Tree gnawed by beaver fueled brief repair-related outage

Christie weighs New Jersey, Pennsylvania taxpayers' fate

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: CAMPAIGN 2016 Donald Trump was expected to meet privately with black leaders in Philadelphia Friday afternoon before visiting a predominantly black Detroit church this weekend. UPCOMING: 500 words by 5 p.m. IN BRIEF: —CHILD GIVEN AWAY — A Pennsylvania couple and a Philadelphia-area man to whom they allegedly gave their 14-year-old daughter in exchange for money have waived their arraignments. —ODD-GNAWING BEAVER CAUSES OUTAGE — If you live in one part of western Pennsylvania and had to reset the clock on your microwave oven Thursday evening, blame the beaver. —COUPLE FOUND DEAD — Authorities say a couple found in their eastern Pennsylvania home may have died several days before. —MOLD CLOSES SCHOOLS — A central Pennsylvania elementary school open again, a day after a new batch of mold was isolated to two rooms which are being cleaned. —4-YEAR-OLD STRUCK BY VEHICLE — A 4-year-old Philadelphia girl has been critically injured by a car. —PENNSYLVANIA PRISON-LEGIONELLA — State corrections officials say they're testing the water and have suspended inmate showers in one area after the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease was found in water at the state prison in Pittsburgh. —ALLIGATOR WANDERING STREET — Police say they were called to corral an alligator that was seen wandering a suburban Philadelphia street. —CHILD MAULED-STRAY DOG — Authorities say a 9-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was mauled by a stray dog that ran into her Pennsylvania home. —STOLEN MLK STATUE-RECOVERED — A replica of a bronze statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife stolen from the home of a Pennsylvania mayoral candidate has been recovered from a scrap yard. —BICYCLIST KILLED-HIT-AND-RUN — Authorities say a driver left the scene after striking and killing a bicyclist in Philadelphia. ___ 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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