PITTSBURGH — One of two men accused of shooting at five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance last year pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison.

Derek Scott Lee, 19, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to five counts each of attempted homicide and aggravated assault, plus one count of conspiracy and a weapons count.

Lee fired two shots, but neither hit the players, an Allegheny County prosecutor said at Tuesday's hearing.

Lee's attorney, Wendy Williams, said he has not agreed to cooperate with authorities, but pleaded guilty because he had faced more than 100 years in jail if convicted at trial.

"He takes responsibility for his actions and he's not trying to take anyone else down," she said.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Casey vowed Tuesday to block renomination of a government energy board chief until the Bush administration scales back its push for new high-voltage power lines in his state.Casey, D-Pa., took to the Senate floor to denounce the boundaries of a so-called "national interest electric transmission corridor" to promote the construction of new power lines in the mid-Atlantic states.The corridor, finalized earlier this month, includes most of Pennsylvania as it stretches from Virginia north to upstate New York. It marks the first time the government has used new powers granted under an energy bill passed by Congress in 2005."I'm outraged by how our constituents have been treated by this process so far," said Casey, declaring he would put a hold on the renomination of Joseph Kelliher as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Council has unanimously approved a bill that would keep registered sex offenders from living close to schools, child care facilities, community centers and public parks.The measure passed Tuesday prohibits offenders from living within 2,500 feet of such facilities. Violators would face up to 45 days in jail and $500 in fines. The law takes effect March 1.