A pile of debris and trash floats on the Potomac River on Aug. 9, 2024 after heavy rains brought by the storm system Debby made its way across Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

Among the debris were barrels—often feared to contain hazardous chemicals—floating ominously downriver. Fortunately, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin ...

Footage shows the wreckage of the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a plane floating in the Potomac River. Video captured by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the ...

This image provided by Dean Naujoks shows debris recovered from the Potomac River at on a dock on Daingerfield Island south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Alexandria, Va ...

In images shared by the NTSB, the crumpled metal that was once a working military helicopter can be seen being lifted from the water by a crane floating atop a barge in the Potomac River.

Two people were pulled from the Potomac River Friday afternoon by first responders, according to radio transmissions.

The Shenandoah River and the Potomac River, specifically in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, also floated their way into the Top ...

This image provided by Dean Naujoks shows debris recovered from the Potomac River at on a dock on Daingerfield Island south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Alexandria, Va ...

This image provided by Dean Naujoks shows debris recovered from the Potomac River at on a dock on Daingerfield Island south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Alexandria, Va ...