff could have checked out. Instead, the Pittsburgh goalie kept showing up at the rink every day, cracking jokes to keep things loose and helping rookie Matt Murray — who took Zatkoff's job as primary backup to Marc-Andre Fleury — get used to life in the NHL. By Will Graves. SENT: 873 words, AP Photos. BBN-PIRATES PITTSBURGH — Ryan Vogelsong returned to Pittsburgh on a one-year deal during the offseason, and entered spring training as the fifth starter. Juan Nicasio's strong spring bumped Vogelsong to the bullpen by the end of March. By Nate Barnes. SENT: 793 words, AP Photos. BKN-76ERS-BULLS CHICAGO — Nobody's getting fired. Roster changes could be coming. By Andrew Seligman. SENT: 755 words, AP Photos. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. 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