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Mink Mayhem: Thousands of Minks Escape Farm in Pennsylvania

Mink Mayhem: Thousands of Minks Escape Farm in Pennsylvania

Mitchell McIntosh
September 25, 2023

Convicted murderers and juvenile delinquents are not the only escaped inmates who have been on the lam as of late. Up to 8,000 Minks were freed from a farm in Rockefeller Township which is about 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The Minks were released by an "unknown actor" who...

Weird Pennsylvania Laws We Break Every Day

Weird Pennsylvania Laws We Break Every Day

Avry Fields, Reporter
August 31, 2023

Every state has tons of weird laws that just make very little sense, causing regular people to become law breakers daily. For example, in New York, it is illegal to place an ice cream cone in your pocket during Sundays while out in public. Laws like these seem completely absurd,...

Officials Begin Controlled Release of Chemicals in East Palestine's Derailed Train

Officials Begin Controlled Release of Chemicals in East Palestine’s Derailed Train

Ellie Schroeder
February 6, 2023

On Friday, a train derailed in East Palestine, OH which caused a fire that burned for days. It has been closely monitored since the derailment, and the governors of Pennsylvania and Ohio have decided to take action. The train is carrying vinyl chloride in several train cars...

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump visit Pennsylvania to rally voters days before mid-term election

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump visit Pennsylvania to rally voters days before mid-term election

Hannah Shiflett, Reporter
November 8, 2022

In the last few days before the night of the election, two former presidents appeared in PA to rally support. Former President Barack Obama appeared to support Democratic Nominees John Fetterman for US Senate and Josh Shapiro for PA Governor. Former president Donald Trump...

Despite living three and a half hours away, Boyd says his parents are there every meet and have been there every step of the way Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Local Legacies: Brayden Boyd

Hope Beatty
September 19, 2022

Although the distance from home is very large, there is no lack of family support for Robert Morris cross country runner, Brayden Boyd. Even though Brayden Boyd, a sophomore Environmental Science major at Robert Morris University who likes to hike and play disc golf in his free...

Vice President Joe Biden.

President Joe Biden to visit Pittsburgh Friday

Terryaun Bell, Social Media Director
January 25, 2022
President Joe Biden scheduled to return to his home state, Pennsylvania.
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COVID-19 across the country: Western PA vs MA

Hannah Shiflett, Contributor
February 5, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here at RMU Sentry Media, our writers come from all over the nation and the state of Pennsylvania. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of those areas differently. During their time at home over break, some of our writers dove into how the pandemic has changed...

League of Women Voters' held a debate in Robert Morris University's Yorktown Hall the night of March 20, 2019.

Democratic candidate Pam Iovino defeats D. Raja in 2019 special election

John Blinn, News Editor
April 3, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- Democratic candidate Pam Iovino claimed victory over Republican candidate D. Raja at approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday night. RELATED STORY: Raja, Iovino face off in 37th District Senate Debate at RMU's Yorktown Hall pic.twitter.com/LI9U5lwj6N — Pam Iovino...

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Pennsylvania ranked with third-highest tax rate in the nation

John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
March 26, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- It is said that there are three certainties in life, death and taxes. A recent WalletHub study shows which states across the nation have the lowest and highest rates of one of these certainties. With the year's tax-filing deadline of April 15 inching closer...

Downtown Pittsburgh as seen from West End Park on a February afternoon.

WalletHub names Pa. one of the best states to retire

Michael Delehanty, Contributor
February 12, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- A recent WalletHub study listed Pennsylvania as one of the best states in which to retire. The research done by WalletHub compared 50 states with 46 key indicators of retirement-friendliness. Some of these indicators were affordability, health-related factors...