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PA--Pennsylvania News Digest

Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 6 years, 8 months AGO
| January 12, 2020 11:05 AM

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.

A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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

PHILADELPHIA VIOLENCE

PHILADELPHIA — Police say violence claimed the lives of six people over the weekend in Philadelphia, including a 15-year-old boy. SENT: About 220 words.

IN BRIEF:

FATAL HOTEL STABBING — Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in the homicide trial of a western Pennsylvania woman charged in the stabbing death of her boyfriend on Christmas Day in 2018.

PHILADELPHIA VIOLENCE — Violence claimed the lives of three people over the weekend in Philadelphia, including a 15-year-old boy, police said.

CATS IN PLASTIC BAGS — An animal welfare group says two “terrified” cats were found in plastic bags along the side of a road in Pennsylvania.

SPORTS:

HKN—PENGUINS-COYOTES

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Arizona Coyotes.

FBN—STEELERS-COWHER

The Chin is in. Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a surprise announcement Saturday night before the Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens AFC divisional round playoff game. By Dennis Waszak Jr. SENT: About 910 words. Moved late for Sunday AMs.

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