Michael DiVittorio stories, Page 53

Jon Jordan knows some families may need help getting food and supplies. The food pantries coordinator for Allison Park-based North Hills Community Outreach also believes in bringing blessings to people. That is why he and other outreach members launched NHCO On the Go, a mobile effort that sets up shop...

Pittsburgh police took one person into custody after a woman was shot Friday afternoon in Lawrenceville. Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said the shooting happened around 3 p.m. in the 5200 block of Keystone Street. Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller said the woman was shot in the arm and went to...

An Aliquippa man is wanted in connection with a recent string of burglaries in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside and Lawrenceville neighborhoods, officials announced Thursday. Michael Moffett, 33, faces multiple charges including burglary, criminal mischief and theft from a motor vehicle. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said Moffett is believed to have...

O’Hara Township Council voted unanimously Sept. 6 to create the social services coordinator position and begin a candidate search. “The social worker would allow the police department to concentrate on what they do best, which is dealing with the criminal justice system,” council President Robert Smith said. “The social worker...

Attorneys for and against a proposed Quaker Valley High School in Leet will plead their case before an Allegheny County Court judge in October. Kathy Lederman, law clerk for Court of Common Pleas Senior Judge Joseph James, confirmed all parties involved filed briefs Aug. 29. The legal battle surrounds the...

Christine DeRunk of Shaler and Joel Carmody of Aspinwall were recently hired as Sharpsburg borough manager and public works foreman, respectively. DeRunk starts her new job Sept. 19. Interim Manager Jason Dailey is expected to help with the transition for at least a few weeks and possibly through October to...

Allegheny County Police arrested a juvenile with a gun in Duquesne just days after a teen girl was killed in that city. Justice Haten, 17, of Duquesne was taken into custody Tuesday shortly before 2 p.m. after a foot chase. Police said they saw him and two other juveniles at...

A 1-year-old boy who fell out of a window Aug. 30 in Plum died four days later, according to a report from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The boy, Henry Witucki, fell from the window around 6:30 p.m. along the 100 block of Winchester Drive. According to the Medical...

Counselors and psychologists were available to Fox Chapel Area students after a district student died Sept. 2 in a fatal shooting in Duquesne. Lajaponis Roberts, 14, had been a passenger in a burgundy-colored Chevy Cruze that was hit by gunfire shortly before 5:15 p.m. in the 700 block of Priscilla...

A 5K race in New Kensington that grew into a fitness and wellness bonanza became more than what was hoped for, according to organizer Cullen Maag. The inaugural NK 5K FitFEST drew a few hundred people to the Westmoreland County city Sunday. “Pretty good crowd for a first-time formula,” said...

Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the thousands of people in attendance for the 2022 Labor United Celebration in Northmoreland Park. The recreational site in Allegheny Township was packed with vendors, games, rides, animals and more Sunday. It was the 42nd annual installment of the two-day celebration that traditionally takes...

Megan Kinter of Lower Burrell stood confident with bag in hand. She took a step to the left, checked for wind resistance, and tossed it into the summer sky Saturday . It went through an opening for the win of a cornhole game at the inaugural Alle-Kiski Inclusion Games at...

An event more than a century in the making took place in Vandergrift Saturday. Borough officials, volunteers and firefighters from various parts of the state came together for the 125th anniversary of the George G. McMurtry Fire Department, also noted as Vangergrift Volunteer Fire Dept. No. 1. “It’s meant to...

Penn Hills School District officials recently announced new administrative hires. They include assistant superintendent Dawn Golden; high school associate principal for academic achievement Meghan Murray; high school associate principal for student conduct Jah-Chant Robinson; and elementary associate principal Chris Cence. “With the arrival of these four energetic, well-qualified educators, Penn...

Riverview School Board members have appointed a high school alum as their newest colleague. Elected officials unanimously voted Aug. 29 to have Oakmont resident Antonio Paris fill the vacant seat of Tara Jean Schaaf of Verona. Schaaf resigned Aug. 1 to pursue a new job as a certified registered nurse...

Sewickley United Methodist Church officials want to keep victims of gun violence in peoples’ thoughts and prayers. The house of worship along Broad Street had an outdoor display featuring various colored T-shirts with the names, ages and dates of those killed in Allegheny County from October 2021 through June. The...

Oakmont Chamber of Commerce closed out the summer with a few hundred people at its Night Market. The last of three such vendor and community outreach gatherings took place in the borough business district Friday, Aug. 19. Several businesses such as the Oakmont Olive Oil Co. stayed open later than...

David S. Ford has dedicated his life to helping people communicate. The Leetsdale native has been a practicing speech-language pathologist since 2011 after he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Duquesne University. Ford specializes in voice and upper airway disorders. He has helped singers, teachers, clergy members, call center workers...

Nothing escapes the watchful eye of Sewickley Police officer Darcel Bouyer. He sees everything, even when there are hundreds of people walking up and down the business district. The law enforcement veteran with five years experience in the borough does so from a special vantage point — a custom police...

A 1-year-old child fell out of a window Tuesday in Plum, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers were dispatched about 6:30 p.m. to the 100 block of Winchester Drive. Police said the child was transported to a hospital in critical condition. Authorities did not specify if it was a boy...

Concerns about air quality, water contamination, environmental pollution and truck traffic were recurring themes as people spoke Tuesday against a Delmont company operating a natural gas well in Plum. Penneco Environmental Solutions wants to convert an existing conventional, shallow natural gas well at its Sedat facility, 1815 Old Leechburg Road,...

Sharpsburg K-9 Officer Jango, a 6-year-old German Shepherd, has retired after a little more than four years of service. Partnered with Officer Jeffrey Husar and sworn in May 1, 2018, the beloved barker was forced to call it a career due to health issues. Jango was recently diagnosed with renal...

Blawnox Council has approved a new four-year police contract. The new deal is effective Jan. 1 and runs through 2026. It includes a 75-cent per hour raise for all officers each year. Borough officials provided contracts to the Tribune-Review following a Right-to-Know request. The council unanimously voted Aug. 10 to...

Addressing issues of domestic violence, drug use, homelessness, food insecurity and hording are just some of the ways two Slippery Rock University social worker interns plan to make an impact in Sharpsburg. Master’s degree students Mary Bauer of Richland Township and Kirsten Giovengo of Ohio Township introduced themselves at a...

Oakmont police are trying to find out who owns an old model Pontiac Firebird — and how it got into the Allegheny River. The submerged sports car was discovered upside down Tuesday afternoon by kayaker Ian Simmers, 13, of Verona. Ian said he was out on the river with his...