A comprehensive strategy to reduce gun violence in McKees Rocks and Stowe has significantly decreased homicides, resulting in zero gun-related deaths in 2025. This initiative, driven by community partnerships, emphasizes prevention programs, outreach, and support services, fostering safer neighborhoods.
Infrastructure projects in West Hills communities will receive funding through state grants, enhancing water, sewer and transportation systems. Key recipients include Lindy Paving Inc., Moon Township and McKees Rocks Borough, with a focus on improving safety and environmental health in the region.
In its first full year of operation, the West Hills Gazette has built a sizable following among readers in the dozen or so communities that we serve. As 2025 winds to a close, the Gazette revisits the year's top stories and looks to continue serving the community in 2026.
Emilia Doda created a public map to show existing and planned data centers in Pennsylvania after learning about one near her childhood home. Her goal is to empower communities with information, encouraging informed local decision-making, while raising concerns about technology benefits for residents.
Allegheny County police departments diverging on 287(g) agreements for ICE cooperation, with Stowe renewing, Springdale retaining, controversies over oversight, and a related Mount Washington arrest.
Stowe Township commissioners approved a zoning ordinance change permitting data centers in the industrial district, following a $6 million state grant for a logistics park. The change aims to encourage growth on a 72-acre brownfield site.
Three police departments in Allegheny County briefly partnered with ICE to enforce immigration laws, but quickly rescinded agreements amid backlash. Senior officials were unaware of these deals, raising concerns about legality and public approval processes.