3 fire victims died of 'thermal and inhalated injuries'

Cops: Children locked inside room with no heat, little food

Good afternoon! 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. Ron Todt 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: UPCOMING TOMORROW: KOZ PROGRAM-APPLICATIONS REJECTED HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is throttling back on one of its signature economic development programs. The administration of Gov. Tom Wolf has sent rejection letters to Philadelphia, Coatesville and other municipalities that submitted applications to the Keystone Opportunity Zone program. The Wolf administration says the state can't afford new tax breaks. SENT: 156 words. UPCOMING: 400 words by 10 a.m. EST. PENNSYLVANIA-CHARITIES-NEWS GUIDE It's the season for giving, but the state of Pennsylvania also wants its residents to be wise when making charitable contributions around the holidays. By Kristen de Groot. SENT: About 430 words. EMACIATED CHILDREN HALIFAX — Police and child welfare investigators in central Pennsylvania say three emaciated young children were locked inside a room each night with no heat and little food. SENT: 128 words. UPCOMING: 300 words by 11 a.m. EST. EXCHANGE: IEXCHANGE-VINYL RECORD STORE SCRANTON — R.J. Harrington started grooving on vinyl records as a teen in the late 1990s. Albums at that time, nearly dead in the music industry, remained a niche of audiophiles and collectors. But new pressings by small and obscure bands hooked Harrington on the vinyl music medium and partly led to a stint working in a record store. A decade ago, in his mid-20s, he opened his own record store, Embassy Vinyl, in the 300 block of Adams Avenue in downtown Scranton. The shop remains a favorite of music enthusiasts, ranging from graying middle-agers and baby boomers who grew up with albums to youngish hipsters discovering vinyl for the first time. Jim Lockwood, The (Scranton) Times-Tribune. SENT: About 860 words. IN BRIEF: MOTHER-SON FOUND DEAD — Police in Pennsylvania are investigating after they say a 40-year-old mother intentionally suffocated her 12-month-old son before taking her own life in an apparent murder-suicide. FATAL FIRE — A western Pennsylvania coroner says a 5-month-old boy, his grandmother and his uncle died of "thermal and inhalated injuries" in a Christmas Eve fire. TROOPERS SHOOT SUSPECT — A medical examiner has classified as homicide the death of a western Pennsylvania man shot earlier this month by state troopers who said he rushed at them with a knife. PARKING TICKET-COINS REFUSED — A Pennsylvania man says he was trying to work out some frustration when he took a bag of loose change to city hall to pay a $20 parking ticket. ROBBERY-RESTAURANTEUR'S OFFICE — Police are seeking the public's help in locating a man who broke into an award-winning Philadelphia restauranteur's offices earlier this month and stole several items. HOUSE FIRE-MAN BURNED — State police say a 76-year-old Pennsylvania man suffered serious burns on most of his body in a fire that destroyed his home and killed his dog. NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING — Police have arrested a 27-year-old western Pennsylvania man after they say he fired several gunshots inside a nightclub in suburban Pittsburgh, reportedly wounding one man. KOZ PROGRAM-APPLICATIONS REJECTED — Pennsylvania is throttling back on one of its signature economic development programs. SPORTS: FBC--T25--MILITARY BOWL ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Temple seeks the first 11-win season in school history when it takes on Wake Forest of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Military Bowl. By David Ginsburg. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos. Game starts at 3:30 p.m. EST. FBN--STEELERS-TOMLIN PITTSBURGH — The AFC North title and the third seed in the playoffs in hand, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin needs to decide how much he wants his stars to play in the regular season finale on Sunday against Cleveland. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 500 words by 5 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. 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