Responders rescued two people from the Potomac River Saturday after their boat overturned, officials said.

On April 9, Connor Lynch, an angler fishing on the Potomac River near Fletcher’s Cove, hooked and released a shortnose sturgeon, a fish not seen in the river since 2007. The Potomac Riverkeeper ...

We approach the longest daylight hours of the year that reach a peak on the summer solstice June 20. There are extra daylight ...

Stafford County supports Option C, a proposed new Rappahannock River crossing that promises to reduce traffic and connect ...

Maryland Department of Environment officials are evaluating the effects of a rainy May to see if it changes drought statuses, ...

Around 4:00 p.m., Union positions north and west of Gettysburg broke. Federal troops retreated through town to Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill, forming a fishhook-shaped line along Cemetery Ridge.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is calling on law enforcement officials in all U.S. counties to participate in a ...

Some storms will contain hail. Highs upper 60s to low 70s with a gusty wind. What’s next? Partly sunny Sunday and milder.

During his imprisonment, Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o decided he would never write in English again, a defiant move that ...

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 ...

Once it is, organizations such as the Potomac Riverkeeper Network could use the existing models and maps ... River is urban runoff, which is one of the leading causes of pollution in the United ...

The most famous place to see the cherry blossoms in the nation's capital is around the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park. Many cherry trees are also along a section of the Potomac River and ...