Controlled blasts beginning July 17 may cause brief traffic stops and light shaking near Georgetown University's Canal Road entrance.

The East Coast's Fourth of July heat wave drove the Potomac River north of Little Falls, Maryland, to a record temperature, ...

The Fourth of July heat wave that occurred on the East Coast triggered record-breaking temperatures in the Potomac River, ...

A new website provides water-lovers with up-to-the-minute information about conditions in the Potomac and Anacostia rivers.

Verena Conkin, a PhD candidate with the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project, photographs Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay during a research survey July 24. Photos taken under NOAA ...

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich implored residents to avoid swimming in the waterway and instead use county pools.

A 16-year-old boy reported missing while swimming in the Potomac River was found dead Friday morning after an extensive multi-agency search.

The Maryland college student's body was recovered in the Potomac River after a multi-day search near Great Falls. Here's what we know about him.

The body of a 16-year-old boy who was reported missing was found Friday in the Potomac River near Great Falls Park in ...

Emergency crews are searching the Potomac River at Great Falls Park after a 16-year-old boy went missing while swimming with ...