George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life. He was the first leader of a new republic, not a king.

Just about everyone in Mount Vernon that’s been around for a few years has some memory of the Dixie Pig restaurant that used to sit on Beacon Hill across from the Beacon Mall shopping center.

67 people were killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter above the Potomac River. On Saturday, the Unified Command said that 42 victims had been ...

Washington, D.C., officials released updates about the investigation of the Jan. 29 Potomac River midair collision on Saturday, detailing what bodies and debris have been removed from the water. In a ...

Crews are set to begin lifting a catastrophically damaged American Airlines regional jet from the bottom of the Potomac River in Washington on Monday, five days after the plane and an Army ...

Languages: English. A body was found in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.—the crash site of where an American Airlines flight and Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk military helicopter collided on ...

The Alexandria Police Department (ADP) said traffic into Jones Point Park and the Mt. Vernon Trail has been halted as crews ...

Pedestrians may not visit Daingerfield Island, Gravelly Point, Roaches Run and Jones Point Park as recovery efforts continue at the Potomac River ... The Mount Vernon Trail is closed north ...

Alexandrians and visitors can expect to see local impacts this weekend due to ongoing recovery efforts to support the Jan. 29 aircraft collision over the Potomac River.

Divers facing cold water, strong currents in Potomac River Large amounts of debris will make recovery operation more difficult More than 40 bodies have been recovered from the river Divers facing ...

(AP) - A riverkeeper who routinely patrols for the environmental group Potomac Riverkeeper Network ... It’s just a sad day on the river.” ...