Larissa Dudkiewicz is a graduate of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, where she studied Professional Writing and Editing and minored in American Studies. She worked as a general assignment reporter during a summer internship at the Buffalo News and after earning her bachelor's degree, began working three months later as a community news reporter for the Sharon Herald. In 2003, she began working at the Beaver/Allegheny County Times, which included covering news and events in the Sewickley Valley. In her spare time, Larissa enjoys reading, gardening and hunting wild mushrooms, with morels in the spring being her favorite.
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Corporate Planners of Robinson has organized a charter to transport about 50 people from Western Pennsylvania to the Inauguration festivities in Washington, D.C.
Tom Cruise filmed a car scene for 'Jack Reacher' at the former Country Inn. Borough officials say the structure on Ohio River Boulevard will come down.
Heritage Valley Health System also announced new board leaders for 2013.
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Douglas Barbour, 33, with his wife, Kristen Barbour, 30, appear at a preliminary hearing in Leetsdale District Court.
The panel discussion, in partnership with Sewickley Academy, will engage the audience into thinking about ways adults can offer support without being shut down by a self-conscious teen.
Police said someone smashed a mirror and put "major" dents in a 2012 sport utility vehicle.
Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General Douglas Barbour, 33, and his wife, Kristen Barbour, 30, appear at a preliminary hearing.
Deputy Attorney General Douglas Barbour, 33, with his wife, Kristen Barbour, 30, appear at a preliminary hearing in Leetsdale District Court.
Douglas Barbour, 33, with his wife, Kristen Barbour, 30, appear at a preliminary hearing in Leetsdale District Court.
Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General Douglas Barbour, 33, and his wife, Kristen Barbour, 30, appear at a preliminary hearing in Leetsdale District Court.
Corporate Planners of Robinson has organized a charter to transport about 50 people from Western Pennsylvania to the Inauguration festivities in Washington D.C.
The Edgeworth Elementary teachers successfully completed the rigorous assessment process.
A look at five positions now hiring in and around Sewickley.
A prayer will be offered followed by a church service in the SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church with Father Walter Wysochansky officiating.
Corporate Planners of Robinson has organized a charter to transport about 50 people from Western Pennsylvania to the Inauguration festivities in Washington D.C.
Work to install a new gymnasium floor is expected to begin in the spring, thanks to a $13,000 matching grant from the Sewickley Valley Community Fund.
Sewickley Police say someone withdraws more than $1,500 from the victim's bank account after tricking him into twice providing bank account numbers.
This flu season is considered one of the worst in recent years. Heritage Valley Health System is continuing to monitor its situation daily to stay ahead of the virus.
