Transformer failures cut power to 3,000-resident borough

Dangerous wind chills on their way to Northeast

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: TRUMP HERSHEY — President-elect Donald Trump visits Hershey as part of his thank-you tour. UPCOMING: 500 words, AP Photos developing from rally at 7 p.m. EST. ONLINE ROMANCE-WIRE FRAUD PITTSBURGH — A man federal prosecutors say was victimized in an overseas, online romance scam faces sentencing for stealing more than $1.4 million from two Pittsburgh-area companies whose funds he controlled. By Joe Mandak. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 475 words, developing from 11:30 a.m. EST sentencing. IN BRIEF: —PHILADELPHIA POLICE UNIFORM STOLEN — Police in Philadelphia are searching for the thief who stole parts of an officer's uniform from a bench outside a courtroom at the city's Criminal Justice Center. —MANHOLE FIRE-WORKERS INJURED — Two Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority employees were injured by a fire that originated underground in southwest Philadelphia. —GAS DRILLING REFINERY — Township supervisors in western Pennsylvania want more information before they grant conditional use permits for an ethane cracker plant proposed by Shell Chemicals. —INTERSTATE 80 CRASHES — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says three different stretches of Interstate 80 have been closed by weather-related crashes in western Pennsylvania. —FATHER AND SON KILLED — A Pennsylvania court has denied the appeal of a now-42-year-old Pennsylvania woman serving consecutive life sentences in the slayings of a 73-year-old man she was having sex with and his son. —WRONGFULLY ACCUSED OF COUNTERFEITING — A Pennsylvania man and his wife who were wrongfully accused of passing counterfeit $100 bills at a casino can't sue the casino or the state police who arrested them. —CASINO MUGGING — Police are trying to find two men believed to be from New Jersey in the mugging of a 73-year-old woman outside an eastern Pennsylvania casino. —POCONO MEDICAL-NURSING LAYOFFS — Pocono Medical Center plans to lay off 61 registered nurses while it waits for regulators to approve the buyout of its parent company, Pocono Health System, by Lehigh Valley Health Network. —ERRANT GOLF BALL LAWSUIT — A couple who live next to a Pennsylvania golf course says errant balls are still hitting their property despite a previous court order. —COLD SNAP-PENNSYLVANIA — Snow and bitter cold are causing problems in parts of Pennsylvania. —NEW DNA-SERIAL RAPIST — A new round of DNA testing on nearly 30-year-old evidence linked to a Pennsylvania man convicted of being a serial rapist in 1989 has found that the man was the perpetrator. —POWERLESS BOROUGH — A trio of transformer explosions has cut power to nearly all of a suburban Pittsburgh borough's 3,000 residents. SPORTS: FBN--BENGALS-BURFICT'S CHANGE CINCINNATI — Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict sat out the first game against Pittsburgh, part of his three-game suspension from the NFL for his antics in their playoff game last season. He's a changed player -- so far -- for their long-awaited rematch. By Joe Kay. UPCOMING: 600 words, AP Photos by 5 p.m. EST. FBN--EAGLES-GUNSLINGER WENTZ PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz is closing on Andrew Luck's rookie record for pass attempts. The Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback grew up rooting for Brett Favre and is turning into the new version of the Ol' Gunslinger. By Rob Maaddi. UPCOMING: 500 words, AP Photos by 4 p.m. EST. BBA--YANKEES FUTURE INDIANAPOLIS — Two members of the Steinbrenner family spent Thursday in Indianapolis as part of an Indy Lights announcement. But they couldn't avoid questions about baseball's new collective bargaining agreement — and whether it will help baseball's most storied franchise. By Michael Marot. UPCOMING: 700 words, AP Photos by 6 p.m. EST. ___ 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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