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(Sewickley, Pa.) An early Tuesday morning house fire along Miller Way in Sewickley has claimed the lives of two children.
Allegheny County Police say that the fire broke out around 3 AM this morning and the two children were pulled from the home by firefighters, but died at the scene. They have not yet been identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
An adult was able to escape the flames and was taken to the hospital. Their condition is not known at this time as Allegheny County Homicide detectives and the County Fire Marshals Office are investigating what caused the fire.

(File Photo of Steelers Stadium in Pittsburgh where Monaca man fell to his death on October 2, 2022)

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) The death of a Monaca man who fell from an escalator at Acrisure Stadium on October 2, 2022 has been ruled an accident.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled on Monday that Dalton Keane’s manner of death was accidental. His cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries of the head, trunk, and extremities due to falling.
On Oct. 2, Keane who was 27-years-old attended the Steelers-Jets game when he fell an estimated 40 feet near an escalator by Gate C of the stadium .
He was transported to a local hospital for his injuries but later died at the hospital.
Keane was a member of Steamfitters Local 449 and worked as a pipefitter at McCarl’s here in Beaver County.

(File Phot of Rep. Bryan Cutler)
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The top-ranking Republican in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives wants a court to prevent voters from filling three vacant seats in February in special elections that will determine majority control of the chamber. Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster in a lawsuit filed late Friday asked Commonwealth Court to issue an injunction against special elections his Democratic counterpart scheduled this week. Cutler is naming the Department of State, acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman and the Allegheny County Elections Board as defendants. Democrats won a one-seat House majority in last month’s election, but one of their members died and two have resigned after also being elected to higher offices.

(File Photo of Gov. Elect Josh Shapiro and Senator Doug Mastriano )
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Spending in Pennsylvania’s 2022 gubernatorial race blew past the record set eight years ago, topping $110 million largely because of Democrat Josh Shapiro’s powerhouse fundraising in a race that took on national significance. That beat the $82 million spent in the 2014 election in Pennsylvania. Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s two-term elected attorney general, won the election. He reported spending more than $73 million in the race, including donations of cash, goods and services. Campaign finance reports for the last two weeks of the campaign were due Thursday to the state elections office. Republicans spent another $37 million, mostly in a fractious primary.

Tina Sandri, CEO of Forest Hills of DC senior living facility, passes a COVID-19 informational sign while walking to her office on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington. Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

By CARLA K. JOHNSON and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press
Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States. Older adults make up a growing share of U.S. deaths. And less than half of nursing home residents are up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs point to a difficult winter ahead for the oldest Americans and the people who care for them. Nursing homes leaders are redoubling efforts to get staff and residents boosted with the new version of the COVID-19 vaccine. They worry that the general public has lost a sense of urgency — a change that could put older adults at higher risk.

(North Sewickley Twp., Beaver County , Pa.) A North Sewickley Township family escaped a fire thanks to the efforts of their 10-year-old son. Levi Baker noticed smoke in the mobile home after he got out of the shower around 2:30 PM on Saturday afternoon.
The family’s home is is a total loss and they have nothing left except for each other because of Lev’s heroic efforts.
The family is staying at a hotel. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits filed by customers at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic against Giant Eagle over mask requirements The judge declared the lawsuits moot because the grocery chain has since dropped its mandate.
The lawsuits claimed that Giant Eagle forced people to wear masks while shopping and ignored health recommendations . But Giant Eagle has since dropped that requirement of wearing a mask in their stores , and many plaintiffs told the judge they have been back shopping without masks.

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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) One resident of the Roosevelt building in downtown Pittsburgh died and another resident was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a fire at the high-rise apartment building. A medic was injured and taken to the hospital, and a firefighter had to be treated injuries at the scene.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said the fire started on the 12th floor of the apartment building around 10:30 p.m. last night at the corner of 6th Street & Penn Avenue, across the street from Heinz Hall.
Firefighters got the fire under control at 12:15 AM and were able to keep it contained to the 12th floor.
The American Red Cross opened an emergency shelter at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in response to evacuation of more than 100 residents. The Red Cross says that approximately 75 displaced residents and one pet sought shelter at the convention center overnight.

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(Beaver Borough, Pa.) Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano is reporting that Beaver Police issued a statement over the weekend concerning the suspension of nighttime parking on borough streets which begins this Thursday December 15, 2022 and goes until March 1, 2023. No tickets will be issued. Enforcement will remain in effect on Third Street , according to the release.