West Virginia Secretary of State's son receives Purple Heart

Pennsylvania woman gets 20 to 40 years in toddler's death

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: POSTCARDS FROM TRUMP'S AMERICA-PENNSYLVANIA PLYMOUTH — Towns along the Susquehanna River are filled with people whose grandparents worked in coal mines, garment factories and small manufacturing companies. But those jobs are long gone in Luzerne County, and Wilkes-Barre, the county seat, has seen its population drop by more than half. Dozens of public officials have fallen to scandal. By Michael Rubinkam. SENT: About 810 words, AP Photos, AP Video. With: —POSTCARDS FROM TRUMP'S AMERICA-INTRO. PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS-SWEARING IN HARRISBURG — Three Democrats are preparing to be sworn in to high-ranking jobs in state government known as "row offices" — attorney general, treasurer and auditor general. By Mark Scolforo. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 450 words, photos by 4 p.m. EST. DOMESTIC ASSAULT-POLICE SHOOTING SHARON — A western Pennsylvania prosecutor plans to release details about the police shooting of a transgender suspect whose mother called police saying she was being threatened. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 500 words developing from 1:30 p.m. EST news conference. TODDLER FOUND DEAD PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania woman convicted of third-degree murder in the smothering death of her 3-year-old daughter will spend 20 to 40 years in prison. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 350 words by 3 p.m. EST. OBIT-SCARFO PHILADELPHIA — Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, whose reign over the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s was one of the bloodiest in its history, has died at a federal medical center in North Carolina. He was 87. UPCOMING: About 700 words. VILLANOVA BEER-CAPE MAY BREWING CAPE MAY, N.J. — The co-owners of New Jersey's Cape May Brewing Company are honoring the 175th anniversary of their alma mater with a uniquely named commemorative brew. SENT: About 150 words. EXCHANGE: EXCHANGE-CHILDHOOD PHOTO LEOLA — It was a sunny September morning in 1977 when a little girl and her brother looked up from playing in the side yard of their eastern Lancaster County home. A yellow sports car had pulled to the side of the road just beside the house, and a young man stepped out carrying a big camera and took a quick picture of a boy and his horse going by. He turned and saw a girl watching him, her blonde hair plaited into a neat braid, her homemade dress, and the boy, his sensible overalls and rubber-soled sneakers, and clicked off two more frames. That picture would win photographer Richard Hertzler first place in a state contest, but until a few months ago, Alice Weaver never knew that her image had charmed so many people all those years ago. Then Paul Reiff bought Hertzler's photography book, "My Lancaster County," stopped at the photo of two children standing by their garden gate and said "I think I know her." Jennifer Kopf, LNP newspapers. IN BRIEF: TROOPER ASSAULT-MANHUNT — State police have announced a manhunt for a suspect charged with assaulting a trooper after a traffic stop on a busy western Pennsylvania highway. SOUTHWEST REGION-FREIGHT MOVEMENT — A recent analysis of the freight industry in Pennsylvania has concluded that the state's 10-county southwest region can expect movement to increase up to 40 percent by 2040. OVERDOSE DEATHS-BEAVER COUNTY — Authorities in Beaver County are blaming two overdose deaths within the past few months on the victims' abuse of an opioid-based sedative for elephants and other large animals. IMMACULATA-TUITION REDUCTION — A Catholic college in suburban Philadelphia has announced plans to reduce its tuition by 23 percent for the 2017-2018 academic year to offset the rising cost of higher education. STABBING INSIDE SUPERMARKET — A 16-year-old boy is in juvenile custody after police say he stabbed a girl inside a northeastern Pennsylvania supermarket. DEADLY BAR FIGHT — Police say a bar manager was shot and killed after getting into a fight with a security guard at the establishment where the worked in Philadelphia's Germantown section. BABY CHICKS KILLED-FIRE — A fire chief says 3,600 chicks have been killed in a chicken house fire at a south-central Pennsylvania farm. ONLINE PHOTOS-RAPE EXTORTION — A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges that he raped two 15-year-old girls by threatening to share nude pictures he persuaded to send them online. BUSES-30TH STREET STATION — Commuters have another choice getting to work between New Jersey and Philadelphia. WARNER-PURPLE HEART — The son of new West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner has received a Purple Heart, more than six years after he was injured in Afghanistan. SPORTS: BKC--PITTSBURGH-NC STATE RALEIGH, N.C. — Pittsburgh looks to move past the most lopsided loss in the history of its home arena when the Panthers visit a North Carolina State team that has lost three straight. By Joedy McCreary. UPCOMING: 600 words, AP Photos from 7 p.m. EST start. ___ 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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