Local co-op gets greener by delivering by bicycle

What a circus: Clowns beg lawmakers not to ban animal shows

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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. COUNTERFEITING-UGANDA PITTSBURGH — An American deported from Uganda and charged in a massive counterfeiting scheme is a "real and major flight risk" and will remain in jail until he stands trial. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 400 words by 2 p.m. EDT. WILD ANIMAL SHOWS-PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH — Council members in Pittsburgh are considering a ban on circuses and other wild animal shows at the behest of animal rights activists. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 300 words by 3 p.m. EDT. SISTERS SLAIN PITTSBURGH — A jury must determine whether a Pittsburgh man deserves the death penalty or life in prison for killing his next-door neighbors, two sisters of an Iowa state lawmaker, while stealing a bank card from them in February 2014. SOLAR PLANE DAYTON, Ohio — A solar-powered airplane has taken off from the Ohio hometown of America aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright on the latest leg of its journey around the world. SENT: 364 words, AP Photos. EXCHANGE: EXCHANGE-BOK CHOY BY BICYCLE STATE COLLEGE — Melanie Rosenberger tucked the bok choy and lettuce gently in the bag, getting the produce ready for its final trip to the table. She took extra care while packing the eggs. The food, all locally grown or raised, was destined for the kitchen of State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham, who selected a different delivery option over the weekend from the Friends and Farmers Cooperative Online Market. Instead of getting her order delivered by van as usual, she chose a newer, greener route. Chip Mefford along with two others, delivered the first orders via bicycle for the organization, which helps make local food more accessible in Centre County. The online market features 35 vendors with designs on 40 to 45 by the end of summer. Roger Scyoc, Centre Daily Times. SENT: About 640 words. IN BRIEF: GAY PRIDE PARADE-POLICE — Some are questioning the decision to have a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender police officers serve as grand marshals of Philadelphia's LGBT Pride parade. INMATE KEPT TOO LONG — Officials at a county jail in Pennsylvania say they mistakenly kept an inmate locked up 17 months too long. DELAWARE WATER GAP-BODY — National Park Service officials and a coroner are investigating a man's body found in a creek in Pennsylvania's Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area. HOUSE EXPLOSION-ILLEGAL FIREWORKS — A central Pennsylvania couple whose home was rocked by an explosion a week ago has been indicted on federal charges that they dealt in commercial grade fireworks — and tried to make them more powerful — without proper licensing. AMISH VAN-CAR CRASH — Ten people have been injured after a van carrying Amish people collided with a car in south-central Pennsylvania. STRUCK BY TRAIN — Authorities have identified a Texas man killed by a train in Philadelphia during the evening rush hour after having just visited the Liberty Bell. FATAL SHOOTING-HOME INVASION — Police say a man was shot to death during a home invasion in Pittsburgh. KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY-ROOFTOP BAN — A college town in eastern Pennsylvania has banned rooftop activities to keep students — and anybody else — from hanging out too far off the ground. STREET SINGER-PLEAS — A man known to police for singing the Beach Boys' song "Barbara Ann" loudly as he walks through an eastern Pennsylvania city has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for two other alleged instances of nuisance behavior. SEPTA-UBER — The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority wants to see if Uber can help boost ridership and ease a parking crunch. SPORTS: HKN--LIGHTNING-PENGUINS PITTSBURGH — The Tampa Bay Lightning have done this before. The Pittsburgh Penguins haven't done it for awhile. The two teams will meet in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday with a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on the line. The Lightning won a Game 7 on the road to get to the Cup last year. The Pens last won a Game 7 in the 2009 Cup Final. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. BBN--DIAMONDBACKS-PIRATES PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates look for their seventh win in nine games on Wednesday against Arizona. Jeff Locke starts for Pittsburgh against Rubby De La Rosa. Game begins at 7:05 p.m. EDT. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. BBO--PHILLIES-TIGERS DETROIT — The Tigers try for a three-game sweep when Anibal Sanchez takes the mound against Aaron Nola of the Phillies. By Noah Trister. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 1 p.m. EDT. With hometown lead on losing team. FBN--STEELERS-MISSING MARTAVIS PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are more concerned about Martavis Bryant's future as a friend and teammate than their offense's ability to thrive without the dynamic but troubled wide receiver. The way the Steelers figure it, they can still be explosive even with Bryant out for the year for violating the league's substance abuse policy. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos by 6 p.m. EDT. ___ 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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