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Colfax Elementary school in Squirrel Hill on lockdown after threat

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor
October 31, 2018

SQUIRREL HILL -- The Colfax Elementary school in Squirrel Hill is on lockdown, a district representative confirmed to RMU Sentry Media. The district said in a phone call that the lockdown was due to a threat against the school. A tweet from Pittsburgh Public Safety confirmed...

Daily News Brief (10/30)

John Blinn, Contributor
October 30, 2018

A breakdown of today's latest news, sports and weather. RMU Sentry Media's John Blinn reports.

City of Pittsburgh issues statement on presidential visit

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor
October 30, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- With President Donald Trump visiting Pittsburgh, the city's Department of Public Safety urged Pittsburgh to be patient. "We ask residents and commuters to plan ahead and avoid the East End of the city, and to exercise patience when encountering traffic delays...

Pittsburgh FBI, S.W.A.T., police, paramedics, and Pennsylvania State Troopers were all at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh during a mass shooting October 27, 2018.

Names of officers injured in synagogue shooting released

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Manager
October 30, 2018

PITTSBURGH - The names of the six officers injured during the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue has been released. Police say that 46-year-old Robert Bowers entered the place of worship Saturday morning where he opened fire killing 11 people and injuring another...

Mayor Bill Peduto: Social media carries the city

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor
October 30, 2018

PITTSBURGH - Following the murder of 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto took to Twitter to console the entire community. A timeline of posts to Twitter from Peduto are listed below, starting with his first about the incident....

Statement from Pittsburgh Public Safety on synagogue shooting

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor
October 30, 2018

PITTSBURGH - The City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety released a statement on the Tree of Life Synagogue mass shooting. 46-year-old Robert Bowers entered the synagogue Saturday morning where he killed 11 people and injured 6 more, 4 of which are police officers. RELATED...

Victims in Pittsburgh shooting identified

Malyk Johnson and Gage Goulding
October 28, 2018

11 people were killed in a shooting on Saturday morning at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. In a press conference at 9 AM, the victims have been identified. All of the victims were middle-aged or older. The victims include brothers and a husband and wife. Joyce...

Vigil held for victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Gage Goulding, News Editor
October 27, 2018

SQUIRREL HILL - During the worst anti-Semitic shooting in U.S. history, 11 people were killed and 6 more were injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh when 46-year-old gunman Robert Bowers opened fire inside the place of worship.

Pittsburgh FBI, S.W.A.T., police, paramedics, and Pennsylvania State Troopers were all at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh during a mass shooting October 27, 2018.

Mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh

Megan Shandel, Assistant Multimedia Manager
October 27, 2018

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11 dead, 6 more injured in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor
October 27, 2018

UPDATED 12:54 PM At a press conference this morning, the 11 victims of yesterdays shooting were identified. All of the victims were middle-aged or older. The victims included a pair of brothers and a husband and wife pairing. At a press conference, Pittsburgh Mayor William...