Michael DiVittorio stories, Page 126

St. Bernadette’s in Monroeville has a new parish name and new faces at its fish fry. The parish at 245 Azalea Drive is now called Christ the Divine Shepherd. The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh formally changed the name this year. It’s a merger of St. Bernadette, North American Martyrs in...

A false alarm emergency call from Penn Hills Elementary turned in to a guest reader opportunity for a responding officer. Penn Hills K-9 Officer Jason Lee said he was dispatched to the school at 1079 Jefferson Road early Monday afternoon for a 911 open line call. “We located the classroom...

A Plum woman was sent to the hospital March 3 after her home was gutted by fire. An Allegheny County dispatcher said the one-alarm blaze at 845 Mount Hood Drive began shortly after 10:30 p.m. Holiday Park Fire Chief Jim Sims said the woman and her boyfriend were out of...

A Mt. Oliver teen is charged with firearms violations in connection with a shooting in the Pittsburgh neighborhood last week. Allegheny County Police arrested Kyreese Thomas, 19, at his home Tuesday. He is charged with persons not to possess a firearm and firing a gun into an occupied structure. A...

Audrey Myers knew she wanted to make Oakmont streets safer for her and her fellow Riverview School District students. The eighth-grader would often make the trek with friends from the junior/senior high school at Hulton Road and Third Street, onto Allegheny Avenue and other thoroughfares. “People in Oakmont walk home...

Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey Herbst handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Natasha Baltimore, 37, of Pitcairn on charges of theft by unlawful taking. Charges were...

A memorial service for a former Gilpin woman who died in a kayaking accident on a West Virginia river is set for Saturday. A wife and mother of two children, Jamie Gray went missing on Feb. 9 while kayaking with nine other people on a remote section of Middle Fork...

A man was taken to a local trauma center after being shot in McKeesport. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said calls for the shooting came in at about 8:25 p.m. Thursday along the 1700 block of Soles Street. McKeesport police confirmed the incident occurred, but could not release any other...

One person was sent to a local hospital with injuries suffered in a crash Thursday evening in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood. Allegheny County 911 dispatchers said a call came in shortly before 6:30 p.m. for a vehicle that crashed into multiple parked cars near Forbes Avenue and Van Braam Street. No...

A man was rescued from a burning apartment in Mount Washington late Wednesday afternoon. Pittsburgh authorities said city firefighters responded to a structure fire along the 800 block of Boggs Avenue around 5 p.m. Responders encountered fire in one of the apartments and discovered a man inside. Officials said the...

On Tuesday, for the first time in more than two years, the public knew what positions and salaries would be voted on prior to a Plum School Board meeting. Since October 2017, names of potential hires and their positions, as well as resignations, retirements, salaries and other related information, were...

Monroeville police filed the following charges Feb. 14-17 in District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst’s office: • Anthony Wallace, 52, no address given, with retail theft. Charges were filed Feb. 17 in connection with an incident in the 4000 block of Monroeville Boulevard. • Ahmad Temoor, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y., with obstructing...

A man walked into a Pittsburgh area hospital after being shot Monday night. City police officials said officers responded to the 200 block of North Aiken Avenue around 8:20 p.m. for a ShotSpotter alert of gunfire. Multiple homes were struck by gunfire, but a victim was not found, officials said....

Highlands School District officials said classes and activities will resume as normal Tuesday following the repair of a water main break. High school activities were canceled and students were sent home early Monday after water service was disrupted. Harrison Township Water Authority officials said the district would be responsible for...

A Pittsburgh firefighter has been arrested in Virginia and charged with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Brian Kosanovich was taken into custody Tuesday by FBI agents at a restaurant in Midlothian, Va., after making arrangements for sex with who he thought was a 10-year-old girl and her mother. Kosanovich...

A Pittsburgh area gang leader and his two associates have pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking related charges this week. Howard McFadden, 30, of Turtle Creek, Donald Singleton, 48, of Penn Hills and Chadlin Leavy, 31, of Pittsburgh admitted to multiple counts related to their involvement in conspiracies...

One quarter of TV’s “Impractical Jokers” will make an improvisational appearance in the Pittsburgh area on Friday. Sal Vulcano from TruTV’s hit show will be at three Pittsburgh-­area mall movie theaters Friday night to help pitch the group’s feature film debut in “Impractical Jokers: The Movie.” Vulcano is expected to...

A 21-year-old Fox Chapel man is accused of fatally shooting a Baldwin resident in his home. Allegheny County police arrested Adam Rosenberg on Wednesday and charged him with criminal homicide, robbery, tampering with evidence and firearms violations. Police said Jeremy Dentel, 28, was shot once in his Baldwin home at...

Wine connoisseurs and mac ’n cheese lovers can get their fill of both in Monroe­ville at the end of the month. The convention center will host Wine Shine Mac ’n Cheese Fest on Feb. 29 at 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. The event is presented by WineFest PA, which is run by Jefferson...

A Pittsburgh man who was shot in Homewood in June 2015 died Wednesday, Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported. Dominique Fuller, 25, was pronounced dead shortly before 6:30 a.m. at a local hospital. He was shot near the intersection of Fuchsia Way and Collier Street at about 2 p.m. June...

A 21-year-old Fox Chapel man is accused of fatally shooting a Baldwin resident in his home. Allegheny County police arrested Adam Rosenberg on Wednesday and charged him with criminal homicide, robbery, tampering with evidence and firearms violations. Police said Jeremy Dentel, 28, was shot once in his Baldwin home at...