In his Gains & Gleanings column, Rev. James Hogan shares his opinion on plans by the Allegheny County Housing Authority to rebuild the Hays Manor housing complex. He stresses the need for elected officials in McKees Rocks to stand up and say, “No."
Allegheny County's wastewater testing aims to monitor drug consumption and combat opioid overdose deaths.
McKees Rocks Police are now working with behavioral health specialists when responding to nonviolent social service-related 911 calls.
If you're itching to get out on the slopes, there's good news for you. Boyce Park Ski Slopes will open for business Friday, Dec. 13, at 3:30 p.m. The opening of the snow tubing area is delayed, however.
Robinson commissioners approved the 2025 township spending plan last week. While the budget did not impose a property tax increase on local residents, Allegheny County approved an increase to its tax millage rate. Property owners will see a roughly 36% increase over their current county tax bill.
Toxicology reports have been ordered to determine the manner and cause of death of two men whose bodies were found in Montour Run Creek, near the Mountour Trail in Moon Township on June 28. The two men have been identified as Alexi Heber Verdugo Lopez, 34, and Bilson Ramirez, 22.
Since just after WWII, McKees Rocks has been a dumping ground for ACHA’s housing projects, accumulating more government-imposed poverty than any town in the state of Pennsylvania. Not coincidentally, over time, the town went downhill.