Pennsylvania News Digest
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TOP STORIES:
BILL COSBY
PHILADELPHIA — Comedian Bill Cosby filed an appeal Thursday of a court decision last month that upheld his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home. By Maryclaire Dale. SENT: 378 words, photo.
FORMER MAYOR-PRISON LIFE
UNDATED — The former mayor of a Pennsylvania city who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for public corruption told a newspaper his life behind bars is “kind of like being mayor but for a lot less money.” SENT: 351 words, photo.
UTERINE TRANSPLANT—BIRTH
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania woman has given birth to a baby boy more than a year after undergoing a rare, experimental uterine transplant. By Michael Rubinkam. SENT: 444 words, photos.
GHOST GUNS
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday provided guidance to gun dealers about how to perform background checks for selling partially manufactured gun frames that can be readily converted into working firearms. SENT: 222 words.
IN BRIEF:
POLICE SHOOTOUT-GUNMAN KILLED — A man fired at officers trying to take him into custody Thursday, then barricaded himself in a building and was later killed in a shootout with police, authorities said.
BIKE DELIVERYMAN-FATAL STABBING — A Philadelphia bicycle deliveryman who was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of a real estate developer was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation for evidence tampering in the case.
CLUB SHOOTING-VEHICLE CHASE — A shooting outside a Philadelphia nightclub early Thursday left two men wounded and spurred a high-speed vehicle chase involving cars driven by the victims and the shooters, a pursuit that ended when the shooters' vehicle crashed.
POLICE CAR RAMMED — A suspected drunk driver allegedly drove into oncoming traffic, leading to a police pursuit that ended with her ramming into an officer's car.
SPORTS:
BKN—CELTICS-76ERS
PHILADELPHIA — The Boston Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers. By Dan Gelston. UPCOMING. 650 words, photos. Game starts at 7 p.m.
BKN-76ERS-EMBIID OUT
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia center Joel Embiid has a torn ligament in his left hand. Embiid sat out the 76ers' game Thursday night against Boston. The team said there's no timetable for his return and that Embiid is evaluating treatment options. SENT: 222 words.
BC-FBN—EAGLES-COACHES
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have fired offensive coordinator Mike Groh and wide receivers coach Carson Walch. SENT: 113 words.
BKC—WAGNER-ST. FRANCIS (PA)
BKC—ST. FRANCIS (BKN)-ROBERT MORRIS
BKC—DREXEL-TOWSON
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