The tragic death of 18-year-old Karoline Heintz, a recent Peters Township graduate and incoming freshman at PennWest California, has led to fundraising campaigns for domestic violence prevention programs in her name, and has sparked a conversation about teen dating violence. Megan Hegedus, ...

When someone asks Jen Pardini about the night her ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her and nearly ended her life, she answers the questions openly and without a hint of hesitation. Nothing, the survivor-turned-advocate said, is off limits: not the night he fractured her skull with a hammer, ...

The CEO of Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania retired from her role on Thursday. Lisa G. Hannum served in the role for 19 years. She started as a part-time volunteer coordinator in 2005, and was promoted to full-time education and training coordinator. In 2015, she was ...