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UNCOVERED: The potomac river | History Defined

Trump announces plans for new statue garden honoring American heroes

The National Garden of American Heroes would be located in a highly regulated park along the Potomac River

The Independent UK

Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spill

The Justice Department has filed a complaint against Washington, D.C., and its water authority for a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River

The Independent UK

Washington DC’s 240 million-gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble

When 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., starting in mid-January 2026 and running though mid-March, it was estimated to be the largest sewage spill in U.S. history. But it wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last.

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Ruptured pipe that leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac is back in operation

The massive sewage pipe that ruptured and leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac River has returned to operation after the completion of emergency repairs

The Independent UK

Beyond the Potomac River, sewage spills threaten cities with old infrastructure and little funds

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure

The Independent UK

Trump approves disaster assistance to DC to help with sewage spill into Potomac River

President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River

The Independent UK

Trump and Maryland governor feud over Potomac River sewage spill disaster

President accused Wes Moore of ‘gross mismanagement’ after federally managed sewer line ruptured last month

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Trump takes aim at Democratic Maryland Governor Wes Moore over massive sewage spill in the Potomac River

Crews have still not finished repairing wastewater infrastructure after an aging sewer line burst in January

The Independent UK

Massive Washington sewage leak will take weeks longer to fix, water company says

Repairs on a pipe rupture sending sewage into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C., will take weeks longer due to an unexpected blockage

The Independent UK

Millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River leaving ‘horrific’ smell

‘It’s such high concentrations of sewage that just grabbing a sample is a public health risk,’ the Potomac Riverkeeper said

The Independent UK

DOJ will pay DC plane crash victims compensation after government admits fault

67 people were killed in January when an Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River

The Independent UK

Chilling New Details Emerge From Inside Cockpit of Plane That Collided With Blackhawk Helicopter Over Potomac River

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released new information about a tragic collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Flight 5342 near Washington, D.C., resulting in the deaths of all 67 individuals aboard both aircraft

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$TRUMP Dinner Blurs Lines Between Profit And Politics

More than two hundred guests on Thursday will make their way to a ritzy country club just up the Potomac River from Washington, ready for a sumptuous dinner hosted by the president of the United States.

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A timeline of last month's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001

More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where the aircraft fell into the Potomac River

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Black Hawk helicopter may not have heard order to go behind American Airlines jet

The Army helicopter appeared to be experiencing other issues with its communications and technology, according to safety officials

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DC plane crash investigators recover Black Hawk military helicopter from Potomac

Air crash investigators have recovered and removed the Black Hawk helicopter involved in a mid-air collision with an American Airlines passenger jet from the scene of the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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Japan Airlines plane collides with Delta jet at Seattle airport

The incident comes a week after an American Eagle regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington D.C.

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Moment US army helicopter wreckage pulled from river after DC plane crash

Investigators pulled the destroyed wreckage of a US Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet out of the Potomac River, newly-released footage shows.

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Watch live: Recovery of DC plane crash wreckage continues after first parts removed from Potomac River

Watch live from the Potomac River on Tuesday, 4 February, where recovery efforts continue after an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided and crashed into the water river near Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport.

The Independent UK

DC plane crash data show conflicting altitude readings from American Airlines jet and military helicopter

Readings have been compared from the black box recovered from American Eagle flight 5342 and the air traffic control tower about the Black Hawk helicopter

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A portion of the fuselage of American Airlines flight 5342 is pulled from the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Monday.

The Independent UK

Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from DC midair collision

Crews are on the scene on the Potomac River to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter that collided midair in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001

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Watch live: View of DC plane crash site as officials continue search for 12 victims

Watch live as recovery efforts continue in the Potomac River on Monday, 3 February, after the Washington DC plane crash, in which an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided last week.

The Independent UK

Recovery crews return to the Potomac debris after the deadly

Recovery crews and divers are searching the Potomac River for remains and clearing wreckage from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people