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Good evening! 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 [email protected].

A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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.

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UPCOMING TOMORROW:

SUPREME COURT-JUDICIAL BIAS

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday hears the death-row appeal of a high school quarterback who was having sex with older men in exchange for gifts and money, and killed two of them. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a judge’s decision to grant Terry Williams a new trial. But the U.S. high court will examine whether a former chief justice should have recused himself because he was the city’s district attorney when Williams was tried in 1985. By Maryclaire Dale. About 500 words. AP Photos.

OTHER TOP STORIES:

SENATE 2016-PENNSYLVANIA

HARRISBURG — Katie McGinty joined the Democrats’ U.S. Senate primary race in Pennsylvania as the establishment pick and her fate in it will be about more than her abilities as a candidate. It will also be about the ability of Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party leaders to dictate the candidate of choice to rank-and-file party voters. By Marc Levy. UPCOMING: About 700 words by noon EST. AP Photos.

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— BC-PA–Senate 2016-Pennsylvania-Who They Are.

— BC-PA–Senate 2016-Pennsylvania-Where They Stand.

NUCLEAR WASTE

IRVINE, Ky. — Estill County officials are furious after not being told by Kentucky officials that low-level nuclear waste from drilling operations in other states was dumped illegally in their county last year. SENT: About 240 words.

EXCHANGE:

EXCHANGE-BALANCING ART AND LIFE

HANOVER — It was several decades ago, but Gettysburg native Bruce Cluck still remembers the hot summers spent hopping on his bike and riding over to Gettysburg Military Park. He’d sit for hours watching a blacksmith re-enactor heat the iron, working the metal into a curved shape to make horseshoes or hammering it into hinges using 1800s-era tools. “I would get on my bike and pedal over and watch this guy all day,” Cluck said. Cluck eventually became a blacksmith himself, more as a way to create art than daily wares. Like so many, Cluck has had to balance his art with paying the bills. Although his work receives more and more attention these days via word of mouth and his Facebook page, he has always had to keep his passion separate from his full-time employment by necessity. How does the creatively inclined individual make time for artistic goals and pursuits when it’s so much easier to flop down in front of the TV after work? Clare Becker, The (Hanover) Evening Sun.

EXHANGE-SCHOOL BOCCE TEAMS

BEAVER — There was a time when the playing field wasn’t always even. There was a time when kids with intellectual disabilities were marginalized, forced to sit on the sidelines and watch the action instead of being part of it. But a movement afoot at four Beaver County school districts is changing that by uniting kids with and without special needs on the same teams. The mission is simply stated on T-shirts worn by Central Valley High School’s players: “This is how we roll.” And who would have thought that bocce — once considered an “old, Italian guy’s” game — would be the sport bowling over students, coaches and parents? Marsha Keefer, Beaver County Times.

EXCHANGE-MODERN COBBLERS

SOMERSET — Dave Sherman and Max Paolillo are masters of a disappearing craft. At one time cobbler shops were standard in the lineup of Main Street storefronts in towns across the country, next to barbers, bakers and butchers. “Now I am the only one,” Paolillo, owner of Max’s Shoe Repair in Richland Township, said. He and Sherman, owner of The Cobbler’s Shop in Somerset, usually talk a couple times a week to share stories and trade advice. Paolillo has been working in shoe repair since the 1960s. Sherman, a former tax professional from Pittsburgh, has been in business for about 11 years. Both men report a sound business, but culture, style and shoe quality contribute to fewer people who seek their service. Rick Kazmer, (Someset) Daily American.

EXCHANGE-TEEN BOXER

ALLENTOWN — Aspiring athletes use all kinds of motivation to spur themselves on to success. Gilbert Orlang’s motivation to become the best he can be in the boxing world is simple. “My family is living in poverty and it’s been hard,” the 14-year-old Dieruff High School freshman said. “I want to change that. I want to be successful. I love boxing. I grew up as a fat, chubby kid in New York City, living in the slums. I had people bullying me because I was fat and I had a chipped tooth and everything. I had to do something for myself. I had to make myself better.” So, after moving to Allentown 3 1/2 years ago, Orlang got himself into the gym and began working hard. He saw boxing as a road out of his troubles and he’s already on the right path. Now, the fat, chubby kid who was once bullied, is fighting back in a big way. In little more than a year of competitive boxing, Orlang has emerged as a rising star in two national events. Keith Groller, The (Allentown) Morning Call.

EXCHANGE-BLACK POLAR EXPLORER

PITTSBURGH — When the morning of April 7, 1909 dawned, Matthew Henson checked the temperature outside. It was 29 below zero. Later that day, Henson and the man he worked for, Robert Peary, would raise an American flag to claim they were the first to reach the North Pole. Peary, 52, was a naval officer born in Cresson, Pa., and he had been trying to reach the pole for 23 years. Henson, a 42-year-old African American, had accompanied Peary on the last four of his five attempts to reach 90 degrees North latitude. And since Henson usually broke the trail ahead of Peary, many believe that he was actually the first man to reach the fabled spot on the treacherous ice pack over the Arctic Ocean. Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

IN BRIEF:

UNIVERSITY STUDENT STABBED — A Philadelphia man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of an eastern Pennsylvania university student that authorities allege began with an argument over a man urinating in a back alley.

MOTHER’S DAY SLAYING — A man has been held for trial in western Pennsylvania in the shooting death of another man at a Mother’s Day party in Pittsburgh last year.

PITTSBURGH TEEN KILLED — Five defendants have been ordered to stand trial in western Pennsylvania on homicide and other charges in the shooting death of a Pittsburgh teenager last fall.

CAR INTO LAKE — Authorities have released the name of an elderly woman found dead in a car that drove into a western Pennsylvania lake.

SMALL PLANE INTO TREES — Authorities say a small plane crashed into trees near a central Pennsylvania airport, and the pilot was trapped for several hours but appeared uninjured.

STABBED IN TRANSIT STATION ELEVATOR — Police are looking for a man who stabbed a woman in a transit station elevator during an attempted robbery in northeast Philadelphia.

HOUSE COLLAPSE — Police say a man is reported in stable condition after a house collapse in south Philadelphia.

SPORTS:

HKN–COYOTES-FLYERS

PHILADELPHIA — Claude Giroux scored one of Philadelphia’s three first-period goals for his 500th career point and Mark Streit had three assists to lead the Flyers to a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.

HKN–JETS-PENGUINS

PITTSBURGH — Carl Hagelin scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed star forward Evgeni Malkin back from injury with a 4-1 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

BKC–T25–VILLANOVA-MARQUETTE

MILWAUKEE — Kris Jenkins scored 19 points, Josh Hart had 19 on 7-of-8 shooting, and No. 1 Villanova pulled away from Marquette for an 89-79 victory on Saturday. By Genaro C. Armas.

BKC–PITTSBURGH-ROBINSON’S RIDE

PITTSBURGH — James Robinson will make his school-record 130th start for Pitt on Sunday when the Panthers host No. 18 Duke. Robinson also hopes it’s his final game at the Petersen Events Center as the senior tries to help Pitt get back into the NCAA tournament. By Will Graves. SENT: About 820 words. AP Photos.

BKW–T25–TEMPLE-SOUTH FLORIDA

TAMPA, Fla. — Shaleth Stringfield had 20 points and Alisia Jenkins had 18 with 16 rebounds and No. 21 South Florida secured second place in the American Athletic Conference on Saturday with a 76-62 win over Temple..

BBN–PIRATES-CERVELLI

BRADENTON, Fla. — A year ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates knew as little about catcher Francisco Cervelli as he knew about them. The Pirates traded for Cervelli in November 2014 as insurance shortly before Russell Martin left to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays. Cervelli had long been a promising player with the New York Yankees, but his path toward playing time often was blocked by veterans and injuries. SENT: About 690 words.

BBN–PHILLIES-CLOSER

CLEARWATER, Fla — Heading into the final week of July last summer, the Philadelphia Phillies had two formidable options to close out games: perennial All-Star Jonathan Papelbon and rising hard-throwing right-hander Ken Giles.

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