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Central Catholic’s Damar Hamlin commits to Pitt

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • February 1, 2016

On Monday evening, Pitt football learned that a local high school star would be staying home. Central Catholic’s Damar Hamlin committed to the University of Pittsburgh via an announcement on KDKA...

Pitt police report three assaults

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • January 31, 2016

Pitt police are investigating three assaults that occurred over the weekend in Oakland. According to a crime alert, an unidentified man told police that an unknown person assaulted him around 1 a.m....

Police arrest shooting suspect in Oakland

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • January 30, 2016

Pitt police arrested an unidentified man Saturday afternoon after he fired a gun several times near Carlow University’s campus in Oakland. Carlow University and Pittsburgh police responded to a 911...

Information science dean to change roles

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Assistant News Editor • January 29, 2016

Ron Larsen, dean of Pitt’s School of Information Sciences, will resign in 2017 after he helps lead a department restructure, the University said on Thursday. Larsen, who has worked at Pitt since 2002,...

Police issue crime alert for indecent exposure incident

By The Pitt News Staff • January 28, 2016

Pitt police are investigating an unknown man who exposed himself to a woman in Oakland Wednesday evening. According to a Pitt police crime alert, a woman reported to police that a man of Middle Eastern...

Pitt, SGB to rent compost dumpster

By Lauren Wilson / Staff Writer • January 27, 2016

This week, Pitt will install its first long-term composting dumpster outside Posvar Hall, Student Government Board environmental chair Joe Streets announced Tuesday. At its weekly public meeting Tuesday...

Fire damages Oakland parking structure

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • January 26, 2016

A one-alarm fire has caused damage to a management office in an Oakland parking garage. Two fire units responded to a call at the Meyran Avenue garage at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday after a security guard on...

ACC announces 2016 Pitt football schedule

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • January 26, 2016

The Atlantic Coastal Conference announced finalized schedules for Pitt and other ACC schools for the 2016 football season on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers will face eight teams that made bowl games...

Late three by Artis helps Pitt sneak out of Tallahassee with win

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • January 23, 2016

Pitt only led for 33 seconds of the second half. That was enough though, as one of those seconds occurred when the clock ticked from one to double zeroes. One game after failing to protect its own...

Police investigate students after robbery

By Zoë Hannah and Dale Shoemaker / Pitt News Staff • January 22, 2016

What started out as a report of a home invasion Wednesday night in South Oakland has turned into a drug investigation involving several Pitt students. Pittsburgh police responded to a 911 call from the...