Downpours spark floods in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, leaving one boy dead and forcing dozens to evacuate inundated homes and schools.

Amid the heavy rain on Tuesday, the North Branch Potomac River at Cumberland grew 20 feet in 18 hours -- more than 1 foot per hour. The river crested early Wednesday morning and is slowly going down.

The Georges Creek region, which surrounds a tributary stream of the North Branch Potomac River in western Maryland, was most affected, approaching record water levels for the area. Several major ...

"For help evacuating, call 911." The mandatory evacuation zone straddles a stretch of the Savage River, a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River. Other parts of the Savage River and the area ...

Rescue boats were deployed to evacuate the students from Westernport Elementary School in Westernport, about 160 miles west of Baltimore, after the North Branch Potomac River and some tributaries ...

Maryland health officials are advising pet owners to keep their animals out of the water along parts of the Potomac River ... were detected in the river at the North Branch near Cumberland ...

Washington County units were called in to assist with major flooding May 13 in the Westernport area of Allegany County after the North Branch of the Potomac River and some tributaries burst their ...

ALLEGANY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Allegany County Health Department is warning residents of raw sewage flowing in local waterways due to recent flooding. The sewage was flowing into ...

Rescue boats were deployed to evacuate the students from Westernport Elementary School in Westernport, about 160 miles west of Baltimore, after the North Branch Potomac River and some tributaries ...