Original judge in Penn State administrators' case dead at 61

Jury enters third day in trial of woman in toddler's death

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: HEROIN PARAPHERNALIA PITTSBURGH — A more than 20-year battle between law enforcement and a Pittsburgh-area man who's repeatedly been convicted of selling drug-related paraphernalia is coming to an end. By Joe Mandak. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: Developing from sentencing hearing at 10 a.m. EDT; 450 words by 1 p.m. EDT. ELSEWHERE: MYLAN-EPIPEN NEW YORK — Mylan, now in the crosshairs over severe price hikes for its EpiPen, says it will expand programs that lower out-of-pocket costs by as much as half. SENT: 130 words. SENT: 371 words, AP Graphics, AP Photos. DRUG DEATHS-OHIO CINCINNATI — Ohio Gov. John Kasich will talk about Ohio's drug problems and efforts at a judicial summit involving authorities from nine states. By Dan Sewell. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 500 words, developing from speech scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. EDT, AP Photos. IN BRIEF: —PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE — Pennsylvania is launching its database on prescription drug dispensing in an effort to prevent their abuse. —DEPUTY SHOT-SUSPECT KILLED — Prosecutors say a Pennsylvania sheriff's deputy was justified in fatally shooting a prison escapee who fired at him first, hitting him in the face. —TURTLE KILLED-FIRECRACKERS — Police in Pennsylvania say two men and a 17-year-old boy are facing charges after they exploded two M-80 firecrackers on a turtle, killing the reptile. —STABBED FOR DRINKING BEER — Police have charged a Pennsylvania woman with stabbing her husband with scissors because he drank one of her beers while she slept. —CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY-SHOOTING — Police have been searching for a convenience store robber who shot an employee during the southwestern Pennsylvania heist. —TWO SHOOTINGS-ONE BLOCK — Philadelphia police are sorting out the details following two shootings on the same block of the city's embattled Germantown neighborhood. —PROFESSOR'S BLIGHTED BUILDING — A physics professor at a Pennsylvania university has been sentenced to five days in jail and fined more than $30,000 after a judge found him guilty of not having an occupancy permit and failing to fix a blighted, vacant building he owns. —PENN STATE-ABUSE-JUDGE — The judge who originally handled the criminal case against three Penn State administrators charged with covering up child-sex complaints about Jerry Sandusky has died. —MOLD CLOSES SCHOOLS — Schools remain closed in a central Pennsylvania district while officials await the results of tests for mold. —HIT-AND-RUN OFFICER STRUCK — A Philadelphia police sergeant has been injured after authorities say he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while conducting a traffic stop. SPORTS: BBO-PHILLIES-WHITE SOX CHICAGO — Battered in back-to-back games, the Phillies came out swinging this time. By Andrew Seligman. SENT: 773 words, AP Photos. BBO-WHITE SOX CHICAGO — The arrow once again is pointing down for the Chicago White Sox. By Andrew Seligman. SENT: 664 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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