HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after narrowly losing an expensive and bruising GOP primary last year to a Donald Trump-endorsed rival.

McCormick, 58, has strong support from the party establishment. With his deep pockets as a former hedge fund CEO, Republicans believe he will mount a strong challenge to the three-term Casey in a state that is critical to control of the White House and the Senate.

He has begun telling people of his intention to run and is expected to announce his candidacy next week, according to three people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to avoid disclosing private conversations.

McCormick’s impending candidacy is a huge win for Republicans, who had heavily recruited him to run again after he sought the seat of retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey last year. McCormick lost to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in the primary by just 950 votes, and Oz went on to lose to Democrat John Fetterman in the general election, costing the GOP a seat in a critical presidential battleground state.

STATE COLLEGE — WTAJ is reporting…A Penn State University student is facing vehicular homicide charges for the death of another Penn State student.

Ahmed Alqubaisi, 20, of the United Arab Emirates, has been charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and other charges after State College police said he hit and killed a 25-year-old international PSU student with a vehicle Tuesday evening.

At around 8 p.m. on Sept. 12, State College police responded to a pedestrian and vehicle accident along the 200 block of East Park Avenue. According to the police report, life-saving measures were performed on Lovisa Arnesson-Cronhamre, 25, of Sweden, before she was transported to Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was then flown to UPMC Altoona where she later died from her injuries.