A project tracking air quality in and around Neville Island was recognized by leading engineers and social scientists at the inaugural Constellation Prize ceremony on Feb. 24. Led by environmental…
Councilmembers dispute parking regulation impacts
McKees Rocks council is considering new parking regulations that one dissenting member believes could hinder a $13 million development proposal. Setting the change in motion, council approved legal advertising for…
Litigation against ALCOSAN moves forward in McKees Rocks
McKees Rocks council voted Feb. 25 to initiate litigation to prevent the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) from using the former Crivelli Chevrolet commercial property for purposes officials believe will…
AIU awards 10 grants to local schools
Local school districts Sto-Rox and Cornell won an outsized share of the 53 grants distributed county-wide by the Allegheny Intermediary Unit (AIU) Feb. 1. Each totaling varying amounts up to…
Upgrades to clear up ‘garbled’ sound system issues
Coraopolis Borough Council is sinking about $2,400 into audio system upgrades in hopes of improving sound quality for online meetings and allowing for a return to roundtable workshop discussions in…
CRIMINAL MINDS: Notorious criminals that once walked our streets
With the popularity of TV channels like Investigation Discovery showing us crime around the world, many of us have become true crime junkies doing a bit of crime-solving from the…
House pushes to allow for expired food donations in some cases
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives met the week of February 1. After a two-day snow delay, the House entered session to take up voting on several impactful bills. This past…





