Search crews recovered the body of 20-year-old Germantown resident and Towson University student Nazir Bell on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, following a three-day search of the Potomac River near Great Falls, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) Pete Piringer. (more…)


Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews have entered a third day of searching for Nazir Bell, a 20-year-old Germantown resident and Towson University student who disappeared while swimming in the Potomac River near Great Falls.  Bell became separated from a group while in the water Sunday evening and did not resurface. (more…)


DC Water will begin emergency rehabilitation work on approximately 1,700 feet of the Potomac Interceptor near Muddy Branch and Pennyfield Lock in Potomac on June 15 after inspections identified significant structural deterioration, including corrosion and exposed rebar.

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