Staff Sgt. Eric Holman by Justin Merriman

Terri Holman sits with her son, Misha, 7, at Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Sewickley, PA on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, after he was presented a flag at the funeral of his father, Army Staff Sgt. Eric S. Holman 39, who was killed in action Aug. 15 in Afghanistan.  Holman, a US Army Explosive Ordnance Tech, served with the 767th Explosive Ordnance Disposition Battalion from Fort Bragg, N.C.

Reunited by Justin Merriman

Rhonda King, 27, of the North Side holds her son, Bryce Coleman, after police recovered the baby Thursday after being abducted from UPMC's Magee Women's Hospital in Oakland.

Abduction by Justin Merriman


TOP: Police search vehicles at Magee Womens Hospital after a lock-down of the Oakland hospital after a baby abducted by a woman on Thursday, August 23, 2012. BOTTOM: Charmaine King, 54, of New Kensington, the grandmother of a Bryce Coleman, an infant who was abducted from UPMC's Magee Women's Hospital, is consoled by her niece, Quevonna Oaks, 22, of the North Side, outside of the hospital on Thursday as police continue to search for the missing baby.

Paul Ryan by Justin Merriman















Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan makes a campaign stop at Beaver Steel Services, Inc. in Carnegie, PA on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. To read about his visit, check out Salena Zito's story at Trib Story

Pivik Elementary School by Justin Merriman

Dennis Pivik of O'Hara Township, the grandson of George Pivik, tries out the basketball court on a tour of Pivik Elementary School, named after his grandfather, George Pivik, in Plum on Monday evening, August 20, 2012.

Michael Symon by Justin Merriman

Celebrity chef Michael Symon stands in front of his restaurant, Bar Symon, at the Pittsburgh International Airport at an event marking the grand opening of his first airport restaurant.  Symon is a celebrity chef, co-host of ABC’s “The Chew,” winner of Food Network’s “The Next Iron Chef,” and author of the popular cookbook “Live to Cook: Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen.”

Rally for Officer Kuzak by Justin Merriman


TOP: Clairton officer James Kuzak Jr. gets choked up as he talks about his girlfriend's support at a rally in support of the officer at the Allegheny County Courthouse Friday in response to the verdict issued Thursday, as Emilio Rivera and Marcus Andrejco were found not guilty on charges related to the officer’s shooting. BOTTOM: Lynn Budziszewski of Bethel Park, (left) supports her good friend, Beverly Kuzak, (right) the mother of Clairton officer James Kuzak Jr. at the rally.

Raindrops by Justin Merriman

A person is reflected in raindrops as they walk Downtown on a rainy Friday, August 17, 2012. (Note photo was rotated upside down.)

VP Candidate Paul Ryan by Justin Merriman











Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan speaks at Walsh University's Alumni Arena during a campaign stop in North Canton, Ohio on Thursday morning.  Ryan is campaigning in the battleground state of Ohio after being named as the vice presidential candidate last week by Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Read more about this event in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.