McKees Rocks is joining a pilot program aimed at improving responses to mental health crises by having mental health professionals handle certain 911 calls instead of police. The program, approved unanimously by the borough council, seeks to reduce arrests, de-escalate situations, and promote better outcomes for individuals in distress.
CRAFTON | First-year penalty may be waived for new fire inspections
The map of the problem areas identified in the 2020 fire parking study. Council members in Crafton fine-tuned a new “fire inspection program” and discussed an upcoming ordinance related to…
McKees Rocks explores possible addition of K-9
The McKees Rocks Police Department is exploring the addition of a dog to the force. At a Sept. 6 borough caucus meeting, council members discussed plans to set up a…
Coraopolis plans parking study
An in-depth presentation by Coraopolis parking committee members Alison Marine and Edward Pitassi has led officials there to request proposals for the study of the capacity and use of existing…
Gemini Theater Company celebrates 25 years of safe, accessible fun
Actors perform in a recent production of Gemini’s version of ‘The Little Prince’. Since Gemini Theater Company’s move to McKees Rocks in 2016, staff members like Executive Director Jill Jeffrey…
Kennedy Community Days brings back pre-pandemic fun
We’re not in competition, we’re family
In the founding papers for Faithbridge Community Church, it says: We believe that Jesus’ prayer (John 17) for the believers “that they may all be one; even as You, Father,…







