The 12-day heat wave that just ended in Washington turned the Potomac River ... high levels, rising well into the 80s to around 90. Such high temperatures can be detrimental to water quality ...

A passenger jet coming from Kansas collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in D.C. while ... please send photos to the WTOP app on iOS or Android.

For all of the pain brought about by our polar vortex experience, at least the shining sheets of ice it formed on the Potomac offered a visual spectacle. We’ve received many wonderful ...

WASHINGTON — The Potomac River just ... dine and paddle on the river. Ten years ago, river activities such as paddling weren’t as popular. Due to high levels of pollution, the surface of ...

The wreckage of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., Thursday. (BRANDON GILES/U.S. COAST GUARD) The U.S. Coast Guard released images taken Thursday of the ...

A U.S. Army vessel that’s part of search and rescue operations removes debris in the Potomac River. Al Drago/Getty Images American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas and collided ...

looking out at the Potomac River. He’s been paddle boarding on the Potomac for about six years. He says, lately, the water levels have been high. “It’s been fun for paddle boarding but chaos ...