On March 18, 1936, The Morning Herald announced startling news to its readers – the Potomac River was rising over a foot an hour in Williamsport. By the day’s end, the buildings at Cushwa Basin were ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) said crews rescued 10 people from the Potomac River in the area of Beech Island and Blockhouse Point on ...

According to a 2021 study on alternatives to White’s Ferry, the service operated from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, making between ...

DARNESTOWN, Md. — Four people and two dogs are safe after being pulled from the Potomac River Monday night. The kayakers told first responders they were not able to get back to land safely because of ...

On the fifth anniversary of White’s Ferry closing, community members in Poolesville, MD, gathered along the Potomac River to ...

POINT OF ROCKS, Md. — Flows in the Potomac River have fallen far below normal averages raising the prospect of a continued drought watch in the region and the restarting of daily drought monitoring by ...

The squeaky wheel gets the grease,” as the saying goes. When it comes to enforcing environmental laws, it can take a lot of ...

This video is no longer available. A body recovered from the Potomac River on Monday is believed to be a young man who went missing last Friday while attempting to swim from Virginia to Maryland.

When his eyes opened under the surface of the Potomac River, Jonathan Godfrey saw blurry darkness. He fought the intense urge ...

Both rail lines on a trestle bridge spanning the Potomac River from Maryland to Harpers Ferry, W.Va., are expected to be ready for train traffic Tuesday after a fire in the middle of the bridge on ...