Outside jury likely for Pennsylvania barracks ambush trial

New Pittsburgh superintendent faces more questions on resume

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. 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: POLICE BARRACKS SHOOTING MILFORD —Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the case of a survivalist charged with fatally ambushing a Pennsylvania state police trooper near a rural barracks agree that a jury from outside the area should decide his fate. The stipulation between prosecutors and lawyers for Eric Frein (freen) keeps the trial in Pike County, where Frein is charged with fatally shooting Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II and wounding another trooper. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 400 words by 3 p.m. PITTSBURGH SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT-RESUME PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Public Schools Board has scheduled an emergency meeting so the district's newly hired superintendent can answer plagiarism concerns raised by media reports. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 300 words by 1 p.m. EX-JAIL COUNSELOR-EXTORTION SCRANTON — A former Pennsylvania county jail counselor has been charged with trying to extort money from inmates and has agreed to plead guilty. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 375 words by 2 p.m. TEACHER-SEX ALLEGATIONS PITTSBURGH — Five students have defended a Pennsylvania teacher on trial for allegedly trying to intimidate another student who accused a different teacher of having sex with her. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 325 words by 1 p.m. WATER CONTAMINATION-BLOOD TESTS DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has called on the military to fund blood tests for nearly 70,000 residents in suburban Philadelphia who might have been exposed to contaminated water. The Democratic governor wrote a letter to the secretaries of the Navy and Air Force on Thursday issuing the request to fund tests for residents in Warminster, Warrington and Horsham. MOVED: 130 words. UPCOMING: 250 words by 1 p.m. ELSEWHERE: WHISKEY REBELLION FEST CUMBERLAND, Md. — The western Maryland city of Cumberland is toasting its role in the Whiskey Rebellion. SENT: 131 words. IN BRIEF: —GRADUATION CANCELED-THREAT — A central Pennsylvania high school has rescheduled its commencement ceremony a day after a student was arrested for allegedly making a threat that resulted in its cancellation. —STUDENT EXITS SCHOOL BUS — Police are investigating whether a 14-year-old student fell or jumped from the rear emergency door of her school bus in eastern Pennsylvania. —BODY FOUND-ABANDONED GARAGE — A decomposing body found in an abandoned central Pennsylvania garage has been identified as a woman missing since Dec. 10. —GUN BATTLE-PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police say one man has died and another was wounded in a gun battle with one another in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood. —DRIVE-THRU SHOOTING — Authorities have identified a man shot and killed in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant in suburban Philadelphia. —FOREST-BURNING VEHICLE-BODY — A coroner says a man's body has been found near a burning car in a central Pennsylvania forest. —CITY HALL-ACTIVIST STATUE — Philadelphia's City Hall is receiving a sculpture installation to honor a black activist and writer who fought to desegregate the city's horse-drawn streetcars and for equal voting rights regardless of race or previous status of servitude. —SPRINGFIELD-FIRE DEATH — A man has been found dead inside a burning home in Delaware County. —SEPTA KEY CARDS — Philadelphia's transit system is poised to launch a new fare system that some say is the most sophisticated open pay systems of its kind. —DEPUTY SHOT-SUSPECT KILLED — Authorities have identified a man killed after he shot a sheriff's deputy who had been serving a warrant in central Pennsylvania. —WOMAN SLASHED-TRAIL — Police say a man followed a woman on a popular Philadelphia trail and slashed her on the forehead after saying "You don't know anything." —CREDIT UNION EMBEZZLEMENT — The former chief executive officer of a northwestern Pennsylvania credit union is set to be sentenced for embezzling more than $47,000. SPORTS: PHILLIES-NATIONALS WASHINGTON — The Nationals return home from a long road trip to open a three-game series against the Phillies. By freelancer Ben Standig. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Game starts at 7:05 p.m. CARDINALS-PIRATES PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, both trying to make up ground on the Chicago Cubs, begin a three-game series on Friday at PNC Park. Game begins at 7:05 p.m. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS FLOURTOWN, Pa. — Jay Don Blake took a one-stroke lead into the second round of the Constellation Senior Players Championship, the third of the PGA Tour Champions' five majors. UPCOMING: 600 words by 7 p.m. PENGUINS-MURRAY PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins point to Matt Murray's resilience as one of the reasons the 22-year-old has thrived during the team's run to the Stanley Cup Ffinal. Murray will need to rely on it after a shaky start in a Game 5 loss that sent the series back to San Jose. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 700 words by 7 p.m. ___ 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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