PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's Roman Catholic Bishop is recovering after undergoing back surgery.

Bishop David Zubik, 61, underwent the surgery on Thursday at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. It's the second back surgery Zubik has had in nine months.

A spokesman for the diocese, the Rev. Ronald Lengwin, says the surgery went well.

HARRISBURG — Gov.-elect Tom Corbett is turning to a woman who currently works for him in the attorney general's office to head up the Pennsylvania Department of General Services.Corbett announced Thursday that Sheri Phillips is his nominee to become secretary of the agency that manages state purchasing, many capital projects, government buildings and facilities and other aspects of state government.The 49-year-old Harrisburg woman has been director of management services for the attorney general's office since 2005.

HARRISBURG — Nothing says physical fitness like a half ton of butter.This year's butter sculpture at the Pennsylvania Farm Show depicts a dairy farmer providing milk to children engaged in physical activities like climbing on a jungle gym and playing catch with a football player.The nearly 1,000-pound sculpture unveiled Thursday is an homage to a dairy industry partnership with the NFL's “Play 60” youth fitness program.