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Joe Walton passes away at age 85

Ethan Morrison
August 15, 2021

Today, Beaver Falls native and former Robert Morris head football coach Joe Walton passed away at the age of 85. https://twitter.com/RMUAthletics/status/1426999553128009728?s=20 Walton was named the first head coach in the team's 27-year history on July 27, 1993, building...

Robert Morris University President Dr. Christopher Howard hosts "Pizza with the President" in order to connect more with student body. Photo Credit: (RMU Sentry Media/Megan Shandel)

RMU students create petition to remove Chris Howard as president

Owen Krepps
August 13, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP-- With the recent dispute over the cancellation of RMU men’s and women’s hockey, a lot of criticism has been pointed towards President Dr. Chris Howard. Yesterday, Howard and the University announced that the teams would not be coming back for the 2021-22 season,...

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RMU to require COVID vaccine for 2021-22 school year

Colby Sherwin
June 30, 2021

In the 2020-2021 school year, Robert Morris students had their way of life changed. Now with the vaccine rollout in full effect, life will go back to normal for students and staff. In an email from RMU Student Life, they said the following: “We are confident in our ability...

Kevin Colbert stepped from his position on the RMU Board of Trustees due to the recent hockey news. Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert steps down from RMU Board of Trustees

Alexis Davis
May 31, 2021

UPDATE 4:49 P.M.: Per Tim Benz of Tribune-Review Sports, Colbert has stepped down, confirmed by Robert Morris PR. They responded with "We are certainly grateful for the time he served on the board and the substantial support he has given the university over the years." Last...

University of Pittsburgh announces potential COVID-19 vaccine

University of Pittsburgh announces potential COVID-19 vaccine

Garret Roberts, Editor in Chief
April 2, 2020
As the world’s medical research community races to find a cure for Covid-19, a veteran vaccine researcher right here in Pittsburgh has stepped up with what may be a promising solution.
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Duquesne football player dead after jumping from building

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Manager
October 6, 2018
A Duquesne University football is dead after falling from a 16-story window.
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Woman who helped with kidnapping released from prison

Paige Hilderbrand
September 13, 2018

Wanda Barzee, who assisted her husband in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, is to be released from prison earlier than expected. Elizabeth Smart says that the five-year early release of one of her kidnappers is “incomprehensible,” according to CNN. In 2009, Barzee...

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Anheuser-Busch Brewery cans water for Hurricane Florence relief

Briana Lewis
September 12, 2018

Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Cartersville, Ga. will be delivering 300,000 cans of drinking water to Hurricane Florence victims per request of the American Red Cross according to 11Alive. Our 2018 Budweiser @SuperBowl commercial celebrated our employees who support our communities...

Dennis Frandsen chats with seniors at Rush City High School. (Photo: Boyd Huppert, KARE 11)

Banker offers to pay college tuition for high school seniors

Paige Hilderbrand
September 8, 2018

Banker Dennis Frandsen offered to pay tuition and book costs for a two-year technical school degree to a class of graduating seniors, for the second time. USA Today has confirmed that Frandsen offered to pay for two years of technical college for all of Luck Public School's...

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Man builds electric fence inches from school bus stop to keep kids off lawn

Marlissa Miller
September 7, 2018

Parents were in disbelief after hearing a local Virginia man had built an electric fence to stop kids from littering on his lawn. Virginia Man Builds Electric Fence Near Bus Stop To Keep Kids Off His Lawn https://t.co/dsk0ehDcGz — NewsRadio KFBK (@kfbk) September 5, 2018 That...