Photos: Train Derails into Potomac River Near Harpers Ferry The train was headed east over the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge between Harpers Ferry and Maryland about 2:30 a.m., train ...

Recent helicopter flights over the Potomac River are part of an ongoing effort to both better understand and more effectively control the black fly population, swarms of which have been a nuisance to ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Equipment is being moved into place along the West Virginia shore to begin removal of the larger of two work barges that got washed down the Potomac River in early May due ...

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.

After a $1.6 billion investment and years of work, the Seine River is officially open for public swimming for the first time ...

Railroad lines reopened Tuesday morning after a fire damaged a railroad bridge crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry on Monday afternoon. Skip to main content. You are the owner of ...

Harpers Ferry is a major destination for river adventures. One of the more popular ways to cool off in the summer is to take a tubing trip down the beautiful Potomac or Shenandoah Rivers.

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.

The overlook of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park lies in a tristate area with an hour drive’s from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.

He rented a farm in Maryland, across the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry. Here he assembled his arms and waited for his "army" to arrive. The delay had an adverse effect on Brown's plan.