HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Maps and guides at the visitors center for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy clearly point out an unfortunate fact: the Potomac River Footbridge is closed. The bridge ...

Two freight cars fell into the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, early Saturday morning when part of a Maryland-bound train derailed, according to a CSX spokesman. The train was ...

A Maryland man drowned in the Potomac River on July 4 after he tried to cross through the water while fishing near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, authorities say. Daniel Aldazabal Cucho ...

DC News Now's Ben Dennis is in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. tracking flooding in the Potomac River. Letitia James reacts after judge rebukes Trump admin 8 Things That Should Never Be Cleaned With Vinegar ...

THE POTOMAC RIVER MAKES ONE FINAL BREAK THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, AT HARPER'S FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA. A PLACE OF SHIFTING MILITARY FORTUNES. IN THE 1790s GEORGE WASHINGTON MADE HARPERS FERRY THE SITE ...

From its headwaters in West Virginia to its estuary in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River was a frontline during the Civil War. On the banks of the river at Harpers Ferry, a federal ...

Railroad lines reopened Tuesday morning after a fire damaged a railroad bridge crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry on Monday afternoon. The Washington County Division of Emergency Services ...

The Greenbrier River recently won the title of USA Today’s “Best River for Tubing’ in the United States! The Shenandoah River ...

A fire in the middle of one of the Potomac River railroad bridges from Maryland to Harpers Ferry, W.Va., caused significant damage to the track and left the bridge closed to rail traffic Monday ...

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 ...