Andrew Rush

Andrew Rush has been a photographer at the Post-Gazette since 2007. He started his career as chief photographer at the New Castle News in New Castle, Pa, after graduating from the University of Missouri Journalism School. He lives in Beaver, Pa. with his wife and two sons. You can follow him on Twitter @andrewrush.

Funeral for State Trooper Landon Weaver

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The funeral for Pennsylvania State Police trooper Landon Weaver, 23, who was slain while on duty while responding to a domestic complaint Friday night in Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania, was held at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona, with burial at Fairview Cemetery in Martinsburg. The John K. Bolger Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Trooper Weaver joined the state police a year ago and was assigned to the Huntingdon station in June, the same month he got married. View The Gallery >

Trump and Chelsea Clinton rally in Pittsburgh

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Before a crowd of thousands, Republican front-runner Donald Trump made a campaign promise not often heard in these parts anymore: a pledge to bring back Pittsburgh’s steel industry. “Steel, we’re bringing back,” he told an enthusiastic audience gathered at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Wednesday evening (many waiting were turned away by the Secret Service, which cut off the crowd at 4,500). “Coal — clean coal, clean coal. We’re bringing it back.” View The Gallery >