Justin Merriman Photography: October 2011

Bomb Scare

A bomb squad officer carries a box containing a possible pipe bomb that was found on the 1100 block of Woodland Avenue in the North Side on Wednesday afternoon, October 26, 2011.

Students from the Pitt School of Pharmacy hold a flash mob in the lobby of the Petersen Events Center on Wednesday afternoon, October 26, 2011. The song and dance is intended to promote medication safety.

Pumpkin

Dana Riggs of Gibsonia pokes her head out of a 1,405 pound pumpkin that Joel Keefer of Aspinwall carves into a cheshire cat on his front porch on Tuesday afternoon, October 25, 2011.

Fall

A few fall images from the last couple of weeks.

Power Plant

GenOn Energy's Cheswick coal-fired power plant in Springdale on Tuesday afternoon, October 25, 2011. This photo was shot on an iPhone with a Hipstamatic camera.

Groundbreaking

Stanley Markiewicz of Mt. Pleasant, a member of the Mt. Pleasant American Legion Post 446, salutes as the national anthem is sung during a groundbreaking on October 25, 2011 for a new Fisher House at the VA Hospital in Oakland. The facility will allow families and caregivers of veterans to stay close to their loved ones during treatment at the hospital.

AIU Mural

Allegheny Intermediate Unit unveils its 20-foot mural in the lobby of its Central Office as students who helped make the mural gather around artist Laura Jean McLaughlin on Monday evening. Funded through the Grable Foundation, the mural was created in part by 748 children from the 42 suburban school districts in Allegheny County.

Ryan & Sarah

A few photos from Ryan and Sarah's engagement session in Latrobe.

Lindsay & Tom's Wedding

A few photos from Lindsay & Tom's wedding in Pittsburgh.

Officer Derek Kotecki

Thousands of law enforcement officers attend the funeral of fallen Lower Burrell police officer Derek Kotecki, at Mt. St. Peters Church in New Kensington.