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RMU Athletics delays start of men’s basketball, reveals new winter sports guidelines

Austin Bechtold
November 19, 2020

The Robert Morris men’s basketball team has been forced to shuffle their non-conference schedule as a result of positive COVID-19 tests among team personnel. Tests were conducted on the program’s student-athletes, coaches, and staff members. The Colonials were scheduled...

Robert Morris University will begin issuing required COVID-19 tests to students

Robert Morris University will begin issuing required COVID-19 tests to students

John Blinn, News Editor
October 21, 2020

UPDATE: The original version of this article featured information about a saliva test for COVID-19 that would take less than 15 minutes to complete. The team at Curative Inc. has since clarified that this test is an oral swab, taking around 20 seconds to complete. MOON TOWNSHIP...

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Raccoon captured in Indiana Twp. tests positive for rabies

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
April 13, 2019

PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Health Department has confirmed yet another case of rabies in the area. Last week, a raccoon was captured around the 200 block of Little Deer Creek Road in Indiana Township. This is the 17th reported case of rabies in Allegheny County in...

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Flu deaths increase to 10 in Allegheny Co.

Gage Goulding, News Editor
March 27, 2019

PITTSBURGH - Ten people have now died from the flu this season in the Pittsburgh area. Health officials at the Allegheny County Health Department released on Wednesday that two more county residents have died due to the flu. Both a male in his early 30s and a female in...

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Two more flu deaths reported in Allegheny County

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
March 22, 2019

PITTSBURGH — There have been two more reported flu-related deaths for 2019 in Allegheny County. The Allegheny County Health Department has been notified that one male in his mid-80s and a female in her late 60s have died due to flu complications over the past month. This...

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Sixth flu death reported in Allegheny County

Gage Goulding, News Editor
March 14, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Officials report that a sixth person has died from the flu this year. According to a statement from the Allegheny County Health Department officials, another Allegheny County resident has died from the flu. Officials say a woman in her mid-80s died due to...

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Second flu death reported in Allegheny Co., officials encourage immunizations

Gage Goulding, News Editor
March 3, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Allegheny County Health Department has released that another person has died due to the flu. Officials said in a statement to the media that this is the second flu death this season. A male in his mid-70s has died due to flu complications, according...

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Raccoons captured test positive for rabies

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
February 28, 2019

PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Health Department has confirmed that two more raccoons have tested positive for rabies. The first case was confirmed on Feb. 15 when the raccoon was captured near the 1500-block of Glencoe Avenue in Greentree Borough. The second case...

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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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First flu death reported in Allegheny Co.

Megan Shandel, Assistant Multimedia Manager
January 18, 2019

PITTSBURGH – The first flu-related death has been reported in Allegheny County. Director of the Allegheny County Health Department Dr. Karen Hacker reported the information of the death. According to a press release, the deceased was a 90-year-old female resident who had...