Here is your look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Friday:
CAMPAIGN CORRUPTION TRIAL BEGINS IN PITTSBURGH FOR SUSPENDED STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOAN ORIE MELVIN, SISTER
Jurors will hear opening arguments today in what's expected to be a four-week trial. The sisters are charged with using Melvin's former Superior Court staffers to run her campaigns for the state's highest court in 2003 and 2009.
JURY TO BEGIN DELIBERATING INMATE ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST FIRED STATE PRISON GUARD AFTER GETTING JUDGE'S INSTRUCTIONS
The jury must decide whether 61-year-old Harry Nicoletti physically and sexually preyed on the inmates, most of whom were child molesters, or whether he's become their latest victim as the guard claims the charges against him are lies.
EXTERMINATOR CHARGED IN MURDER OF PHILADELPHIA PEDIATRICIAN
Police say something went inexplicably wrong when 36-year-old Jason Smith began arguing with Dr. Melissa Ketunuti. They say Smith strangled the woman, bound her body then set it on fire, where it was found — still smoldering — in her basement on Monday.
ONE DEAD IN SUBURBAN PHILLY SHOPPING CENTER FIRE
The fire broke out about 11 p.m. Thursday at the Melrose Shopping Center in Cheltenham. One of the victims pulled from the fire later died at a hospital. Investigators believe the fire may have started in a beauty supply store and spread to four other shops.
FRANCISCAN FRIAR LINKED TO OHIO ABUSE SETTLEMENTS NOW TARGET OF INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AT SCHOOL WHERE HE WORKED
Brother Stephen Baker was named last week in legal settlements with 11 men who say they were abused by him at a northeastern Ohio school in the 1980s. Now, Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown is looking into allegations that he may have abused students there in the late 1990s. Baker hasn't commented, but his religious order says he's been removed from public ministry.
James Gandolfini Dies at Age 51
Fmr. TWA Flight 800 Investigators Want New Probe
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Paris, Prince Depositions Used in Jackson Trial
Coiffed Cattle Get Their Close-up
In Berlin, Obama Channels Cold War Activism
Police at Patriots Tight End's Home for 2nd Day
Fed Suggests Bond Purchases Could Slow
AP: DOJ Broke Own Rules Seizing Phone Records
Raw: Baby White Rhino Debuts at Australian Zoo
Time Lapse: Rebuilding Bridge Post-collapse
Ohio Woman Accuses 3 of Holding Her Captive
Hunt for Ex-Teamster Boss Hoffa's Remains Ends
