Tony LaRussa stories, Page 46

The Ross Township police have a new officer in their ranks — a 15-month-old Belgian malinois shepherd from Holland named Tyr, who is completing training to serve in the department’s K9 unit. Tyr was born at the De Stroete Kennels in Holland and sent to trainer Bertil Leezer when he...

The Ingomar Garden Club recently honored seven local students who were this year’s winners in an essay, poetry and poster competition sponsored by the National Garden Club. The Aug. 4 celebration at St. Thomas Anglican Church in the Fields in Richland was an opportunity for the winners to show off...

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...

After being forced to cancel last year’s community day celebration because of the coronavirus pandemic, Richland Township officials are hoping residents are good and ready to get outside for a little summer fun. The 27th annual Community Day is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 14 at Richland...

The High Occupancy Vehicle lanes along the Parkway North will reopen to vehicle traffic in both directions starting on Wednesday morning after being shut down for nearly 15 months, PennDOT announced. A technical issue delaying the reopening, PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said around 6:20 a.m. They were open about an...

McCandless residents can now add some free-range feathered friends to their brood if they live in certain parts of town. Council has adopted the final measures needed for residents in single- or two-family homes, as well as people in planned residential developments and mixed-use district that includes the Perry Highway...

A blood drive to help address a sharp decline in the supply during recent weeks will be held Wednesday at The Block Northway shopping center in Ross. People who donate blood also will get a token of appreciation — a general admission ticket to Sandcastle Water Park. Registration to donate...

A man who belongs to a group that describes itself as a private tribal association for indigenous peoples is accused of squatting in a large Fox Chapel home listed for sale for nearly $700,000. Noble Prince Kamoory El, 28, faces two counts of criminal trespassing in the case that police...

Fox Chapel police have charged a man for allegedly squatting in a vacant home along Riding Meadow Road that is on the real estate market for nearly $700,000. Police arrested Noble Prince Kamoory El, 28, with two counts of criminal trespass. Borough police Chief David Laux, who is set to...

A lawmaker has asked Pennsylvania’s top environmental official to turn down a plan by PennEnergy Resources to draw as much as 3 million gallons of water a day from Big Sewickley Creek and one of its tributaries for natural gas drilling. Members of the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association also...

Emergency medical crews serving communities north of Pittsburgh are about to get some backup from Allegheny Health Network. To coincide with the opening of the new 160-bed AHN Wexford Hospital this fall in Pine Township, the health network is launching a Paramedic Response Unit that will work with local emergency...

A Pittsburgh man who got into a fight at a bar in Baldwin borough late Sunday night has died from the injuries he suffered, according to authorities. Mark Thompson, 51, was pronounced dead shortly after 4 p.m. on July 22 at Allegheny General Hospital, according to the Allegheny County Medical...

Pittsburgh police officers found three men suffering from gunshot wounds in separate locations after hearing a volley of gunfire ring out early Friday morning while on patrol in the South Side. Officers from the Zone 3 station heard gunfire in the vicinity of East Carson and South 18th Street shortly...

A 5-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot in McCandless on July 21, according to authorities. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Loujain Olleak, 5, of Wexford. The girl was hit in a parking lot along Salisbury Court in McCandless, which...

Pittsburgh Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting in South Side early Saturday morning, police said. Rafik White, 22, of Duquesne, has been charged with attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault. He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail, according to a police spokeswoman. Officers responded...

The Hollow Oak Land Trust plans to begin issuing permits on Aug. 17 for deer hunting in conservation areas, the non-profit organization announced. The permits are being issued by appointment only while supplies last. Hunters can sign-up for an appointment to get a license by sending an email to: info@hollowoak.org....

Allegheny Health Network will be conducting free cancer screenings at its facilities in Wexford and Butler. Screening for breast, lung, skin and prostate cancer will be conducted Aug. 21 at the AHN Cancer Institute on Hollywood Drive in Butler. Screenings for breast and lung cancer will take place at AHN’s...

Pittsburgh Police towed nearly two dozen vehicles during a three-day blitz to get abandoned cars and trucks off city streets. Police said the blitz — the third conducted this year — was focused in the city’s Manchester, Marshall-Shadeland, Woods Run, Troy Hill, Lower Perrysville and Upper Perrysville neighborhoods. Police investigated...

Pittsburgh police issued an alert for the public in connection with the arrest of Pittsburgh man on multiple counts of sex offenses involving minors. Donald Sickler, 39, of the city’s Greenfield neighborhood, was arrested July 15 and charged with more than a dozen counts including rape, unlawful contact with a...

Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Homestead late Sunday morning. The county medical examiner’s office identified the victim as Anthony Colizza, 65, of Homestead. Allegheny County Police were notified of the shooting in the 1100 block of West Street shortly before 11 a.m.. First responders found...

If home is where the heart is, then those living in houses built from Sears’ mail-order kits may have fallen head-over-heels. A recent Tribune-Review story about a 1922 Sears mail-order home in McCandless that has most of its original features intact drew scores of letters and comments from Pittsburgh area...

Allegheny County Police are seeking the public’s help in their search for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 65-year-old man in Homestead late Sunday morning. County police were notified of a shooting in the 1100 block of West Street shortly before 11 a.m., according to authorities. First responders...

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...