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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. Mark Scolforo is on the desk. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-446-6631 or [email protected].
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TOP STORIES:
ROCKY-40TH ANNIVERSARY-THINGS TO KNOW
PHILADELPHIA — On Nov. 21, 1976, audiences met Rocky Balboa, the southpaw boxer from south Philadelphia. Four decades later, Sylvester Stallone’s lovable character resonates with fans drawn to his underdog tale of determination, grit and sleepy-eyed charm. By Errin Haines Whack. SENT: 752 words. AP Photos.
POLICE SHOOTINGS-PUBLIC INFORMATION
HARRISBURG —Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is vetoing legislation that would have restricted the situations in which police officers are identified after firing their weapon or using force that results in death or serious injury. By Marc Levy. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 400 words by 5 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL STABBINGS
PITTSBURGH —A judge is holding off making a decision on whether a Pennsylvania teen can plead guilty but mentally ill to stabbing 20 fellow students and a security guard at his high school in 2014. The judge said Monday he wants Westmoreland County prosecutors and the attorney for 19-year-old Alex Hribal to file written arguments in the next month-and-a-half over whether he should accept the plea. By Joe Mandak. SENT: 473 words. UPCOMING: Will be updated.
COAL COUNTRY-COMEBACK
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he’ll help bring back Appalachian mining, as he promised time and again on the campaign trail. Nobody thinks he can revive it entirely — not economists, not ex-miners, not even those recently called back to work. By Michael Virtanen and Matthew Brown. SENT: 1,071 words. AP Photos. AP Video.
IN BRIEF:
CHILD GIVEN AWAY — A Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting six girls in the same family faces trial after waiving a preliminary hearing outside Philadelphia.
NOISY ROOSTER-PENALTY — A noisy rooster’s piercing calls will no longer plague Pittsburgh.
SMOKY PLANE-FLIGHT DIVERTED — Officials at Philadelphia International Airport say a flight from Philadelphia to Cincinnati never took off after smoke was reported in the cabin of the plane.
PISTOL WHIPPED NEAR CASINO — Police are trying to find a man who pistol-whipped and attempted to rob a 73-year-old man outside an eastern Pennsylvania casino.
DIALYSIS PATIENT-VAN CRASH — A coroner says a dialysis patient has been killed when the medical van he was in was hit head-on by another vehicle on an icy western Pennsylvania road.
POLICE CRUISER CRASH — Authorities say a police cruiser in suburban Pittsburgh was badly damaged and nearly hit a group of children after it lost control during the pursuit of a stolen vehicle.
MAYOR ARRESTED-DUI — Officials say a Pennsylvania mayor has been charged with driving under the influence after he allegedly hit a vehicle and fled the scene of the crash.
SPORTS:
BKC–ST. JOSEPH’S-NC STATE
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — North Carolina State meets St. Joseph’s in Monday’s third-place game of the Paradise Jam. Eds: 450 words. Game starts at 6 p.m. Eastern.
FBC–PITTSBURGH-STRONG FINISH
PITTSBURGH — Pitt stressed the importance of finishing strong after limping at the end of 2015. The Panthers (7-4, 4-3 ACC) have won two straight heading into Saturday’s regular season finale against Syracuse and put together their most dominant performance of the year while whipping Duke. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 500 words by 6 p.m.
FBN–STEELERS-SHORT WEEK
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t have much time to celebrate the end of a four-game losing streak. A trip to Indianapolis on Thanksgiving night awaits. By Will Graves. UPCOMING: 600 words by 6 p.m.
HKN–RANGERS-PENGUINS
PITTSBURGH — The New York Rangers and the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins begin a home-and-home on Monday night in Pittsburgh. The teams meet again in New York on Wednesday. Game begins at 7 p.m. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.
FBN–COLTS-WINNING STREAK
UNDATED — The Indianapolis Colts don’t have time to savor their first winning streak of the season. Nope, they have to focus on building off of it. After finally winning their second straight game Sunday, they only have four days to get ready for an old nemesis, Pittsburgh. By Michael Marot. UPCOMING: 550 words, with photos by 7 p.m. ET.
BKC–BUCKNELL-VANDERBILT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt Commodores, winners of two straight, host Bucknell on Monday night. By Chip Cirillo. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos. Game starts at 9 p.m. ET.
BKC–ST. JOSEPH’S-NC STATE
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — North Carolina State meets St. Joseph’s in Monday’s third-place game of the Paradise Jam. Eds: 450 words. Game starts at 6 p.m. eastern. (Bill Kiser stringing, [email protected], 704-785-6143)
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