Police say playground punch kills man with spina bifida

Alcoa moving headquarters from New York back to Pittsburgh

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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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: POLICE BARRACKS-AMBUSH MILFORD — A survivalist who shot and killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and injured another in an ambush at their barracks will now fight for his own life following his conviction on capital murder charges. By Michael Rubinkam. SENT: 645 words, AP Photos. UPCOMING: Updates as warranted from penalty phase of trial beginning at 1:30 p.m. EDT. ALCOA-BACK TO PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH — Alcoa Corp. is moving its global headquarters back to Pittsburgh, where the 129-year-old company had been based until moving to New York City in 2006. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 300 words by noon EDT. FRANCISCANS-CHILD SEX ABUSE HOLLIDAYSBURG — Three Franciscan friars have asked a judge to dismiss criminal charges that they didn't properly supervise a suspected sexual predator accused of molesting more than 100 children, most at a Pennsylvania high school. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 375 words by noon EDT. POLICE SHOOTING LAWSUIT YORK — A Pennsylvania township and county will pay $285,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a shoplifter fatally shot by police outside a Kmart in 2012. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 275 words by noon EDT. IN BRIEF: —PENN-UNDERGROUND FRATERNITIES — The University of Pennsylvania says unrecognized fraternities and sororities will be held to the same standards as official groups as part of a more formal relationship with the school. —INMATE DEATH — A coroner says an inmate at a Pennsylvania prison hanged himself in his cell just weeks after he was convicted of rape and murder in the death of a graduate student. —ALLIGATOR-FIRE — Animal control officials in Philadelphia are investigating after a small alligator was found at the scene of a fire. —HOUSING PROJECT-DOUBLE SHOOTING — A man and woman have been fatally shot in a car at a Pennsylvania public housing complex known for its crime problems. —ELDERLY WOMAN-TRANSIT ASSAULT — Philadelphia police have released video showing a man who stole the purse from an 81-year-old woman getting off a transit bus in broad daylight. —PLAYGROUND PUNCH-SPINA BIFIDA — Police say a man with spina bifida died when he was punched at a Pennsylvania playground by another man who believed the victim had been threatening children with a stick. —ROBBED AFTER JOB INTERVIEW — Philadelphia police are trying to find three men who beat a man unconscious then robbed him as he left a job interview. —CRAIGSLIST-ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING CHARGES — Police are looking for a woman they say tried to kidnap a Pennsylvania man she met on the online want ad site Craigslist. —FUNERAL HOME FIRE — A fire has damaged a funeral home and some apartments above it, shutting down a major road in a tiny eastern Pennsylvania borough. —SHOOTING-INFANT INJURED — A Pittsburgh man is jailed on gun and drug charges after police say he exchanged gunfire with two men and caused a baby in his vehicle to be injured by flying glass. —EX-GIRLFRIEND-ROBBERY SLAYING — A New York man has been jailed in the beating death of his ex-girlfriend and the related robbery of her mother's Pennsylvania home last month. SPORTS: HKN--PLAYOFFS-STOPPING THE STARS Nothing warrants more attention for a defense in the Stanley Cup playoffs than stopping a superstar like Alex Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby. No game plan can be too complex or unnecessary when every goal matters. By Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 750 words, AP Photos by 5 p.m. EDT. HKN--BLUE JACKETS-PENGUINS PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins will take a second crack at closing out the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday. Columbus avoided a sweep with a victory in Game 4. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 700 words, AP Photos developing from 7 p.m. EDT start. BBN-PHILLIES-METS NEW YORK — The Phillies wrap up a three-game series in New York. UPCOMING: 650 words, AP Photos developing from 7:10 p.m. EDT start. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. 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