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Students vote on campus in historic election

By The Pitt News staff • November 9, 2016

In Posvar’s, Soldiers and Sailors’ and the William Pitt Union’s halls, thousands of Pitt students waited in snaking lines, many leaving wearing their first “I Voted” stickers. For many students,...

Donald Trump wins presidential election

By The Pitt News staff • November 9, 2016

It was announced shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday morning that reality T.V. star and real estate mogul Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. In the local races, Republican Pat...

An election season in review

November 8, 2016

The Pitt News has covered the 2016 election from the very beginning, when the Republican party still boasted a lengthy list of potential candidates and Bernie Sanders’ political revolution seemed an imminent possibility. Our reporters, photographers and videographers have documented about 30 rallies, stump speeches and protests, not including the stories we’ve done on student campaign workers, groups and voting preferences.As college journalists on a metropolitan campus, we often bear witness to

Hillary Clinton rallies at Pitt day before voting starts

By Amina Doghri and Noah Coco / The Pitt News Staff • November 8, 2016

With the towering Cathedral of Learning and a massive American flag as her backdrop, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton got the final word at Pitt Monday, capping off a campaign season that’s...

DAPL protesters gather in Schenley Plaza

By Elias Rappaport / For The Pitt News • November 7, 2016

Kimberly Muffett-Smith, a Washington County resident who is part Native Lenape Indian, spent the last weekend in October worrying about her daughter’s safety. Muffett-Smith’s daughter was arrested...

Trump supporters rally at Pittsburgh International Airport

By Stephen Caruso / Senior Staff Writer • November 7, 2016

A capacity crowd of 6,000 in Moon, Pennsylvania, waited nearly two hours at the Pittsburgh International Airport to hear Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s final words Sunday evening. “In...

Interactive Crime Map Oct. 28 – Nov. 4

By The Pitt News Staff • November 7, 2016

Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 4:49 p.m. 3700 Forbes Avenue. Police arrested an unaffiliated man for sale or use of certain solvents and noxious solvent, possession of drug paraphernalia, defiant trespass...

Clinton visits Great Hall at Heinz Field

By Amina Doghri / Staff Writer • November 4, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famers Mel Blount and Franco Harris showed support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the Great Hall at Heinz Field on Friday. With only four more...

Pittsburgh Chief of Police Cameron McLay resigns

By Alexa Bakalarski and Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editors • November 4, 2016

After two years with the force, Chief of Pittsburgh Police Cameron McLay resigned from his post Friday. McLay took the chief of police position in September 2014 after previously serving as a captain...

Las Palmas closes down after health inspection

By Alexa Bakalarski / Assistant News Editor • November 3, 2016

After conducting seven inspections over the past three months, the Allegheny County Health Department ordered the Atwood Street staple, Las Palmas Mexican Grocery Store, to close down Tuesday. The...