Pittsburgh police, fire and emergency medical services responded around 11:25 p.m. Friday to reports of the barges "floating uncontrolled" down the river, Pittsburgh Public Safety said in a statement.

The dog's owner, assisted by bystanders, had attempted to get the dog out of the water for nearly 30 minutes without success ...

Pittsburgh area EMS, police and river rescue crews rescued a dog that had fallen over a hillside into a river on Monday near ...

Pittsburgh once had a significant cohort of women pilots who flew airplanes for fun and for profit. Roberta Wassel was one of them.

Pittsburgh's rivers — and the boats that plied them — provided the speediest way to transport goods from eastern cities such as Philadelphia and New York to cities and settlements throughout ...

The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety said ... a dog had fallen over a hillside into the river, near a few tied-up barges. "The animal's owner, assisted by bystanders, had attempted to ...