PITTSBURGH — UPDATE 4/17/24: The Coast Guard has lifted the safety zone and reopened river navigation between Emsworth Locks and Dam and Dashields Locks and Dam, according to Campbell Transportation.

PITTSBURGH — Seven barges are still at the Emsworth Locks and Dam. There’s one other barge that hasn’t been located, but the company that owns the barges believes it’s somewhere between Emsworth and ...

The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding. “The river is open.

But bundled in a heavy coat and snug-fit, black wool cap, the Shaler man appeared unfazed Tuesday morning as he quietly paced in one of the region’s coldest spots: a narrow walkway, exposed to the ...

A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remained closed to maritime traffic on Monday as crews equipped with sonar looked for a barge believed to have sunk over the weekend — one of more than two ...

A barge operator believes it has found a sunken barge in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, one of 26 that broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding, company officials said Tuesday. Crews used ...

Sky 4, Pittsburgh's only news helicopter, flew over the Ohio River Saturday to find some of the 26 barges that floated downriver overnight.Several barges were stuck against the Emsworth Lock and Dam.