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RMU Sentry Media

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RMU Sentry Media

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Police Blotter 2/19/19- 2/26/19

February 27, 2019

2/19/19- Medical Emergency- This department was notified of a student in need of medical attention in Patrick Henry.  A parent was contacted who transported their child for medical attention on their own (closed). 2/19/19- Smell of Marijuana- Officers were called to Yorktown...

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Police and fire officials investigate gas odor at Chartiers Valley High School

John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 26, 2019

COLLIER TOWNSHIP - Police and fire officials were called to Chariters Valley High School to investigate a gas odor discovered during a fire alarm. Staff and students evacuated Chartiers Valley after their fire alarm was triggered by a small amount of dust emiting from the...

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Moon Twp. opens warming centers for residents facing power outages

John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 26, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP- With homes all around the area facing power outages, officials in Moon Township have set up a warming center for residents who needed it. Duquesne Light's website indicated that approximately 700 houses in Moon Township were still without power Monday evening. The...

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Vacant, condemned home collapses in Perry North

Gage Goulding, News Editor
February 26, 2019

PITTSBURGH — A home that was condemned over a year ago has collapsed. No one was injured when the home located on Semicir Street in Perry North collapsed Feb. 22. Officials within the city of Pittsburgh said in a statement that the home was condemned last year and was vacant. The...

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Slippery Rock University faces ups and downs in student enrollment numbers

John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 24, 2019

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Despite student enrollment being down in schools all around western Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University is reporting more enrollment in some areas. Based off of results shown in the university's 15-day enrollment report, the number of graduate and...

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Water and sewage authority undergoes multi-million dollar project in Strip District

John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 24, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is expected to expand its largest water and sewer infrastructure from 16th and 21st Streets of the Strip District all the way to 23rd Street. The investment, which began in June 2018, was worth $13 million dollars and...

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Remains found under house in Pittsburgh identified

John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 24, 2019

PITTSBURGH - Skeletal remains found underneath a home in Garfield have been identified. In Feb. 2018 police were alerted about remains found by the house in the 5400-block of Black Street by homeowners who were doing construction in the yard of a house that they had recently...

Mugshot of Gregory Davis, 58-years-old of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who was arrested in Pittsburgh for violating his parole involving child pornography. Photo Credit: (Allegheny County Sheriff's Office)

Megan’s Law violator from South Dakota arrested at Pittsburgh homeless camp

Gage Goulding, News Editor
February 23, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- A Megan's Law violator from South Dakota was arrested in Pittsburgh, according to authorities. Deputies from the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office arrested 58-year-old Gregory Davis from Sioux Falls, South Dakota in Pittsburgh after he violated parole. Deputies...

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Campus Drive to close in front of UPMC Events Center beginning in March

Gage Goulding, News Editor
February 22, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Campus Drive will close in front of the UPMC Events Center for the entire month of March. University officials notified students, faculty and staff of the closure via email on Thursday. The closure will begin on March 1 at 5 a.m. and remain in effect through...

Since the announcement of budget cuts from the University, many students have demanded answers from their University administration.

Students: ‘Did I make the right choice to come to Robert Morris University?’

Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
February 22, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP - Since the Town Hall on Jan. 29 in which RMU President Christopher B. Howard announced that the university needed to cut $4-5 million in payroll, there has been concern from the students at Robert Morris University as to the futures of their programs and their...