Report: Weather, Maintenance Responsible For '18 Barge Breakaway On Ohio River
A new report blames wintry weather conditions and poor maintenance for an incident in January 2018 in which 27 barges broke away on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh.
A new report blames wintry weather conditions and poor maintenance for an incident in January 2018 in which 27 barges broke away on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh.
The Army Corps of Engineers recently secured a grant to finally cleanup nuclear waste materials at a long-debated site in Armstrong County.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say they're "horrified" by photos that show a man and several children walking on the Allegheny Lock and Dam 9, just feet from rushing water.
A Downtown Pittsburgh facility that is spearheading the power restoration efforts after hurricanes devastated parts of the U.S. and Caribbean.
Upper St. Clair native, Col. John Lloyd, of the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers Pittsburgh office, is helping the hurricane-ravaged U.S. Virgin Islands.
A local man who went to the U.S. Virgin Islands to help after Hurricane Irma ended up experiencing a hurricane for the first time when Maria blew through St. Croix.
A member of the Pittsburgh Army Corps of Engineers who traveled to the Virgin Islands to help with Hurricane Irma relief now finds himself staring down the barrel of Hurricane Maria.
Operating out of a 22nd-floor office in the Moorehead Federal Building downtown, the Army Corps of Engineers in Pittsburgh is now a Hurricane Harvey Emergency Operations Center.
After a deadly kayaking accident last weekend on the Ohio River, a man who rescued three people who went over a same dam in a boat years ago says he's been pushing for changes on the river for years.
The Army Corps of Engineers is adding more buoys to the Ohio River after a deadly kayaking accident last weekend near the Dashields Dam.
The body of a man who went over the falls at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County last month was pulled from the Youghiogheny River late Thursday afternoon.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates it will spend at least $350 million more over the next 10 years to dig up and haul away nuclear waste from a dump site about 35 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Decades ago, hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of barrels of nuclear waste were buried on a 44-acre site in Parks Township, Armstrong County.
For the past 25 years, Patty Ameno has fought a one-woman battle to clean up tons of nuclear waste buried on a 44-acre site in Parks Township, Armstrong County.
The warmer temperatures are creating flooding fears in several local communities.
The ice on the Allegheny River at East Brady is a solid crust.
Officials are inspecting the Hot Metal Bridge after police say it was struck by a tow boat and a barge.
The Army Corps of Engineers says the dams that are the most critical in the Pittsburgh-area, in cases of flooding, are in good shape.
There's a new warning from the Army Corps of Engineers.
The 31-year-old man from Acme was kayaking with a friend Saturday afternoon when the two were thrown from their boats.
Crews are working to remove a runaway barge from a local dam on the Ohio River.
The village of Kiskimere, an old coal company town, is an eye-blink on the map of Armstrong County, but in 1961 what used to be a cornfield became the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp.
The Army Corps of Engineers has announced it is decreasing lock service on the Allegheny River. Officials say the reduction is the result of federal budget cuts.
Soaking rains turned to snow early Sunday and concerns over rising waters continue to grow across the area. Crews were bracing for more flooding Sunday night, while local residents were preparing for a longer commute to work Monday morning.
The month of March is living up to its billing as one of those peak flooding months and that means the National Weather Service is working overtime.
Melvin Dusch and Sherry Brooks were charged with five counts of child endangerment.
Troy Fautanu is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after being drafted in the first round.
Ahsan Edwards, who had the nickname "Peanut," was shot and killed on April 20 in McKees Rocks.
Offensive lineman Troy Fautanu Fautanu was drafted No. 20 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Melvin Dusch and Sherry Brooks were charged with five counts of child endangerment.
Troy Fautanu is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after being drafted in the first round.
Ahsan Edwards, who had the nickname "Peanut," was shot and killed on April 20 in McKees Rocks.
Offensive lineman Troy Fautanu Fautanu was drafted No. 20 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Two Kiski Area Intermediate students brought multiple small knives to school, the principal said.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has been a proponent of the bill since its inception, citing the impact fentanyl has had on the state.
Both Biden and Trump won their Pennsylvania primaries overwhelmingly, but there were some ominous signs for both.
As expected, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their Pennsylvania primaries overwhelmingly, but there were some ominous signs for both in the results. KDKA-TV's Jon Delano reports.
After hearing the complaints of law enforcement, the Allegheny County president judge has sanctioned District Judge Xander Orenstein.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
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Police say weather emergencies are ripe opportunities for scammers and unlicensed contractors.
PTL's Katie O'Malley is getting a look inside the gigantic, brand new Dick's House of Sport store that just opened at Ross Park Mall in the North Hills.
One realtor said no matter what neighborhood, home values are way up in Pittsburgh.
Thanks to all the KDKA kids for joining us for a fun edition of Pittsburgh Today Live.
On Take Your Child to Work Day, Boaz and the KDKA Kids were hard at work preparing their own version of PTL, and we got to see it on today's show!
It's a luxury, limo-style theater on wheels perfect for entertaining the kids on Take Your Child to Work Day. Katie got a tour of the Steel City Gamerz Truck on PTL today.
Grant Kemmerer, from the Wild World of Animals, brought some of his friends to Take Your Child to Work Day.
We're all about making memories on a day like today, ones that might be as messy as they are pizza-licious. Jen Clark, from Crate Cooking School, showed us how to make pizza!
Vince Fannick was charged with 117 counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and unlawful talking.
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he wants to stop independent pharmacies from closing up.
Independent pharmacists blame middlemen who they say are sucking the life out of your community pharmacy.
Avian Flu has not reached Pennsylvania, but the local dairy laid out steps they will take should it be detected in our area.
Dr. Matt Kocher and Victor Flinko now work together at UPMC Children's, but years ago, they formed a friendship while battling cancer.
The CDC and Prevention and FDA are warning people to beware of bogus Botox injections.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, many women and men are taking the step of permanent contraception.
KDKA-TV highlighted the plight of the community pharmacist last month.
Troy Fautanu is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Steelers after being drafted in the first round.
Offensive lineman Troy Fautanu Fautanu was drafted No. 20 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Gary Sánchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a series split on Thursday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected offensive lineman Troy Fautanu in the first round.
William Contreras had three hits and the Milwaukee Brewers used one big inning to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2.
Spirit is adding a new nonstop route out of the Pittsburgh International Airport.
This will be the final week of business for the Oakland ice cream shop.
Wawa is officially in central Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh to meet with steelworkers, promising to keep U.S. Steel American-owned.
The Labor Department has issued a new rule intended to protect coal miners from poisonous silica dust.
A Pennsylvania school district has reversed the cancellation of an appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy.
Some of Pittsburgh's favorite attractions will offer more than 100,000 free tickets this summer.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
A local businessman and his family were on an episode of "Family Feud" on Wednesday.
Works by Vermeer, Monet and Rembrandt are at The Frick Pittsburgh for part of the spring and summer.
he Sto-Rox Junior-Senior High School community came together on Thursday for a balloon release in honor of a 15-year-old boy who died in a shooting.
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A pair of adoptive parents from Pittsburgh are facing child endangerment charges.
Another day of protests over Israel's war in Gaza is taking place on college campuses, including at Schenley Plaza.
Kids tagged along with their parents and guardians at the Allegheny County civil and criminal courts. KDKA-TV's Alexandra Todd reports.
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Several businesses were damaged by the overnight fire.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday