The Latest Breaking News from the Potomac River

Life-threatening hypothermia can occur in waters much warmer than the Potomac is this week

Emergency crews responded to a fatal aircraft collision involving an American Airlines passenger jet and Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.

Two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches whose son recently finished fourth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were among those feared dead after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River Wednesday night

Questions were raised about the traffic alert and collision avoidance system known as TCAS which is used in commercial aircraft.