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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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: SUGARY DRINKS-PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia could soon become the first major U.S. city to adopt a tax on sugary drinks. Mayor Jim Kenney proposed a 3-cent-an-ounce tax on soda and other sugary beverages to pay for universal pre-kindergarten, community schools and park improvements.. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: 400 words, developing from council meeting. XGR-LIQUOR PRIVATIZATION Pennsylvania's governor says he'll sign legislation allowing wine sales in grocery stores and making other changes to how alcohol is sold. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf plans a Wednesday afternoon bill signing ceremony in his state Capitol offices in Harrisburg. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 400 words by 6 p.m. EDT following 4 p.m. EDT news conference. BOY'S FATAL BEATING RIDGWAY — The aunt and uncle of a 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy found beaten to death in their squalid apartment are set for a hearing to determine whether they'll stand trial. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 400 words. STANLEY CUP-POLICE PREPARE PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's public safety officials will be spelling out their plans to deal with a possible Stanley Cup championship celebration. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 300 words, developing from news conference at 1 p.m. EDT. PITTSBURGH SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT-RESUME PITTSBURGH — The incoming superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools is defending his resume, which two newspapers say exaggerated his claims of turning around two troubled Florida schools. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 350 words. GRADUATION-MILITARY UNIFORMS CONCORD, N.H. — Can the cap and gown worn by high school graduates coexist peacefully with military uniforms worn by classmates destined for the armed services? Until recently, the answer in New Hampshire was no. By Michael Casey. SENT: About 750 words, AP Photos. EXCHANGE: EXCHANGE-SOLAR ORDINANCE ZELIENOPLE — Of all the thousands of municipalities in Pennsylvania, Baierl Ford decided to go solar in Zelienople, one of a handful that caps the amount of solar capacity customers can produce at one tenth of what Baierl had in mind. Borough officials didn't know of its intentions — the car dealership's original expansion plans didn't have solar panels on the roof. Baierl and its solar installer, Scalo Solar Solutions, in turn, didn't know that five years ago, Zelienople adopted an unusual ordinance that placed a 5-kilowatt limit on the size of solar systems. That's about enough to power a small home. Zelienople isn't exactly a hot bed for solar activity. It has only two rooftops with panels. Anya Litvak, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. SENT: About 1060 words. IN BRIEF: NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION — State environmental regulators say there should be no adverse health effects from substances blown into the air when a natural gas pipeline exploded scorching 40 acres of a rural western Pennsylvania township. TEEN TRIANGLE SHOOTING — A 15-year-old Pennsylvania faces a preliminary hearing on charges he fatally shot his 18-year-old brother because both were interested in the same girl. HIGH SCHOOLS STABBINGS — A judge won't allow defendant to appeal an earlier ruling that he must stand trial as an adult in a Pennsylvania school stabbing rampage when he was just 16. TEACHER SEX ALLEGATIONS — Prosecutors dropped one of two witness intimidation charges as the trial opened for a suspended western Pennsylvania teacher accused of trying to intimidate a female student who accused another teacher of having sex with. BOY HIT BY SUV — Police say a 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy was injured when he was hit by an SUV as he crossed a street in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. METAL DETECTOR-PACEMAKER LAWSUIT — A man is suing because he claims a security guard's metal detector caused his pacemaker to fail as he entered Pittsburgh Municipal Court. GRADUATION-MOMENT OF SILENCE — An eastern Pennsylvania high school will replace a student-led prayer with a moment of silent reflection. STREET SHOOTING-PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police say a 31-year-old man found shot in the street has died. AL CAPONE'S RADIO — A sharp-eyed boy who noticed that the vintage radio inside gangster Al Capone's former Philadelphia prison cell wasn't historically accurate has delivered a replacement. DRIVE-THRU SHOOTING — Police are looking for a suspect after a man was shot and killed outside a fast-food restaurant's drive-thru in Montgomery County. ROOFER FALLS-CHURCH — Authorities say a Pennsylvania roofer is dead after he fell 30 feet from a suburban Philadelphia church. PRISONER ESCAPES HOSPITAL — Police say a prisoner is on the run after he escaped from a Philadelphia hospital. SEPTA STATION-FIREWORKS — Someone set off fireworks at a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority station. BOARDING SCHOOL-FUNDRAISING — A boarding school in central Pennsylvania is poised to announce it has raised more than $300 million that will help support the school's endowment and financial aid for students. PERFECT ATTENDANCE-GRADUATE — A Philadelphia high school senior is set to graduate with perfect attendance for 13 years. SPORTS: HKN--STANLEY CUP PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins rescued Phil Kessel from purgatory when they acquired the hard-shooting forward from Toronto last summer. Kessel has repaid them with the best hockey of his career, a stretch that has the Penguins on the verge of a Stanley Cup. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos by 7 p.m. EDT. BKN--76ERS-ROOKS DEATH PHILADELPHIA — 76ers coach Brett Brown says Sean Rooks had promising prospects for his coaching career before his death. SENT: About 280 words. BBN--PHILLIES-NO. 1 PICK PHILADELPHIA — After stockpiling young talent in their farm system through several trades, the Phillies have their choice of the best amateur players in the nation. Florida lefty A.J. Puk, high school lefty Jason Groome and Tennessee third baseman Nick Senzel are among the players Philadelphia could choose with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft. By Rob Maaddi. UPCOMING: 600 words. BBN--CUBS-PHILLIES PHILADELPHIA — Lackey (6-2) starts for the Cubs against Phillies righty Vince Velasquez (5-2) in the series finale after the teams split the first two games. By Rob Maaddi. Upcoming. 650 words. With hometown lead on losing team. Starts 1:05 p.m. EDT. BBN--METS-PIRATES PITTSBURGH — Former first-round pick Jameson Taillon makes his major league debut on Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the New York Mets. Taillon, the second overall pick in the 2010 draft, is two years removed from Tommy John surgery. Game begins at 7:05 p.m. EDT. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. 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