-
Pittsburgh Opens America 250 Poster Contest With $10,000 in Prizes
PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh is inviting local artists to create the city’s official America 250 poster, with six awards totaling $10,000, Mayor Corey O’Connor announced. The Pittsburgh America 250 City Art Poster Project asks artists to interpret the city’s role in the American story and imagine its next 250 years. Entries may focus on Pittsburgh’s…
-
Pittsburgh Gets More Than $1.2 Million for Fire Truck and Hilltop Housing
PITTSBURGH, PA — Pittsburgh has received two state grants totaling more than $1.2 million for a new fire truck and housing redevelopment in the city’s Hilltop neighborhoods, Mayor Corey O’Connor announced Wednesday. An $800,000 Statewide Local Share Account grant will help the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire purchase a new pumper truck. The city said state…
-
Boat Catches Fire and Sinks in Allegheny River Near Downtown Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA — A boat caught fire and sank in the Allegheny River early Wednesday between the Andy Warhol and Rachel Carson bridges, according to the City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. Pittsburgh River Rescue, the Bureau of Fire, the Fire Boat and the Fire Investigation Unit responded shortly before 1 a.m. Crews found…
September 18, 2026
Since 1880