Gymnastics coach accused of assaulting teenage student

Ex-chief: School officials thwarted sexual abuse probe

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: PENN STATE-ABUSE HARRISBURG — Prosecutors are dismissing as unreliable allegations that two assistant coaches at Penn State witnessed Jerry Sandusky having inappropriate or sexual contact with children in the late 1980s, more than two decades before his arrest and conviction as a serial child abuser. By Mark Scolforo. SENT: About 650 words. PUBLIC CORRUPTION-CAMPAIGN DONATIONS HARRISBURG —A onetime top aide to former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell snared in an FBI sting pleaded guilty Tuesday after he was caught pocketing thousands of dollars in supposed campaign contributions from a fake company set up by the FBI to investigate public corruption in Pennsylvania.. By Marc Levy. SENT: About 580 words. AP Photos. INMATE MURDER SUSPECT-TRIAL KITTANNING —A man accused of escaping from a county jail and killing an acquaintance who lived nearby can run but "can't hide" from evidence in his murder trial, a prosecutor said Tuesday in opening statements. SENT: About 390 words. DOMESTIC POLICE SHOOTING-WEIRTON WEIRTON, W.Va. — A prosecutor says a man shot by police during a domestic dispute in West Virginia was a Pittsburgh-area man apparently intent on getting shot by officers. SENT: About 330 words. WOMAN STRANGLED PHILADELPHIA — The mother of a woman strangled in a north Philadelphia row home says the suspect sent a text message of apology to her after the slaying. WEED BEHIND THE WHEEL WASHINGTON — Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection to whether the driver was actually impaired, says a study by the nation's largest auto club. By Joan Lowy. SENT: About 870 words. IMMIGRANTS-COLLEGE ACCESS DOVER, Del. — Delaware State University is joining with a national scholarship program to increase college opportunities for immigrant students living in the United States without permanent legal status. By Randall Chase. SENT: About 520 words. BUSINESS: GENERAL ELECTRIC-BLAWNOX CLOSING BLAWNOX — General Electric is closing a Pittsburgh-area plant that makes solar power inverters and says 250 of 380 workers there will lose their jobs. SENT: About 250 words. EXCHANGE: EXCHANGE-STUDENT TALK SHOW PITTSBURGH — You've watched Stephen Colbert. You've seen Fallon, and Kimmel, and Corden and Conan. But have you watched Irwin? That would be Jesse Irwin. He is the creator and host of a very creative little late-night talk show based right here in Pittsburgh. "Pitt Tonight," announcer Austin Nebbia declares, comes to you "live from the bottom of the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere!" It stars University of Pittsburgh student Jesse Irwin of Squirrel Hill, and it's produced with the help of about 70 of his fellow Pitt students. Since last fall, they've recorded, and posted online, five episodes of the late-night-style talk show about all things Pitt and Pittsburgh. Ken Rice, KDKA-TV. SENT: About 910 words. IN BRIEF: HOMELESS SHELTER SHOOTING — A man has been ordered to stand trial in a shooting at a homeless shelter in north Philadelphia that killed one worker and wounded another. SHOT OUTSIDE ELKS LODGE — The district attorney is mulling whether to pursue the death penalty against a man who just surrendered on charges he killed another man outside a western Pennsylvania social club. BUS HITS CYCLIST — Authorities say a bicyclist was struck and killed by a city bus in northeast Philadelphia. INTERNET OUTAGE — Fiber optic cables cut by construction work in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania led to phone, TV and Internet outages across the Northeast on Monday. GAME LANDS-SPIKE STRIP — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is warning hunters, hikers and others to be careful after officials found a "spike strip" on a state game lands trail in south-central Pennsylvania. GYMNASTICS COACH-ABUSE CHARGE — State police say a western Pennsylvania gymnastics coach has been accused of sexually assaulting one of his teenage students for several years. BICYCLE-HIT-AND-RUN — A man riding a bicycle is hospitalized after he was struck by a hit-and-run motorist in West Philadelphia. MEDICAL MARIJUANA DIRECTOR — The Pennsylvania Health Department is looking for someone to oversee its new medical marijuana program. ESCAPED MENTAL PATIENT — State police are searching for a patient who escaped from a western Pennsylvania mental hospital. CHILD SEX ASSAULT — Prosecutors say a Pittsburgh man traveled to New Jersey to have sex at a hotel with an 11-year-old girl. PITTSBURGH PEREGRINE FALCON — A live broadcast of a peregrine falcon nesting at the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning shows the bird feeding three hatchlings to her first chick. SKATEBOARDER BEATING-TROOPER — A suspended state trooper is headed to trial on charges he beat a skateboarder who says he was attacked after making an obscene hand gesture. SEX ASSAULT-HIGH SCHOOL — Police are investigating accusations that a young girl was raped by a classmate inside her Philadelphia high school. SPORTS: HKN--CAPITALS-PENGUINS PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to finish off the Washington Capitals at home in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday. Washington fought off elimination with a 3-1 win in Game 5. Game begins at 8 p.m. EDT. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. HKN--FLYERS-THE GOLDBERGS PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers shirts, posters and references have been as much a part of "The Goldbergs" as the 1980s fashion styles. Creator Adam Goldberg talks to the AP about Wednesday's Flyers-themed episode on ABC that is dedicated to late team owner Ed Snider. By Dan Gelston. UPCOMING. 800 words. By 6 p.m. EDT. AP Photos. BBN--PHILLIES-BRAVES ATLANTA — Matt Wisler will try to rebound from his worst start of the season in a loss to the Red Sox when he starts for the struggling Atlanta Braves against Adam Morgan and the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. The Braves have won only one home game. By Charles Odum. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos, with hometown lead. Game starts at 7:10 p.m. EDT. BBN--PIRATES-REDS CINCINNATI — The Reds try to make it two in a row over the Pirates. Alfredo Simon (1-3) is coming off the best start by a Reds pitcher this season, facing Juan Nicasio (3-3). By Joe Kay. UPCOMING: Game starts at 7:10 p.m. ET. With hometown lead. ___ 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. 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