VALLEY FORGE — A marathoner says he was fined $100 for running in Valley Forge National Historical Park during the government shutdown.

John Bell, 56, said he parked his car on Sunday in a remote parking lot, not one blocked by a barrier. Bell said two rangers were waiting with their car lights flashing when he returned.

Bell said he plans to fight the ticket in federal court. He said he saw many other runners and bikers in the park.

A National Park Service spokesman in Washington, D.C., didn't return a call seeking comment Monday.

The Park Service says 20,000 employees have been furloughed and about 3,000 are providing security and emergency services.

UNIONTOWN — A former Western Pennsylvania T-ball coach wants a judge to grant him a new trial or let him appeal his conviction on charges he offered a player $25 to bean a 9-year-old autistic teammate.Mark Downs Jr., 36, formerly of South Union Township, was convicted of corruption of minors and conspiracy to commit simple assault and sentenced in 2006 to one to six years in prison for the incident before a 2005 playoff game.Prosecutors contend Downs offered money to an 8-year-old player to hit a mildly autistic teammate with a ball during warm-ups because Downs wanted the disabled boy to be too hurt to play in the game. The league had a rule that all players on a team had to participate in each game.