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RMU Sentry Media

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RMU Sentry Media

Crews Respond to Fire on the Roof of Washington Hall

Crews Respond to Fire on the Roof of Washington Hall

Cade Stukus
March 13, 2024

At approximately 8:30 pm on Tuesday, a fire broke out on the roof of the G-Tower of Washington Hall. A spokesperson said that an air conditioning unit on the roof was the cause of the fire. Maintenance was seen working on the roof of Washington Hall earlier in the day. The...

Photo Credit: Tim Robbibaro/ For The Post-Gazette

Crescent Township House Explosion Leaves 2 People Dead

Taylor Roberts
March 12, 2024

On March 12 at 8:54 a.m., a house in Crescent Township exploded, leaving two people dead. The two victims have not been publicly identified as of March 12. The explosion was so severe that it "completely leveled" the home and caused a fire along the hillside. It was also...

RMU applies for grant of 10 million for Hockey Arena 28

RMU applies for grant of 10 million for Hockey Arena ’28

Samuel Goldberg
February 26, 2024

The state of Pennsylvania announced that it will give over 500 million in money to projects that need funding. Robert Morris is seeking ten million dollars to build a state-of-the-art arena holding 2500 people. This arena will double the size of the Clearview Arena at the...

Photo Courtesy of KDKA

Beaver Grade Road To Be Closed For Road Work

Samuel Goldberg
February 14, 2024

Beaver Grade Road will be closed for an extended period of time as Moon Township will look to move and repair the road as landslides have damaged the surrounding areas. So far, nearly five thousand tons of rocks have been brought to the site to stabilize the road. Over the...

Christian school in Moon Township gets unique security upgrade

Christian school in Moon Township gets unique security upgrade

Joshua Woodman
February 14, 2024

A local security business in Moon Township is providing one of its schools a first-of-its-kind safety system. Martin Communications, located in McKees Rocks, installed safety buttons throughout Rhema Christian School. The buttons when pressed, alert law enforcement. Don Martin,...

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Police Blotter: 1/16/2024 – 1/22/2024

Evelyn Luthringer
January 26, 2024

1/17/2024 Theft of Property Lost, Mislaid: An individual called to report missing money from their property in Pagoda Locker Room #2 at the ISC on Neville Island. The complainant alleges that 40.00 or 50.00 dollars is missing. There are no cameras in the locker room area....

Moon Township Residents Experience Landslides in Their Backyards

Moon Township Residents Experience Landslides in Their Backyards

Taylor Roberts
January 25, 2024

Residents of Moon Township are becoming increasingly concerned about their safety as landslides in their backyards begin to worsen. The issue was reported by KDKA on January 15th, 2024, and homeowners claim that the situation is worsening. So far, there have been no improvements...

RMU Police Wearing Body Cameras

Mitchell McIntosh
August 21, 2023
The RMU Police Department has implemented a new policy for the upcoming academic year

Air Quality Alert across the North East from Smoke Caused by Wild Fires

Hannah Shiflett
June 8, 2023

Anyone who opened their windows or doors to go outside may have noticed that the sun and sky appear to be in a haze. Similar to what many would say is straight out of a movie about war. The cause for the smoke is the wildfires in Canada, which were largely started by lightning...

POLICE BLOTTER in white lettering over top of a black background. There are two baby blue circles and a red circle behind the end of BLOTTER

Police Blotter: 2/14/2023-2/20/2023

Evelyn Luthringer
March 3, 2023

2/14/2023 Tag and Tow: RMU Police towed one vehicle parked illegally in a handicap spot outside Lexington Hall. The case is closed. Medical Emergency: RMU Police received a call for a person who fell inside the Hale Center. Officers responded and located the patient. Medics...