PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh's Roman Catholic bishop is recovering after surgery to remove a kidney stone.

Bishop David A. Zubik was hospitalized Friday morning at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. A spokesman for the diocese said Zubik was taken to the hospital about 5 a.m. after experiencing severe pain. A hospital spokeswoman said the 60-year-old Zubik is recovering after surgery.

Other priests filled in for him during Good Friday services. The diocese said Zubik is expected to remain in the hospital overnight and officials don't know if he'll be recovered in time for Easter Mass.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh officials fired an emergency medical worker following the death of a man who waited 30 hours for help during a snowstorm despite repeated calls to 911.Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's office said Josie Dimon was fired Thursday. Her dismissal stems from the death of Curtis Mitchell, 50, during a February storm that dropped nearly two feet of snow on the city.Mitchell and his girlfriend called 911 10 times seeking help for his abdominal pain, but medics couldn't reach the home because of the snow. Mitchell was asked to walk to them instead.Three other medics were also suspended. The paramedics union said it would fight the suspensions.

BETHLEHEM — A cafeteria worker at Lehigh University is recovering after he was accidentally pulled into a dumbwaiter and trapped for nearly two hours.It was about noon Friday when the worker got stuck in the device. One witness said he held onto the man's legs for an hour and a half while rescue personnel worked to free him.Jennifer Tucker, a Lehigh spokeswoman, said the worker was conscious and talking after rescue workers freed him shortly before 2 p.m.