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Coast to coast: Monica Henderson completes her cross-country run

By Hannah Schneider, Assistant News Editor • August 20, 2018

She started in San Francisco on June 14. She arrived in New York City after running 4,000 miles with her team on August 4.

UPMC Mercy expansion approved after community voices opposition

By Kieran Mclean, Staff Writer • August 9, 2018

UPMC Mercy's controversial expansion plan will proceed, after a 7-2 vote and more than two hours of public opposition to the plan.

Train derails near Station Square

By The Pitt News Staff • August 5, 2018

A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Sunday afternoon near Station Square.

2 men arrested for stealing over $8 million in rare books from Carnegie Library

By Christian Snyder, Editor in chief • July 23, 2018

Two men, the archivist at CLP and the owner of Caliban, were arrested for stealing and selling millions worth of rare books from the library.

Community speaks out against Mercy Hospital expansion

By Kieran Mclean, Staff Writer • July 18, 2018

A group of community members gathered Tuesday to urge the Pittsburgh City Council require UPMC enter a community benefits agreement.

Pitt Board approves budgets for 2018-19 school year

By Grant Burgman and Christian Snyder • July 16, 2018

Pitt received $4.4 million more from Pennsylvania than in 2017. “The vast majority of in-state students” will not face a tuition increase, according to Chancellor Gallagher. Out-of-state, engineering and graduate students face an increase.

Board of Trustees unanimously votes to rename Parran Hall

By Christian Snyder and Janine Faust | The Pitt News Staff • July 11, 2018

After a long campaign of ballots, petitions, special committees and a recommendation from the chancellor, the main building for Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health will no longer be named after Thomas...

Michael Rosfeld charged with homicide in Antwon Rose killing

By Christian Snyder | Editor-in-chief • June 27, 2018

Michael Rosfeld, the 30-year-old East Pittsburgh police officer from Penn Hills who fatally shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose on June 19, has been charged with one count of criminal homicide, according to court...

Community responds after high school student fatally shot by police

By Christian Snyder and Kieran Mclean | The Pitt News Staff • June 21, 2018

After East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld fatally shot unarmed Woodland Hills High School student Antwon Rose Tuesday night, the community responded quickly, organizing daily protests that Pittsburgh...

Unarmed 17-year-old fatally shot by East Pittsburgh police

By The Pitt News Staff • June 21, 2018

A police officer from the East Pittsburgh Police Department shot and killed Antwon Rose, a 17-year-old Woodland Hills High School student, the night of Tuesday, June 19. Rose was unarmed at the time he...