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RMU Sentry Media

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Dates Announced for the Annual Picklesburgh Festival

Jadyn Barker
March 16, 2025

The dates have been set for this year's Picklesburgh festival. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced on Wednesday that Picklesburgh is scheduled for Friday, July 11, through Sunday, July 13. In the USA Today Readers' Choice Awards, Picklesburgh was voted the best...

Former KDKA Personality Jon Burnett, Dies at 71

Former KDKA Personality Jon Burnett, Dies at 71

Jadyn Barker
February 21, 2025

Former KDKA talk show host and weather forecaster Jon Burnett has passed away at the age of 71 due to complications of suspected CTE. Burnett decided to go public with his disease in February of 2024, "because my disease is so obvious, I couldn't hide it anymore. I could not...

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Teen Shot in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Brooke Hart
February 21, 2025

On late Wednesday afternoon, a teenage boy was shot in downtown Pittsburgh. The victim was transported to the hospital, and the perpetrator has been detained by Pittsburgh police. Shots were fired shortly after 4 p.m. on the 400 block of Smithfield St. A nearby police officer...

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Local Universities to Lose $100 Million in NIH Funding

Caden Hyde
February 16, 2025

Both the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University are set to lose roughly $100 million in federal medical research fundinbv g due to budget cuts by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency. This is part of a wave of budget cuts to the National...