Locations along the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay should expect high tide flooding through midweek, as winds from the east drive waters ashore and potentially inundate low-lying areas.

Rescue and recovery teams are battling frigid water temperatures and hypothermia risks following the crash of a commercial airplane into the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night.

Larry Hirsch, 70, watched from his bedroom window on Wednesday night as a flood of emergency lights began to flank the sides of the Potomac River. As he walked through Founders Park with his dog ...