Pennsylvania authorities removed five barges that were trapped at a dam downriver from Pittsburgh on Tuesday after 26 barges broke loose and drifted down the Ohio River last week. On Tuesday, the ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — More than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed ...

He said high water levels caused by recent storms likely caused the barges to break loose. The emergency prompted ... Co., which has a base on the Ohio River a short distance downstream of the ...

PITTSBURGH — An investigation is underway after 26 barges broke loose on the Ohio River. Pittsburgh Public Safety says police, fire and EMS responded to a report of barges breaking loose and ...