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The PE Sneak Peek: Nov. 18, 2013

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Monday: * Trial gets underway today for a man accused of shooting his girlfriend to death in May 2012. See what we have on the story so far. * An alleged shoplifter scampered off into the high weeds, but officers sniffed him out. * A local woman connected with a pen pal in 1939, and they're still writing. * He fell, and he couldn't get up -- because he had a .30 blood-alcohol level, police say.

State lawmakers writing bill to legalize prescription pot

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Two state senators, one a Republican and the other a Democrat, are planning to introduce a bill to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in Pennsylvania. Sens. Daylin Leach and Mike Folmer were preparing to give details of the upcoming bill Monday. The National Conference on State Legislatures says 20 states have some sort of public medical marijuana program, including two, Colorado and Washington, that allow it for personal consumption.

Montana baby born on 11-12-13 at 14:15

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- Nicollette Brynn Anders was born just in time. Little Nicollette came into the world at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday at Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., meaning she was born on 11-12-13 at 14:15 in military time. Proud dad Mark Anders tells the Missoulian (http://bit.ly/1bAaZpO) that's just when she showed up. The doctors induced labor Tuesday morning, and mom Amanda Anders says they were aware of the potential 11-12-13 birthdate, but didn't realize they might possibly have the 14:15 until about 10 minutes before Nicollette was born.

'Batkid' fighting crime in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled his wish Friday to be his favorite superhero. In the process, Miles Scott became a darling of social media and attracted thousands of fans around the country, including the White House.

Police seek car possibly involved in pedestrian accident

BLOOMSBURG -- Police believe the dark car pictured in the security camera footage shown here was involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run earlier this month near Town Hall. A vehicle struck Steven Williams as he crossed East Street from Steph's Subs to Husky Korners around 2 p.m. Nov. 1, police have said. Workers at Bower Security combed through security camera footage in the area. Eric Bower said this car appears to have struck Williams, and then fled the scene turning on East Third Street. That's where a surveillance camera on Arcus Brothers captured these images.

The PE Sneak Peek: Nov. 15, 2013

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy: * A 14-year-old girl calls the cops on her drunken-driving mother. Mom's reaction: Her daughter is a "hero." Read our online report. * A driver faces only traffic citations after killing a man in a crash in July. * A nursing home worker pleads no contest to illegally possessing pain patches.

Pa. gay marriage suit takes big step toward trial

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A federal court challenge to Pennsylvania's 17-year-old law banning the recognition of same-sex marriages took an important step toward a trial Friday when a judge rejected two different attempts to block the lawsuit. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III denied the motions to dismiss the lawsuit by Pennsylvania's secretaries of the departments of Health and Revenue and Bucks County's register of wills.

Cops: Pa. man stole backhoe, drove miles to Philly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he stole a $125,000 backhoe from a suburban construction site then drove it about 30 miles to a scrapyard in Philadelphia where he intended to sell it. Police estimate it would have taken 33-year-old William Michael Pusey about 21/2 hours to make the trip to Philadelphia from Shainline Excavating of Phoenixville, where the backhoe was stolen Sunday.

Comcast to offer films, shows via set-top box

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Comcast Corp. plans to start selling movies and TV shows from its set-top box before the end of the year, according to a person familiar with the matter. The nation's largest cable TV provider already rents movies and TV shows, but by selling content through set-top boxes, it will expand a market that remains a small fraction of home entertainment spending in the U.S.

Secret Service facing another sex scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 18 months after a prostitution scandal in South America rocked the Secret Service, the agency in charge of protecting the president is investigating another case of suspected sexual misconduct in its ranks. This time, two supervisory agents assigned to President Barack Obama's protective detail have been investigated for misconduct involving sexually suggestive emails sent to a female subordinate. The alleged misconduct does not appear to involve a breach of Obama's security.