PA--Pennsylvania News Digest
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 6 years, 8 months AGO
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GAMBLING MACHINE STANDOFF
HARRISBURG — A stone's throw from the entrance to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office sits a cash-paying electronic game terminal that the office maintains in an unfolding court battle is — like thousands of other devices like it around the state — illegal. By Marc Levy. SENT: About 770 words photos.
IN BRIEF:
FATAL HOTEL STABBING — A western Pennsylvania woman on trial on a criminal homicide charge in the stabbing death of her boyfriend on Christmas Day in 2018 has taken the stand to assert that she acted in self-defense.
FATAL JUMP BETWEEN ROOFTOPS — Police say a man jumping between rooftops of a north Philadelphia apartment building plunged to his death over the weekend.
SPORTS:
BKN—76ERS-MAVERICKS
DALLAS — Luka Doncic follows a frustrating night in a Dallas loss to the Lakers with a back-to-back against Philadelphia. The 76ers are without Joel Embiid, who will miss his second straight game with a hand injury. By Schuyler Dixon. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos. Game starts 7:30 p.m. CT.
HKN—LIGHTNING-FLYERS
PHILADELPHIA — The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Philadelphia Flyers. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.
BKC—T25-WISCONSIN-PENN STATE
STATE COLLEGE — Micah Potter scored 18 of his 24 points in the first half and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Wisconsin over No. 20 Penn State 58-49 on Saturday. By Travis Johnson. SENT: About 360 words, photos
BKC—T25-GEORGETOWN-VILLANOVA
PHILADELPHIA — Saddiq Bey hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points to lead No. 16 Villanova to an 80-66 win over Georgetown on Saturday. By Dan Gelston. SENT: About 390 words, photos.
BKW—T25-PRINCETON-PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA — Two-time Ivy League Player of the Year Bella Alarie scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Taylor Baur also had a double-double and Princeton celebrated its return to the Top 25 with a 75-55 win over Penn on Saturday. SENT: About 240 words.
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