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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...

Hillary Clinton to visit Heinz Field

By Emily Brindley / Assistant News Editor • November 3, 2016

In her final sprint before voters head to the polls on Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will skid through Pittsburgh one last time on Friday. Clinton will make an appearance...

Elon University professor discusses Title IX, mandatory reporting

By Wesley Hood / Staff Writer • November 3, 2016

Ann Cahill stood in front of a crowd Thursday afternoon and called for sexual assault survivors to be allowed one right: the freedom of silence. For some survivors, talking about their experience —...

A Guide to the Allegheny County ballot

By Emily Brindley and Alexa Bakalarski / The Pitt News Staff • November 3, 2016

Here’s what to expect at the polls in Allegheny County:U.S. Presidential CandidatesHillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (D)Clinton served as New York’s first female senator from 2001 to 2009. She ran for president in 2008, but lost the Democratic nomination to current President Barack Obama. Clinton served as U.S. secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. As a lawyer, a first lady and a senator, Clinton has focused on children’s rights, working for the Children’s Defense Fund after law school and helping t

College votes down, parties cater to millennials

By Emily Suruda / For The Pitt News • November 3, 2016

To campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama did something no other president has done before: he snapped. Obama made a five-minute Snapchat video Monday on...