HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's highest court said a Luzerne County judge can no longer take any official action a day after he was charged in a federal corruption probe.

The state Supreme Court on Thursday relieved Judge Michael Toole of all judicial and administrative duties. His salary and benefits aren't immediately affected.

Toole is facing federal charges he defrauded the public of honest services and filed a false tax return. Prosecutors say he hid his financial relationship with a lawyer who appeared before him and didn't report $30,000 on his 2006 tax forms. Court records say the 49-year-old Toole has agreed to plead guilty and to resign from office within 10 days.

HARRISBURG — Gov. Ed Rendell said a state grand jury asked Pennsylvania's revenue secretary, Stephen Stetler, to appear before it.Rendell told reporters Thursday it was his understanding Stetler will testify.It wasn't clear which grand jury sent the letter to Stetler. Rendell's chief of staff Steve Crawford said Stetler informed him of the letter last week.Stetler did not respond to a request for comment, and a spokesman for Attorney General Tom Corbett declined to comment.Grand juries under Corbett are probing the Legislature for the alleged diversion of taxpayer dollars to help win elections.

PHILADELPHIA — A West Philadelphia man will effectively serve a life sentence for a string of violent armed robberies in which he sexually assaulted his victims and used them to indulge in his foot fetish.Richard Casey, 50, was sentenced to a minimum of 57 years in prison.Before imposing the sentence, Common Pleas Judge Joan Brown said she wanted to "ensure that he will no longer be a danger to society."Casey pleaded guilty in March to six robberies and sexual attacks on women between the ages of 21 and 55 in between November 2006 and January 2007. Prosecutors say he also forced the women to remove their shoes so he could suck their toes.

YORK — Harley-Davidson will no longer pursue a plan to move some operations to Kentucky after workers at its central Pennsylvania plant agreed to a new seven-year contract.Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell said Thursday the company will restructure its operations at the plant by laying off workers and consolidating work under one roof rather than move.Company officials said they will cut York's 1,950 member work force nearly in half in coming years despite a contract that many workers view as full of concessions, including wage freezes.The Milwaukee-based company had threatened to move the plant to Kentucky, citing inefficiencies and steep sales declines. The threat prompted Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell to promise the company about $15 million in incentives.

NORTH VERSAILLES — A 72-year-old Wal-Mart greeter is in the hospital after being punched in the face by a Pittsburgh-area man.Surveillance video shows Thomas Jenkins standing at the entrance to the Wal-Mart. A man comes around the corner, punches Jenkins in the face and the elderly man falls to the ground.North Versailles Police Sgt. Vince DiCenzo said Paul Washington, 55, of North Versailles was arrested and charged with punching Jenkins. DiCenzo said the attack appears unprovoked.He said Washington denies hitting Jenkins.Jenkins is being treated in a hospital for broken facial bones.It is not immediately clear if Washington has an attorney.