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Kennedy Center Changes Plans For River Pavilion In Expansion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center is backing away from plans to build a floating stage on the Potomac River as part of its $100 million expansion project. The center presented an updated design...
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Body Recovered From Potomac River Near Recreation Area
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Fire officials say a man’s body has been recovered from the Potomac River near a recreation area just west of the nation’s capital. Montgomery County fire department spokesman Pete...
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Body Recovered From Potomac River Near Recreation Area
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Fire officials say a man’s body has been recovered from the Potomac River near a recreation area just west of the nation’s capital. Montgomery County fire department spokesman Pete...
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Authorities: 2 Missing After Boat Capsizes In Potomac River
POINT OF ROCKS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Natural Resources Police say a search for two missing boaters in the Potomac River in Frederick County has shifted from a rescue operation to a recovery effort....
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Second Body Recovered After Potomac Boating Accident
The body of the second man missing after a boating accident in the Potomac River over the weekend has been recovered at Great Falls.
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Man Robbed, Forced To Swim Across Potomac River
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a group of men robbed a person on the bank of the Potomac River in Arlington before forcing him to swim across it. Sgt. Anna Rose, a spokesman for the U.S. Park...
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C&O Canal Extending Launch Boat Rides At Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — The end of summer doesn’t mean the end of boat rides in the C&O Canal at Williamsport. Managers of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park say the weekend...
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2 Georgia Men Killed In Speedboat Crash On Potomac River
FAIRVIEW BEACH, Va. (AP) — Police say two Georgia men were killed when their speedboat crashed on the Potomac River about 60 miles south of the nation’s capital. Maryland Department of Natural...
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Fisherman Remains Missing, 2 Dead After Boat Sinks On Potomac
LEONARDTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Police say 52-year-old Roger Grissom of Hughesville remains missing after the boat he was on with three other men sank on the Potomac River Saturday. Maryland Department of...
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Crews Continue Search For Man Missing After Boat Capsizes
LEONARDTOWN, Md. (AP) — Rescue crews are searching for a fisherman who is missing after a boat capsized in choppy waters on the Potomac River, leaving two of his companions dead and a fourth man...
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Unknown Substance Seen in the Potomac River
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Water agencies are monitoring a plume of an unidentified substance that is floating down the Potomac River. WSSC’s Potomac Water Filtration Plant has an intake along the river’s...
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Mysterious Substance Identified in the Potomac River
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Environmental Protection Agency has determined the source of an oily substance that leaked into the Potomac River November 27. NRG Energy, which operates a power plant in...
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Activists Oppose Proposed Gas Pipeline Beneath Potomac River
HANCOCK, Md. (AP) — A Potomac River protection group is organizing a demonstration against plans for a pipeline beneath the river that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to West Virginia. Brent...
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Activists Crowd Meeting on Proposed Pipeline Under Potomac
DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press HANCOCK, Md. (AP) — Environmental activists are pledging a sustained campaign against a proposed pipeline beneath the Potomac River to carry natural gas from...
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Ghost Fleet Of Mallows Bay Nears ‘National Marine Sanctuary’ Status
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A National Marine Sanctuary would be a first for Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. The ghost fleet of Mallows Bay are now a big step closer to that designation. Mallows Bay sits in a...
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Canoe Capsizes, Killing Man Without Life Jacket
NANJEMOY, Md. (AP) — A canoe capsized, killing a man who police say wasn’t wearing a life jacket. Maryland Natural Resources Police said in a series of tweets that 50-year-old William Hayes of Indian...
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Maryland Natural Resources Police Search For Owner Of Empty Boat
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland Natural Resources Police are searching for the owner of a 10-foot boat that was found adrift in the Potomac River. NEED HELP: empty 10-foot boat adrift early today in...
View ArticleWoman Pulled From Potomac After Jumping From Wilson Bridge
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (AP) — A woman was pulled from the Potomac River by boaters after witnesses say she jumped from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Mark Brady, a spokesman for the fire and rescue...
View ArticleTeen Pulled From Potomac River In Md. After Near Drowning
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a teenager who deliberately jumped into the swift-flowing Potomac River near the nation’s capital has been rescued after a near-drowning in treacherous currents....
View Article2 Men Found Dead In Potomac River After Boat Overturns
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Natural Resources Police released the identities of two men who they say went missing after their boat overturned in the Potomac River Sunday. They say the victims are...
View ArticleMd. Weighing Options For Conowingo Dam To Prevent Mass Release Of Sediment
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — For almost 90 years, Conowingo Dam has provided hydroelectricity and held back much of the dirt that washed off the land into the Susquehanna River. Last year, Maryland Gov. Larry...
View ArticleRoads Closed Due To Flooding In Washington County
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Heavy rains over the weekend brought more flooding to Washington County for the second time in a week. The South County area flooded last Sunday and those residents spent much...
View ArticleMan Dies After Car Plunges Into Potomac River
ARLINGTON, Va. (WJZ) — A man has died after his car went into the Potomac River, fire officials say. The car went into the water at the Columbia Island Marina in Arlington, Virginia around 9 a.m....
View ArticleProtesters Deliver Signatures Opposing Maryland Pipeline
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Dozens of people gathered outside of a National Park Service office in Maryland in a push to stop construction of a pipeline under the Potomac River that would connect natural...
View ArticleVirginia Armed Robbery Suspect Flees Police, Crashes Into Potomac River
ARLINGTON, VA. (WJZ) — In Northern Virginia, an armed robbery suspect is in custody after leading police on a chase before crashing his car into the Potomac River. It happened in Arlington County...
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5 People Charged With Illegally Harvesting Freshwater Clams From Potomac River
POTOMAC, Md. (WJZ) — Five people were charged for illegally harvesting freshwater clams from the Potomac River this summer. Maryland Natural Resources Police stopped two people who were seen harvesting...
View ArticleKayakers In Virginia Find Body Below Cliff
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — Two kayakers paddling in the Potomac River over the weekend say they discovered a body with a head wound below a cliff at a Virginia national park. The Washington Post reports Jeff...
View ArticleMaryland To Sue Luke Paper Mill Owners For Hazardous Waste Seepage
BALTIMORE, Md. — The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a notice of intent to sue the owner of the Luke Paper Mill in federal court Wednesday, for seepages into the Potomac River. The state...
View ArticleCrews Continue To Search For Missing Swimmer In Potomac River Near Great Falls
POTOMAC, Md. (WJZ) — Crews continue to search for a missing swimmer in the Potomac River Tuesday. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services got a call Sunday, May 31 around 5:30 p.m. saying a young...
View ArticleBody Of Missing Swimmer In Potomac River Found Near Hermit Island
GREAT FALLS, Md. (WJZ) — Recovery crews have found the body of a swimmer who went missing Sunday after jumping into the Potomac River. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete...
View Article2 Boaters Rescued After Kayak Capsizes On Potomac River In Montgomery County
SENECA, MD. (WJZ) — Two stranded boaters have been found and rescued after a kayak capsized on the Potomac River, officials said. Update – Potomac River, @mcfrs @LoudounFire boats are on scene w/ US...
View Article2 Missing St. Mary’s County Teens Reported Missing From Ridge Found Safe,...
SAINT INIGOES, Md. (WJZ) — Two missing teenagers from Ridge, Maryland last seen Sunday were found safe. The Coast Guard was searching the Saint Inigoes area on the Potomac River Tuesday for the teens....
View ArticleBody Of Missing Swimmer Found In Potomac River, Detectives Investigating
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Montgomery County Police are investigating a drowning in the Potomac River that happened on Memorial Day. The victim has been identified as Franky Smith Gonzales Sapacio,...
View ArticleCelebrate National Lighthouse Day With Tour Of Historic Maryland Structures
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Saturday is National Lighthouse Day, but any day can be spent exploring Maryland’s dozen historic beacons of local rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Learn the history of these...
View ArticleCoast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Fisherman
BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — The U.S. Coast Guard halted its search Friday for a fisherman reported missing near Cobb Island in the Potomac River. The fisherman was reported “overdue” Wednesday evening by...
View ArticleCoastal Flood Warning Still In Effect Through The Weekend
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A coastal flood warning is still in effect for parts of the Baltimore area region and the Eastern and Western shores. Coastal Flood Warnings in effect through Sunday morning. 1-2" of...
View ArticleSewage Spill Prompts Emergency Closure Of Shellfish Harvesting In Part Of...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of the Environment issued an emergency closure to shellfish harvesting Monday in a portion of the Potomac River off St. Mary’s County. The order applies to...
View ArticleMaryland Environmental Officials Issue Emergency Order For Potomac River...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued an emergency order to close off a portion of the Potomac River near the Virginia shoreline to shellfish harvesting following a...
View Article2 Barges Break Free In Flooding, Float Down The Potomac
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — Two construction barges broke free from their moorings amid flooding on the Potomac River over the weekend and floated miles downstream before being snagged by underwater...
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1 Of 2 Runaway Barges Pulled From Potomac To Shore
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) — One of two construction barges that floated down the Potomac River amid flooding over the weekend was pulled to shore Thursday, according to a National Park Service official....
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