Tony LaRussa stories, Page 47

Officers responding to ShotSpotter gunshot alert in Mt. Washington on Monday found a man suffering from stab wounds before tracking down a suspect who was shot by a witness as he fled the scene, according to Pittsburgh police. Police from the city’s Zone 3 station responding to the gunshot alert...

The family of a Connellsville woman launched a fundraising campaign to help cover the cost of a double organ transplant. The family of Rebecca Rowan, 26, started the GoFundMe page following an incident while Rowan and her brother were hiking in Arizona. Family members say the Fayette County siblings went...

North Hills residents who have been hanging onto hard-to-recycle items can unload them later this month at a collection event at La Roche University. The Pennsylvania Resource Council will be at the university from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 31 to collect items that cannot be put out...

Stuck on what to fix for dinner? If it’s a Thursday night during summer, the choice is not only easy, it’s fresh and locally sourced. Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus in Richland is hosting Farm to Fork Summer Market outdoor dining events from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays featuring...

A Pine-Richland High School senior is this year’s winner of the Congressional Art Competition for the 17th U.S. House District. Rising senior Ayla Chandola’s winning art is a computer generated mixed media piece titled “Nature’s Power.” “I look forward to seeing Ayla’s artwork on display in the Capitol,” said U.S....

McCandless council approved a zoning change that allows residents to raise chickens if they can meet certain conditions. But the town won’t be issuing permits for backyard chicken coops until a separate measure is approved later this month to set the guidelines for raising backyard chickens. Council spent a significant...

A lawyer representing several residents of the Pine-Richland School District is accusing the school board of violating the Sunshine Act by failing to provide details of a June 21 closed-door meeting they believe was held to discuss renewing the contracts for the superintendent and assistant superintendent. School officials say they...

Hannah and Joseph Shin weren’t looking to use technology when they decided to find a way to inform and entertain senior citizens. But the North Allegheny senior and her 20-year-old brother, who is pursuing a pre-med track at the University of Pittsburgh, knew that whatever they did, it had to...

Dreamers beware. That’s the message from a national sweepstakes company that awarded a $1 million prize to a Shaler man this week. The warning comes from Publishers Clearing House officials in response to a letter forwarded to the company by the Tribune-Review on behalf of a California man who thought...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced several upcoming project in the Pittsburgh region that will result in traffic disruptions and temporary lane closures. Route 910 Bridge Rehabilitation work on the Route 910 bridge over Deer Creek in West Deer Township is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 6 at...

Pittsburgh police responding to a Shotspotter gunshot alert in the South Side Flats early Friday wound up in a high-speed chase to find the victim. The alert in the area of South 10th and Bingham streets came in shortly before 12:30 a.m., according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara...

John Sewatka of Ross didn’t care that it was raining buckets most of the morning and the fish weren’t biting at North Park. The chance to spend the day “catching up” with his 17-year-old son Matt was reward enough. “There’s not a whole lot of things you can do with...

An annual golf outing in honor of a Pine-Richland senior who died in 2013 just weeks before graduation raised nearly $22,000 that will be donated for scholarships and other worthy causes, organizers announced. The 6th annual Matt Graf Golf Outing held June 4 at the Pittsburgh North Golf Club in...

A Hill District man who owns a tax preparation business with offices in Downtown Pittsburgh and Homestead has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of tax and wire fraud. The 15-count indictment handed up on June 29 accuses Brian A. VanDusen, 51, of Webster Avenue, with filing...

Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...

The Pittsburgh region is expected to get a break Wednesday from the blistering heat and oppressive humidity when storms roll through in the afternoon. The three-day stretch of hot weather began Sunday when the temperature hit 88 degrees followed by highs of 92 on Monday and Tuesday. The average temperature...

Point Park University will require students to be vaccinated against covid-19 if they want to attend in-person classes or participate in activities this fall, officials announced. University President Paul Hennigan said the decision to require vaccinations is “based on on the success of the covid-19 vaccinations now widely available, and...

Chatham University isn’t just dedicated to teaching sustainability and environmental protection at its satellite campus in Richland. It’s trying to live by its own creed. The university’s Eden Hall Campus, which is home to the Falk School of Sustainability & Environment, has received a Platinum LEED certification from the nonprofit...

A 2018 North Allegheny graduate attending Slippery Rock University is one of five music education majors in the United States and the only one from Pennsylvania to receive this year’s Collegiate Professional Achievement Award from the National Association for Music Education. Matt Rees, 22, of Franklin Park, who is entering...

A man was grazed by a bullet during a drive-by shooting early Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood, police said. Officer’s from the city’s Zone 1 station responded to a “Shotspotter” gunshot-detection notification shortly after 1 a.m. for multiple rounds fired in the 1200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, according to...

A month-long street repaving project kicked off today in Marshall Township, officials announced. Crews from Shields Paving are scheduled to resurface the following township roads: • Registry Lane • Fern Hollow Lane • Bridgebrook Lane • Valley Road • Cliff Road • Devine Drive • Carvine Court • Marshall Heights...