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Winter Storm Watch + 2 Dead in Home Fire + Wiz Khalifa's New Business
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Good morning, everybody. It's Tuesday in Pittsburgh and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town, including news on:
- Man's Acrisure Stadium falling death ruled accidental
- Winter storm watch issued for ice accumulations in higher terrain outside Pittsburgh
- Wiz Khalifa in town promoting his own medical marijuana brand, Khalifa Kush
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Here are the top stories today in Pittsburgh:
1) The death of a Beaver County man, which resulted from his fall from an escalator at Acrisure Stadium in October, has been ruled accidental by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office. Dalton Ryan Keane, 27, of Monaca, fell from an escalator following the Steelers-New York Jets game on October 2nd. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died from his injuries. Keane's death resulted from multiple blunt force injuries to his head, trunk and extremities caused by the fall, the medical examiner's office ruled. According to his obituary, Keane was a member of the Local 449 Steamfitters Union and worked as a pipefitter welder.
2) Two children died early this morning in a fire that broke out around 2:45 a.m. in the 500 block of Miller Way. Firefighters were able to pull the children from the home, but they were pronounced dead at the scene. An adult who escaped the blaze was taken to an area hospital. That person's condition is unknown. The names and ages of the children have not yet been released. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
(Patch)
3) A winter storm watch—complete with freezing rain— has been issued for ice accumulations in areas outside Pittsburgh. The inclement weather is expected to hit Wednesday night into Thursday morning, a National Weather Service meteorologist said today. With cold air in place, freezing rain will start developing over the area around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, meteorologist David Shallenberger said. In lower elevations, Shallenberger said the freezing rain will change back to rain by daybreak Thursday. But in higher elevations in Westmoreland, Indiana and Fayette counties where it will remain colder, freezing rain is expected to last longer and accumulate up to a quarter of an inch. Pittsburgh and Allegheny County will see some freezing rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning, but Shallenberger said it will be very brief with no accumulation expected. Cold arctic air is forecast to stick around into the weekend and next week. Some snow showers will be possible, but Shallenberger said limited accumulation is expected.
(TribLIVE)
4) The popular Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown hotel made news this week after receiving a bed bugs claim from a North Carolina woman who stayed there last week. Sary Martinez, who is 20 weeks pregnant, says she checked into the hotel on Thursday, Dec. 8, for two nights. The guest said she and her husband flew to Pittsburgh for her husband's work holiday party. "Around 3 a.m., I woke up, and I was wearing a sweatshirt and I woke up, and I was just itching. My arms were just itching," Martinez said. At first, Martinez didn't think much of it, but by the next day, her condition got worse. She showed news outlets pictures of the bites all over her body. Martinez says she put several bed bugs into a cup to show hotel staff and they were given a new room. "That was it. We were just told the moment we were moved to another room 'I am sorry there is no refund because it was prepaid. We will give you a $50 discount if you eat at the restaurant downstairs,' to which we said, "No thank you."
5) Pittsburgh native and rap music star Wiz Khalifa is back in town to promote his own medical marijuana brand: Khalifa Kush. People lined up to see him in Washington County on Monday afternoon as he visited to market his new products. "To just meet up and support the people who support us. You're able to buy my pot medicinally. Khalifa Kush is the best pot in the world, and I want the people that I love the most to enjoy it, so I'm here to do that," Khalifa told local news. This event came on Wiz Khalifa Day. It was a decade ago this week when Pittsburgh City Council honored the 2006 Taylor Allderdice graduate as he honors his Pittsburgh roots.
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Today in Pittsburgh:
- Scrabble - Penn Hills Public Library (5:00 PM)
- BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive: Fall 2022 (5:00 PM)
- Dazzling Nights Pittsburgh (5:30 PM)
- No Sew Blanket - Plum Community Library (6:30 PM)
- Teen Game Night -- on Discord! - Northland Public Library (7:00 PM)
- Board Game Night - Mount Lebanon Public Library (7:00 PM)
- Girls Night Out Mother-Daughter Book Club (7:00 PM)
- Teen Gartic Phone - Brentwood Library (7:00 PM)
- Yoga Flow - Brentwood Library (7:00 PM)
- Live! Trivia Night/Taco Tuesday (8:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA: "Here is the initial forecasted storm total ice accumulation amount. Expect freezing rain to begin Wednesday night and continue into Thursday evening before ending. Stay tuned for additional updates and changes to the forecast." (US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA via Facebook)
- Visit Pittsburgh: "Day 6️⃣ of the 10 Days of #LovePGH Giveaways for the local & handmade gift lover, brought to you with a little help from our friend Jalapeño Hannah! 🛍️🎁 HOW TO ENTER: ➡️ Like this post & follow our page! ➡️ Tag a friend for extra entries." (Visit Pittsburgh via Facebook)
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: "Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden has over 19 different varieties of poinsettias, with there being over 1600 total poinsettias in the show itself! Visit today: https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/calendar/detail/holiday-..." (Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens via Facebook)
- Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh: "Thank you RE/MAX Select Realty for coming to "Stuff The Doghouse" at our East Side shelter! Re/Max agents and employees supplied us with hundreds of pounds of dog & cat food, plus 18 jars of peanut butter, 10 boxes of cheerios, pet treats and more!" (Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh via Facebook)
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: "This Week at Phipps, we want to celebrate the winter season by bringing out your creative side! You can join us to create your own urn arrangement or paint gorgeous winter gems in watercolor. Learn more here: https://www.phipps.conservat..." (Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens via Facebook)
- The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust: "Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. Get your tickets before they go on sale to the public with promo code MAP. Presale ends Friday, December 16 at 10 a.m." (The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust via Facebook)
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— Rachel Tasker
About me: Rachel is a native Pennsylvanian with stops in Erie and State College before making Pittsburgh her home in 2020. She's got a background in a little bit of everything... from working in media newsrooms and public health to the 2016 Presidential election in Washington, D.C. and the 2019 Super Bowl where (surprise!) Tom Brady won... AGAIN. She loves good coffee, bad reality T.V., attending local events and trying new food in the 412. She resides in the South Hills.
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