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BC-PA--Pennsylvania News Coverage Advisory,1st Ld-Writethru, PA

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. Joe Mandak 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: HOLLAND TUNNEL-WEAPONS CACHE NEW YORK — A Pennsylvania man who lost his daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year was arrested with two other people after they were stopped while trying to drive through the Holland Tunnel with a cache of weapons on their way to "rescue" a teenage girl involved with drugs in New York, according to officials and social media posts from two of the men. By Michael Balsamo and Josh Cornfield. SENT: 528 words, AP Video. DEM 2016-CONVENTION PROTESTS PHILADELPHIA — City officials say they have no plans to crack down on demonstrators lacking permits during the Democratic National Convention, though permit requirements will remain in effect. By Kristen de Groot. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING 400 words by 10 a.m. AIRLINE MANAGER-CHILD-SEX ARREST PITTSBURGH — A former American Airlines operations manager who learned of the first Sept. 11 hijacking before the jet struck the World Trade Center is scheduled to change his not guilty plea Wednesday to a federal interstate child-sex charge. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 400 words developing from 1 p.m. change of plea hearing. ELSEWHERE: IN BRIEF: —WRESTLER-GIRLFRIEND'S DEATH — Prosecutors want to force pro wrestling star Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka to have mental health treatment now that a judge has ruled he's mentally incompetent to stand trial in the death of his girlfriend in eastern Pennsylvania in 1983. —BEATING DEATH — Police have released surveillance video of a man they believe killed another man who was walking home from his brother's wedding in Pennsylvania's capital. —RECORDED ON VICTIM'S PHONE — Police say a Pennsylvania man swore on his mother's grave that he didn't molest a young girl, until they showed him video of some of the acts recorded on the alleged victim's cellphone. —NO COPS RESOLUTION — The council of an eastern Pennsylvania city has voted to oppose letting the reality show "Cops" film its officers — even though the eight-week television shoot is about halfway over. —TRUMP TRUCK-CITATION WITHDRAWN — Police have withdrawn a $700 ticket issued to a tractor-trailer promoting Donald Trump's presidential campaign that got stuck on a northeastern Pennsylvania bridge. —WOMAN FALLS INTO HOLE — A woman says she was gardening in the backyard of her Pennsylvania home when she struck the ground with a pitchfork and fell into a 50-foot-deep hole that abruptly opened up at her feet. —WORK-RELEASE ESCAPE — Authorities say a man who threatened to kill his girlfriend escaped from a work-release program about 50 miles north of Philadelphia. —WRESTLER'S BROTHER CHARGED — Pro wrestler and former Olympian Kurt Angle's brother has admitted under a plea deal to charges he killed his wife at their Pennsylvania home. —WATER CONTAMINATION-DOYLESTOWN — State environmental regulators are trying to figure out what caused the water to become contaminated near Philadelphia. —CHESTER APARTMENT FIRE — Investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire inside a home that was converted into apartments in Chester. SPORTS: BBN-GIANTS-PIRATES PITTSBURGH — A day after one of their worst offensive games of the season, the San Francisco Giants had their best. SENT: 791 words, AP Photos. BBN-PIRATES PITTSBURGH — The loudest cheers of the game came when the third-string catcher struck out one of the opponent's best hitters. SENT: 804 words, AP Photos. BBO-PHILLIES-TWINS MINNEAPOLIS — Kurt Suzuki had the single, the double and the home run. The triple was 90 feet away after his drive down the left-field line landed in the corner, and his Minnesota Twins teammates were playfully waving him to third base. By Dave Campbell. SENT: 826 words, AP Photos. BBO-PHILLIES MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Nola was the ace of Philadelphia's rotation just two weeks ago. By Dave Campbell. SENT: 750 words, AP Photos. ___ 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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