PHILADELPHIA — A state Supreme Court justice, shortly after she was sworn in, turned over more than $30,000 left in her campaign coffers to her sister's senatorial campaign.

The Legal Intelligencer newspaper reported Tuesday that Justice Joan Orie Melvin's unused campaign funds were sent Jan. 18 to the campaign of state Sen. Jane Clare Orie, R-Allegheny.

Attorney Jack Orie is the brother of the women. He said it's a common practice.

The Code of Judicial Conduct does not specifically bar such activity. However, groups including the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges have advised judges against the practice.

ERIE — Edinboro University will pay $495,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former student who says a professor sexually harassed him and retaliated after he refused to date the professor.Edinboro and 2009 graduate Cameron Aulner reached the settlement Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Erie.Aulner filed the suit last year, claiming professor William Chandler made frequent references to the movie "Brokeback Mountain" to suggest they engage in a sexual relationship, among other allegations.The agreement bars Aulner and the school from discussing the settlement. Chandler was also named in the October 2009 suit, but he died in December.Aulner previously said he decided to sue after administrators did not act on his complaints.

PITTSBURGH — An allegation that an elementary school teacher's aide was viewing pornography on a work computer has prompted a school district and police investigation.Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh says the alleged incidents happened after hours at Westwood Elementary School. She says no improper contact with students has been reported.No charges have been filed. The unidentified 57-year-old man has been suspended with pay while an investigation is conducted.Police on Tuesday said they found about 200 pornographic images on the aide's work computer. Investigators say there is no definitive information indicating the images constitute child pornography.

STATE COLLEGE — The dark blue caps and gowns to be worn this year by students to Penn State graduation ceremonies will have a decidedly green tone.The university says the class of spring 2010 will be the first to wear environmentally friendly academic regalia made of fabric from renewable, managed forests. The gowns are made of acetate fabric that are supposed to decompose in soil within a year, while the zipper is made of 100 percent recycled material.The university will hand out more than 12,500 diplomas this spring. The main University Park campus in State College holds commencement ceremonies this weekend.

VALLEY FORGE — An overturned sugar truck created a sticky morning commute in the Philadelphia area.The overturned tractor trailer forced the closure of the on-ramp of the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike at Valley Forge.The truck carrying liquid sugar overturned around 4:30 a.m. today. State police expected it to take several hours to completely clear the crash scene.