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Country music icon Garth Brooks breaks attendance record for Heinz Field

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
February 27, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- Country star Garth Brooks has officially broken the attendance record at Heinz Field. The six-time CMA Entertainer of the Year has sold 72,887 tickets for his upcoming show at Heinz Field on May 18. This makes the concert officially sold out. IT'S OFFICIAL!@GarthBrooks'...

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Two men in arrested in Pittsburgh allegedly found with $10 million of cocaine

John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 27, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- Two Philadelphia men were arrested in Pittsburgh and found with 23 kilograms of cocaine. With the assistance North Versailles, Swissvale and Pennsylvania State Police, the District Attorney Narcotics Enforcement Team of Allegheny County made arrests in North...

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Student: Hancock dorm ‘infested’ with bed bugs

Soundharjya Babu, Contributor
February 27, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP - A student at Robert Morris University living in Hancock Hall discovered a bed bug "infestation" in her dorm room. Taylor Grandizio, a freshman who lived in the room, described her experience with the infestation, an issue she did not anticipate at first. “Everybody...

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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...