PITTSBURGH — A federal judge says she plans to dismiss a wrongful firing lawsuit filed by former administrators at the state prison in Pittsburgh.

A Pittsburgh newspaper reports U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti expressed her intentions at a hearing Wednesday.

The prison's former superintendent, Melvin Lockett, and two other administrators were fired during an investigation that eventually saw several guards charged with physically and sexually abusing some inmates.

At the time of the firings, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said the state wanted to take the prison in a “new direction,” without referring to the investigation.

LATROBE — A popular Pittsburgh-area beer brand revived in 2010 now plans to roll out a light beer.A Pittsburgh newspaper reports Duquesne Brewing will ship its new Duquesne LT beer to bars and retailers next month. About 500 barrels' worth of the beer was bottled this week at City Brewing in Latrobe, where Duquesne Beer is now made.Duquesne Beer was brewed in Pittsburgh's South Side from 1899 to 1972 and in the 1950s was the state's biggest-selling brand.

HARRISBURG — A former Pennsylvania lawmaker charged in a wide-ranging public corruption scandal says he didn't know a former aide had performed campaign work on the taxpayer dime.The trial of former state Rep. Stephen Stetler could be the last resulting from a corruption investigation in which 21 lawmakers and aides have been convicted. Stetler also served as chairman of the House Democratic Campaign Committee.Testifying in his own defense Thursday, Stetler denied using state employees for electioneering. He also said he never directed an aide to work on a York mayoral campaign or pressured staff to do election work.

HARRISBURG — The state House of Representatives on Thursday night approved a bill to allow expert witnesses to testify for the prosecution in rape cases and sent it to Gov. Tom Corbett, who is expected to sign it.The bill, which was approved without debate, will end what proponents said is Pennsylvania’s stigma as the only state without such a law.Sponsors said the legislation will allow experts to help victims at trial.