Man bun helps neighbors ID Pittsburgh man as car vandal

Chain-reaction crash leaves 2 truckers dead in central Pa.

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: BOXER-BROTHER STABBED ARREST PITTSBURGH — Former lightweight boxing champ Paul Spadafora is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on charges that he stabbed his brother, kicked his mother then threatened Pittsburgh police who intervened. By Joe Mandak. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 400 words by 3 p.m. EST. GAS DRILLING REFINERY MONACA — Supervisors of a western Pennsylvania township have granted a conditional use permit for a $6 billion ethane cracker plant proposed by Shell Chemicals. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 300 words by noon. ELSEWHERE: CVS-EPIPEN GENERIC CVS is now selling a rival, generic version of Mylan's EpiPen at about a sixth of its price, just months after the maker of the life-saving allergy treatment was eviscerated before Congress because of its soaring cost to consumers. SENT: 349 words, AP photos. UPCOMING: 550 words by noon EST. BARN FIRE DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Pennsylvania firefighters helped battle a fire that destroyed a barn in New Jersey. SENT: 80 words. IN BRIEF: —TRASH COLLECTORS FIND BODY — Police say trash collectors in suburban Pittsburgh discovered the body of a young man who investigators believe was shot to death in the area the night before. —SANDWICH PRICE DISPUTE-ASSAULT — Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man in his 20s who beat up a 60-year-old female deli employee over the price of a sandwich in southwest Philadelphia. —CRASH CLOSES INTERSTATE 80 — A coroner says two tractor-trailer drivers have been killed in a chain-reaction crash involving their trucks and four other vehicles on Interstate 80 in central Pennsylvania. —MAN BUN-VANDALISM CHARGES — Police say a man bun helped people in one Pittsburgh neighborhood identify the man who was vandalizing their cars last month. —VIOLENT CRIME-PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia say there were fewer violent crimes committed in the city last year than any other since 1979. —OLDEST AARDVARK-DEATH — The Philadelphia Zoo says the oldest aardvark in captivity in the United State has died. —FIRE STATION-DRUG OVERDOSE — A police incident report shows a "medical emergency" at a Pittsburgh fire station on New Year's Eve involved a firefighter who overdosed on drugs. —CAR REPAIR SHOOTING — A Philadelphia man has been shot four times at point-blank range and killed while changing the brakes on his car. —WOMAN GRANDSON-FATAL FIRE — State police are investigating a central Pennsylvania mobile home fire that killed a woman and her 2-year-old grandson. SPORTS: FBN--PLAYERS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW UNDATED — Even the most casual NFL fan knows certain players on each playoff team. There are plenty of others on the roster who are relatively — or completely — unknown, and it's those guys you might not know who can wind up making a difference in a game's outcome. The AP provides a guide for someone on every team to keep an eye on during the divisional round this weekend. By Howard Fendrich. UPCOMING: 1,000 words, AP Photos by 5 p.m. EST. BKC--BIG TEN THIS WEEK A look at things to watch this week in the Big Ten. SENT: 466 words, AP Photos. PMS ONLY: HKN-PENGUINS-CAPITALS WASHINGTON — Nothing about Alex Ovechkin the showman surprises the Washington Capitals anymore. By Stephen Whyno. SENT: 809 words, AP Photos. BKN-KNICKS-76ERS PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid wrapped his hands around T.J. McConnell's neck, and let out a yell for a victory sweeter than the taste of endless rounds of Shirley Temples. By Dan Gelston. SENT: 930 words, AP Photos. BKC-T25-PITTSBURGH-LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cruising along with what seemed to be a comfortable lead in the second half against Pittsburgh, No. 14 Louisville ended up needing every point it could get to prevent hot-shooting Jamel Artis from leading the Panthers back. By Gary B. Graves. SENT: 748 words, AP Photos. BKC-TEMPLE-UCONN STORRS, Conn. — UConn may have found the answer to its offensive problems by looking inside to its senior front line. By Pat Eaton-Robb. SENT: 670 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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