North Braddock Police investigate shooting that resulted in a crash
John Blinn, News Editor
April 14, 2019
PITTSBURGH - North Braddock Police are searching for a man who was involved in a shooting that resulted in a crash. Authorities responded to a report of gunfire outside of Tunns Bar located at 1200 Bell Avenue. The shots are believed to be the result of a physical altercation between a 29-year-old...
Pittsburgh Police searching for shooting suspect
Jonathan Hanna, Contributor
January 17, 2019
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is seeking the public's help in identifying a person who is wanted for questioning relating a downtown shooting in early January. On Jan. 7, police responded to calls of a male gunshot victim on the 900-block of Liberty Avenue around 2:15 a.m. Officers...
Local t-shirt shop raises more than $4K for Tree of Life victims
January 2, 2019
JOHNSTOWN (RMU SENTRY MEDIA/CNN) -- T-shirts traveled as far south as Hawaii and as far west as California. "They went all over," said Jody Altemus an American Eagle Screen Print and Embroidery employee. "We may have hit every state but I didn't keep track of that." A small town fundraiser, raising...
Police ask for public’s help in unsolved shootings
Michael Delehanty, Contributor
December 6, 2018
NORTH BRADDOCK -- The Allegheny Police Department is seeking the public's help in finding the suspect in two unsolved shooting incidents. In the early afternoon on Nov. 19, North Braddock Police responded to a call on Jones Avenue. A 44-year-old male had sustained a gunshot wound in his leg. The victim...
Police seek suspect in Manchester shooting
Michael Delehanty, Contributor
December 6, 2018
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh police are looking for an East Liberty man in connection to an early morning shooting that left two people hospitalized. Police issued an arrest warrant for 30-year-old Tramaine Solomen, for two counts of attempted homicide, early Thursday. Solomon should be considered armed...
Crime Stoppers ask public to help in homicide case
Megan Shandel, Assistant Multimedia Manager
November 21, 2018
WILKINSBURG -- The Allegheny County Police Department is turning to the public asking for help to solve an August homicide case. Officers from the Wilkinsburg Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 12:37 p.m. on Aug. 25, according to a press release. Once officers...
Robert Morris alums among those killed in Synagogue shooting
Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
October 31, 2018
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris University community lost one of their own in the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday which took the lives of 11 and injured six others. Melvin Wax, 88, was a retired accountant, father, grandfather and a 1959 Robert Morris graduate and acc...
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 this afternoon due to temporary...
RMU President Howard releases statement regarding Squirrel Hill shooting
Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
October 27, 2018
PITTSBURGH -- After the tragic events that left 11 dead and 6 more injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh, the President of Robert Morris University, Dr. Christopher B. Howard released a statement in an email to all students, staff and faculty regarding...
Mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh
Megan Shandel, Assistant Multimedia Manager
October 27, 2018
