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Aliquippa Football To be Moved to Class 5A

Isabella Timpano
January 25, 2024

After years of success and a most recent 4A state championship, the Aliquippa football program is being moved up another level to play 5A in the 2024-2025 school year. This is not the first time the program has faced a change, as they were moved from 2A to 3A in 2016, and then...

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...

Carnegie Science Center to be Renamed after $65 Million Donation

Carnegie Science Center to be Renamed after $65 Million Donation

Mitchell McIntosh
January 25, 2024

The Carnegie Science Center has announced that it will be renaming itself to the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center. This decision comes in light of a generous donation of $65 million made by Daniel and Carole Kamin. "Dan and Carole have been generous supporters...

Breaking: Wheatley Cafe partners with Saxbys

Breaking: Wheatley Cafe partners with Saxbys

Colby Sherwin
January 18, 2024

After four years, the Wheatley Cafe will change and partner with Saxbys. The partnership includes opportunities for students to work in the cafeteria. In a statement by RMU: "The partnership with RMU is a natural fit as the institution emphasizes professional experiences...

Large Number of Animals, including 30 Dogs, Rescued from Unhealthy Conditions

Mitchell McIntosh
January 6, 2024

Almost 70 animals, including 30 dogs were rescued from a property in Armstrong County that exhibited what officials deem to be, "severely unsanitary conditions." A press release from the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh (HARP) said that officers representing several agencies,...

Bridges and buildings in Downtown Pittsburgh reflect off the citys mirror-like rivers on an early spring morning. Photo Date: March 29, 2019 Photo Credit: (RMU Sentry Media/Gage Goulding)

Pittsburgh Named Drunkest City in Pennsylvania

Isabella Timpano
December 11, 2023

A survey done by 24/7 Wall St, a financial news and opinion company, has placed Pittsburgh as the "drunkest city" in Pennsylvania. The survey polled men and women above the age of 18 who reported heavy or binge drinking. 23% of adults in Pittsburgh stated that they drink heavily,...

Photo Credit: (MGN Online)

“Unfounded” Threats to Pittsburgh Synagogue Raises Security in the Area

Isabella Timpano
November 30, 2023

An "unfounded" threat to a Pittsburgh synagogue has security raised in the surrounding area. The Pittsburgh police do not believe the threat is credible at this time and have not released the name of the synagogue for safety reasons. The threats came a month after the 5th...

Rite Aids Closings in the Pittsburgh Area

Rite Aid’s Closings in the Pittsburgh Area

Mitchell McIntosh
November 29, 2023

Rite Aid has made the decision to close two more Pittsburgh area locations in addition to the nine that are closing or have already been closed since the pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy in mid-October. Rite Aid is planning to close 167 locations nationwide. The University...

Rainbow Bridge Explosion Leaves Two Dead

Rainbow Bridge Explosion Leaves Two Dead

Finn Lyons
November 27, 2023

On Wednesday, November 22, a car exploded on the Rainbow Bridge that connects Niagara Falls, New York to Canada. The driver and the passenger of the car were the only two casualties in the explosion, however, a border worker was also injured in the explosion. There was a lot...

Matt Petgrave Booked On Manslaughter Charges In Connection to Adam Johnsons Death

Matt Petgrave Booked On Manslaughter Charges In Connection to Adam Johnson’s Death

Amere Keasley
November 15, 2023

Police in England have arrested Matt Petgrave, and he has been charged with manslaughter in the death of the American hockey player, Adam Johnson. The former Pittsburgh Penguin had his neck cut by a skate in a freak accident on the ice in Sheffield, England. Johnson passed...