And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Thursday. It is January 9th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning. Sentencing is scheduled this morning in Center City for 22-year-old Michael White.

Last fall, White was found guilty of tampering with evidence in the fatal stabbing of 37-year-old Sean Schellender in Rittenhouse Square in 2018.

White was acquitted on voluntary manslaughter. White, a bicycle food courier, had come upon a traffic dispute. White

testified that Schellinger tried to tackle him, and that's when he sunk a knife into his back

in self-defense. White said that he later threw the knife onto a roof. The jury viewed cell phone

video and agreed that White had acted in self-defense.

Now, Sean's parents blasted District Attorney Larry Krasner, who dropped murder charges and pursued the voluntary manslaughter charge instead.

The challengers planned to take the case to civil court. White's supporters emphasized that the verdict was not a celebration.

His family said they feel deep sorrow and pain for the family going through this.

Both families have reported receiving threats in this emotional case.

Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help after a human skull was found in a mining pit.

More than three years ago, this human skull was found somewhere in the mining pit in

Schuylkill County.

It was confirmed that it was a human male skull. Further DNA testing determined the skull belonged to a man named Daniel Gold, who was

approximately 34 years old at the time of his death living in the rural town of Lost Creek in

Skokle County. Investigators would not elaborate, but they said that gold had a few run-ins with

the law over the years, and that partially explains why no one ever reported him

missing. Family members believe that he was in prison. Authorities scoured the mine pits where the

skull was found, but neither his body nor any other clues have been found. So now state police are

reaching out to the public with the hope of determining what happened to Jason Gold. I'm sorry,

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