WASHINGTON — As floodwaters from this week’s torrential rains begin to recede, they are leaving behind a grim aftermath along the Potomac River: vast rafts of logs, twisted lumber, household ...

The Allegany County Health Department is warning residents of raw sewage flowing in local waterways due to recent flooding. The sewage was flowing into Braddock Run, downstream from Upper LaVale — ...

Washington, D.C., is in no hurry to make swimming in the Potomac River legal despite significant improvements made in the river’s water quality and bacterial levels. Under Washington law ...

Emergency response units conduct search and rescue operations in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Aircraft wreckage could be seen while recovery efforts were underway in the Potomac River on Thursday near Reagan National Airport following the crash of American Airlines plane and a military ...