HARRISBURG -- A state appellate court says former House Democratic whip Mike Veon must stay in prison while he appeals his conviction and prepares for another criminal trial.

The state Superior Court upheld the ruling of the Dauphin County trial judge. It delivered the decision Friday.

Veon was sentenced to at least six years in prison last month for his role in a scheme that used taxpayer resources for election campaigns and paid bonuses to state employees who helped those efforts. A trial on separate charges that Veon diverted grant money from a nonprofit group for his personal and political benefit is slated to start in September.

UNIONTOWN -- Authorities say a 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle, fell into the path of oncoming traffic and was run over.The Fayette County coroner says Juan Hill of Clairton lost control of his motorcycle Sunday in Perry Township as he was taking an exit ramp. Hill fell off into the path of traffic and was run over.