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Snow blanketed Robert Morris campus shortly before Thanksgiving break.

Petition to cancel RMU classes during polar vortex garners more than 2,200 signatures

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 29, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- A petition created by a Robert Morris University student to cancel classes during what could be the coldest day of the year has gathered more than a third of the student body's support. UPDATE: Robert Morris University has canceled classes on Wednesday and...

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Study: 2019’s most and least educated states in America

Jess Zaccarelli, Contributor
January 29, 2019
WalletHub released a study on the most and least educated states in America. Massachusetts was ranked No. 1, while Mississippi was ranked No. 50.
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Moon Area School District closed Wednesday due to extreme cold

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 29, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP - School districts around the Pittsburgh region will be closed on Wednesday as a winter weather system carrying subzero arctic air moves through the region. The Moon Area School District announced on Facebook Tuesday afternoon that they will not have classes...

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Allegheny County Jail inmate dead after breathing difficulties

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 29, 2019

PITTSBURGH — An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail died on Monday. Officials released a statement to the media stating that an unidentified male inmate began to experience breathing difficulties at approximately 12:20 p.m. According to Warden Orlando Harper, medical...

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Pittsburgh Police officers resuscitate 1-year-old

Briana Lewis, Contributor
January 29, 2019
Patrolling officers Jena Bednarowicz and Bryce Valencic were dispatched to Lamier on Jan. 20 at around 3 p.m. for an unresponsive 1-year-old boy.
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Polar vortex to bring severe cold, freezing weather

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 29, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP - A winter weather system moving into the western Pennsylvania region this week will bring subzero temperatures to the region. According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, temperatures on Wednesday are expected to drop to a low of -1 degree with a...

Police Blotter 1/23/19-1/28/19

Police Blotter 1/23/19-1/28/19

January 29, 2019

1/23/19- Found Property- A male dropped off a purse he found by the soccer fields. All contents logged into lost and found, and secured for safekeeping. The owner notified, and retrieved the purse the next day (closed). 1/23/19- Medical Emergency- A resident of Gallatin Hall...

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Allegheny County prepares for extreme winter weather

Marlisa Miller, Contributor
January 28, 2019
National Weather Service Pittsburgh offers tips and information on how to prepare for the extreme cold.
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First case of rabies in 2019 confirmed in Allegheny Co.

Marlissa Miller, Contributor
January 26, 2019
Allegheny County Heath Department confirms rabies in multiple raccoons in Upper St Clair.
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Allegheny Co. Executive Rich Fitzgerald submits three bills and six appointments to County Council

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
January 25, 2019

PITTSBURGH — Allegheny county executive Rich Fitzgerald submitted three bills to County Council for consideration or referral at a meeting on Jan. 22. The first bill was ordinance ratifying amendments to the Health Department's Rules and Regulations, Article XXI "Air Pollution...