PITTSBURGH — The state attorney general and Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority are urging a judge to reject the proposed sale of the bankrupt August Wilson Center for African American Culture to a New York developer that wants to put a hotel on top of the building.

Both say in court documents that a sale to 980 Liberty Partners would violate deed covenants that require that the building be used as a center for African-American culture.

The documents were filed after a court-appointed conservator asked a judge to approve the sale.

The center is named in honor of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, who grew up in Pittsburgh.

SHIPPINGPORT — FirstEnergy Corp. says a weak weld has been found on the reactor head of one unit at a western Pennsylvania nuclear power plant, which must be fixed before the reactor is restarted.Company spokeswoman Jennifer Young says the reactor was shut down for refueling and maintenance when the company's inspectors found a weak weld among 66 on the plant's Unit 2 reactor vessel head.Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan says the flaw, left untreated, could have developed into a crack. He and Young say a new weld with a different alloy will be used to fix the problem.

HARRISBURG — Republican senators are getting more details about the latest plan to liberalize Pennsylvania's sale of alcoholic beverages.No vote was scheduled, and a spokesman said Monday that Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi continues to seek votes to pass the plan.The plan would be a significant change from a bill that won House approval last year.The legislation wouldn't shut down the state-controlled wine and liquor system, as Gov. Tom Corbett has sought. Instead, it would keep state control over the wholesale and retail system, which would continue to be the only retailer of hard liquor.It also wouldn't issue new retail liquor licenses, as Corbett had sought. Rather, existing licensees like bars, restaurants and retail beer distributors would be able to sell bottles of wine, as well as beer.

PHILADELPHIA — Plans to boost the regional economy through a multibillion-dollar modernization of Philadelphia International Airport can move forward without displacing hundreds of nearby residents, officials said Monday.A reconfiguration of the proposed expansion has resolved a yearslong dispute with adjacent Tinicum Township that had kept the project in limbo because it threatened the demolition of 72 homes and about a dozen businesses. The development will no longer encroach on that land.Leaders described the agreement as a victory for jeopardized residents and the area as a whole. The project could boost the airport's regional economic impact from $14.4 billion in 2006 to $26.4 billion by 2025, officials said.The expansion is designed to make one of the nation's busiest airports more competitive by reducing delays and adding capacity and services. Expected improvements include an extra runway and an automated people mover.