Family of Pennsylvania jail suicide victim wins $11.9M

Family of Pennsylvania jail suicide victim awarded $11.9M

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: GUN LAWS-NRA HARRISBURG — State lawmakers may take action on a bill Tuesday a bill to replace a law thrown out by the courts that would give legal standing to groups like the NRA to sue over local gun ordinances. By Mark Scolforo. UPCOMING: 350 words by 3 p.m. PHILADELPHIA OFFICERS SHOT PHILADELPHIA — One of two police officers wounded in last week's shooting rampage that killed a woman and wounded three others in Philadelphia says he's fine and is primarily concerned about the other victims. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 350 words by noon EDT. LUNCH-SHAMING RESIGNATION CANONSBURG — A public school cafeteria worker has quit over what she considers a "lunch shaming" policy in one western Pennsylvania school district. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 275 words by noon EDT. JAIL SUICIDE VERDICT SCRANTON — A federal jury has awarded $11.9 million to the wife and family of a man who killed himself in an eastern Pennsylvania county prison. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 275 words by noon EDT. IN BRIEF: —WOMAN CARRYING BABY WOUNDED — Philadelphia police have questioned — but not immediately charged — a gunman after a woman holding a baby and two other people were wounded in a daylight shooting at a busy intersection. —DRUG SUSPECT'S FACEBOOK WARNING — Police say a Pennsylvania drug suspect who dropped his cellphone while running away from police took to Facebook to warn his friends not to call that phone number. —MOLD CLOSES SCHOOLS — A central Pennsylvania high school is set to reopen more than three weeks after it was closed due to mold. —FATAL OVERDOSE-SENTENCE — A central Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty under a deal with prosecutors to distributing heroin stemming from a fatal overdose in February 2014. —KKK FLIERS — Some residents in a small Pennsylvania town say plastic bags were left on their lawns that contained rocks, lollipops and a flier that reads "Are there troubles in your neighborhood? Contact the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan today." —UNIVERSITY-REGIONAL MEDICAL CAMPUS — The Drexel University College of Medicine has named a suburban Philadelphia hospital as its sixth regional medical campus. SPORTS: FBN-EAGLES-BEARS FOLO CHICAGO — Carson Wentz took some hard hits, showed poise in the pocket and led the Philadelphia Eagles to another victory. By Andrew Seligman. SENT: 692 words, AP Photos. FBN-BEARS-CUTLER CHICAGO — It was bad enough that the quarterback on the other side made him look like the rookie. By Jim Litke. SENT: 621 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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