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Turmoil In The House Continues As Scalise Drops Out And Jim Jordan Steps Up

Amere Keasley
October 16, 2023

With war raging in the Southern Levant, a government spending deadline looms as the House remains paralyzed due to the ousting of Kevin McCarthy. As of Thursday night, Steve Scalise has withdrawn from the House speaker race due to a lack of support from his fellow Republicans. Scalise...

Police Blotter: 10/03/2023-10/09/2023

Evelyn Luthringer
October 13, 2023

10/03/2023 Fire Alarm – Smoke Detector Activated: Guardian Protection reported a fire alarm activation in Hamilton Hall. Officers responded and found the cause to be students cooking. RMU Maintenance was notified. The Moon Fire Department was canceled. The panel was reset....

NYC Man Leaps into 9/11 Memorial’s North Pool

Adam Pavlovich
October 12, 2023

On Monday, a Manhattan man was seen making the 30ft plunge into the shallow waters of the North Pool of the 9/11 memorial in New York City. He amazingly only sustained injuries to his leg and back but was later arrested. Around 1:30 in the afternoon on Monday, the police were...

Pennsylvania has Billions of Unclaimed Money Available

Avry Fields
October 12, 2023

Around 1 in 10 Pennsylvania residents have unclaimed money sitting in the Treasury. Currently, the Treasury is safeguarding more than $4 billion of unclaimed property and some of that money could be yours! Last year alone, Pennsylvania returned $273.3 million to consumers with...

Governor Shapiro signs executive order improving access to Mental Health and Substance disorder

Cole Brennan
October 12, 2023

On October 11th, 2023 Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order expanding mental health and substance disorder accessibility. The order will create a behavioral health council comprised of 33 people which will bring in state leaders, local governments, and...

Steve Scalise Gets The Nod For Speaker Of The House

Amere Keasley
October 12, 2023

On October 3, Kevin McCarthy was ousted as the Speaker of the House. This came after an effort headed by a small group of Republicans, which included Matt Gaetz. As of October 11th, the GOP nominated the representative from Louisiana's first district, Steve Scalise, for Speaker...

Breaking: South Tenth Street Bridge to close for Marathon

Samuel Goldberg
October 12, 2023

On Wednesday, RMU Sentry Media received a phone call today from Allegheny County that the South Tenth Street Bridge will be Closed on Sunday, October 15, for the Pittsburgh Penguin 6.6k Run Walk Marathon from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Penguins were given a successful permit to...

Mass Shooting near Indiana University of Pennsylvania Leaves 1 Dead and 8 Wounded

Mitchell McIntosh
October 11, 2023

A mass shooting at a private party five minutes away from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus has left 1 person dead and 8 others injured. The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning at the Chevy Chase Community Center. Pennsylvania State Police say there...

Fight Among Teens Turns into Gunshots

Taylor Roberts
October 10, 2023

A teenage boy is recovering from a gunshot to the leg following a fight in the streets of Ross Township early Tuesday morning. Ross Township police responded to a call of five teenage boys fighting on Sixth Street in the Laurel Gardens neighborhood just after midnight. The...

Carnegie Natural History Museum Removes Display Due To New Policy

Finn Lyons
October 10, 2023

The Carnegie Natural History Museum adopted a new policy about displaying human remains this September. The policy states that if human remains are to be displayed there must be consent to do so. This policy change affects an exhibit that has been on display at the museum...