The movement started shortly after September 11, 2001, when Josie White decided to feed the Pittsburgh Fire department, where her brother works as a firefighter.
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 6: North Side transformer fire shuts down power A transformer on Pittsburgh’s North Side caught fire Tuesday night, causing damage to adjacent homes and shutting down power throughout the neighborhood. The fire started around 10 p.m. in
Firefighters were beginning to battle a large fire around 11 p.m., after an explosion was reported earlier Monday night at Brunot Island on the Ohio River, authorities said. Emergency crews were called for a report of an explosion shortly after 8:20 p.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. But
A petition filed Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court seeks to start annexation proceedings for Wilkinsburg to be incorporated into Pittsburgh. It could restart an annexation battle that effectively was paused in February, after Pittsburgh City Council voted down a petition request. The new petition, filed on behalf of