UPDATE: The Department of Agriculture said it sent an inspector to the park on Tuesday. An inspection revealed that the support wasn't the primary structural support but provided back-up only, the ...

Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Allegheny County, closed its iconic Racer roller coaster after a photo that seemed to show part of the structure propped up on cement blocks went viral on ...

(WHTM) — Roller coasters are getting taller, faster, and newer every year. It may look like it can be unsafe. But, in fact, coasters are some of the safest machines in the world. Fun fact: The author ...

A pair of recent incidents have raised concerns about an amusement park staple: roller coasters. The first occurred at a park in North Carolina, where a roller coaster was shut down after a crack in ...