PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge agreed Tuesday to delay the corruption trial of powerful state Sen. Vincent Fumo to give a new defense lawyer time to prepare.

Fumo's trial is now set for Sept. 8, more than 18 months after the Philadelphia Democrat was indicted.

Lawyer Dennis Cogan, who worked as a city prosecutor in the early 1970s, will defend Fumo on the 139 fraud, corruption and related counts.

Fumo is charged with defrauding the state Senate, a seaport museum and a nonprofit by using their staff and assets for his personal and political needs.

Fumo recently dropped longtime adviser Richard Sprague from the case after more than three years of work by Sprague's firm because Sprague & Sprague also represented the alleged victims at relevant times.

The trial had been set to start in February, but Cogan said he cannot give his full attention to the case until May. Prosecutors argued that Fumo should have found a lawyer who could be ready for trial by May.

U.S. District Judge William Yohn Jr. concluded that Fumo had tried in good faith to find available counsel.

Fumo, 64, has held his Senate seat since 1978. He remains in office but has stepped down from his leadership posts. He faces a challenger in the spring primary.

KUTZTOWN — Two Kutztown University football players are suspended pending the outcome of an assault case.Police say two men approached a group of people on the street at 1 a.m. on Oct. 19. Authorities say the men inappropriately touched a woman student in the group, who yelled at them, then struck a friend of hers, 20-year-old Brantley Fisher, of Columbia, York County, breaking his jaw.Authorities say 20-year-old Tyler Lepley, of Doylestown, and 22-year-old Leroy Azubuike, of East Stroudsburg, are suspended from the team following their arrests and arraignment Tuesday on aggravated assault and other charges.

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PITTSBURGH — Harrisburg explosives experts flew to Clarion and an Erie bomb squad rushed to assist when state police found an apparent explosive device on an Interstate 80 off ramp.The device was a plastic bottle with liquid inside attached to a battery with wires. State Department of Transportation workers found it early Monday, causing the Monroe exit ramp to close for about four hours.The device didn't explode.

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