McKees Rocks council struck a compromise within an ongoing dispute over amusement taxes Sept. 15, by voting to reduce the rate on admissions fees from 10% to 5%. Questions first…
Art contest to bring winter cheer to a saltbox near you
With the snow and ice of winter just around the corner, a contest designed to beautify the 20 salt boxes sprinkled throughout the McKees Rocks community is in the works. …
New NAACP chapter planned for westside of region
A new chapter of the NAACP is coming to Coraopolis this year. Initiated by Carter Spruill, he plans to be a resource for those that don’t have a voice. The…
Kennedy VFD looking to build new station
Mel Weinstein, township treasurer and interim manager, told the volunteers he was concerned about liability falling on the township if the department borrowed money it could not pay back. Kennedy’s…
Sam Nucci: Fire contract serving residents well four years in
More than four years after Ingram’s volunteer department was dissolved and an agreement struck with the City of Pittsburgh to instead provide services the borough president says the deal has…
Victim prods for answers from police
A Coraopolis resident who alleges the police department there mishandled a 2018 mental health-related call to her home, attended the Sept. 9 council meeting with her husband, parents and friends…
Officials unsure over plans for recovery service headquarters in McKees Rocks
Officials are undecided over plans to headquarter a start-up recovery support service in McKees Rocks, with some raising concerns about the site’s parking availability and the community’s history with problematic…



