Your look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Tuesday:
JURY SELECTION CONTINUES IN TRIAL OF PHILADELPHIA ABORTION DOCTOR CHARGED WITH KILLING WOMAN DURING BOTCHED PROCEDURE
Seventy-two-year-old Dr. Kermit Gosnell is also charged with killing seven babies born alive. Three jurors were picked Monday and more will be chosen today. Jury selection is expected to take a week, given the sensitivity of the abortion issue and the death penalty.
DA SAYS CHARGES LIKELY IN ALLEGED BULLYING DEATH OF 12-YEAR-OLD BOY
The parents of 12-year-old Bailey O’Neill say he wouldn’t fight back when confronted by another boy in the Delaware County School District. Police have said the altercation was captured on video surveillance and District Attorney Jack Whelan says he’s waiting for autopsy results, but expects to file charges against the other boy.
POLICE SEEKING THREE SUSPECTS IN OFF-CAMPUS HOME INVASION INVOLVING TEMPLE STUDENTS
Police say the four students weren’t harmed when three men forced their way into the home near the school’s north Philadelphia campus, stealing computers, cellphones, credit cards and cash on Monday night.
CORNERBACK HEADING BACK TO PITTSBURGH STEELERS AFTER SEASON WITH CARDINALS
Twenty-eight-year-old William Gay was released by Arizona to make room under the salary cap one season into his two-year deal with that team. Gay has signed a three-year deal with the Steelers, where he thrived as a nickel back in 2011 before leaving as a free agent.
HEINZ CEO WILLIAM JOHNSON ENTITLED TO $56M GOLDEN PARACHUTE IF FIRED BY NEW OWNERS
The deal with Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital lets Johnson walk away with $40 million any time he chooses to leave the Pittsburgh-based ketchup giant, and another $16 million if the new owners fire him. That doesn’t count vested stock and deferred compensation that make his total package worth nearly $213 million.
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State police: Ex-Pa. judge stole coke from cases
A western Pennsylvania judge who abruptly resigned last year was charged Thursday with stealing cocaine from evidence in cases before him.
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No 'Idol' threat: Police say couple stabbed each other over TV show
A couple face charges after police in York County say they stabbed each other during an argument over which contestant should win ‘American Idol.’
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Sisters ejected from mall over cancer hats
Three sisters say they were kicked out of a suburban Philadelphia mall after refusing to remove profanity-laden hats expressing their hatred of breast cancer.
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Route 219 expansion gets final approval
The final permit for the long awaited Route 219 four-lane extension from Somerset to Meyersdale has been approved. Construction of the approximate 11-mile project is set to begin late this summer.
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Pair released after woman calls 911 from trunk of car
Police in Lancaster say two men brought in for questioning in the abduction of a woman who called 911 from the trunk of her car have been released.
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McVay wins Dem nom for Superior Court seat race
Allegheny County Judge Jack McVay has beaten Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Joseph Waters Jr. for the Democratic nomination for a vacant seat on the state Superior Court.
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Peduto bests Wagner, Wheatley for Pittsburgh mayor nomination
Longtime Pittsburgh City Councilman William Peduto has won the Democratic nomination for mayor, defeating former state auditor general Jack Wagner and state Rep. Jake Wheatley.
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Polls close in Pa. primary and the counting begins
The polls are now closed in Pennsylvania’s primary election and now the counting begins.
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Police: Woman overdosed with kids in car
A Fayette County woman has been charged with endangering her two young daughters who, police say, were in a van with the woman when she overdosed on heroin.
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