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• More than 40 bodies recovered from plane crash wreckage in Potomac River, search for black boxes continues

  30-01-2025 23:38 via wtop.com
  
  Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in the initial stages of what’s setting up to be a sprawling and consequential probe into a deadly, midair crash between a regional passenger jet and a military helicopter just outside D.C. and Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
  The crash killed 67 people, including 60 passengers and four crew members on an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan National. The three soldiers aboard the Army Black
  
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• Retired Black Hawk helicopter pilots speak on navigating DC airspace

  30-01-2025 23:33 via wtop.com
  
  The collision involving an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the frigid waters of the Potomac River on Wednesday night has raised questions about air safety and the mix of civilian and military aircraft in the skies above the nation’s capital.
  Phillip Brashear is a retired chief warrant officer 5 — the highest ranking officials within the Army ranks — a helicopter pilot with both the Virginia Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.
  Brashear was
  
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• Sprawling investigation into DC plane crash includes search for ‘black box’ flight recorders

  30-01-2025 22:00 via wtop.com
  
  Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in the initial stages of what’s setting up to be a sprawling and consequential probe into a deadly, midair crash between a regional passenger jet and a military helicopter just outside D.C. and Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
  The crash killed 67 people, including 60 passengers and four crew members on an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan National. The three soldiers aboard the Army Black
  
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• Investigators search for flight data recorders, analyze FAA info as part of sprawling DC plane crash probe

  30-01-2025 22:00 via wtop.com
  
  Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in the initial stages of what’s setting up to be a sprawling and consequential probe into a deadly, midair crash between a regional passenger jet and a military helicopter just outside D.C. at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
  Thursday was the first full day the NTSB’s team had access to the crash site, as investigators made way for search and dive teams Wednesday night. Close to 50 members of the NTSB were
  
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• Here’s what is known about the deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter

  30-01-2025 21:46 via wtop.com
  
  Boats work the scene in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon)Boats work the scene in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon)A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., se
  
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• Views on ranked-choice voting remain divided in Arlington

  30-01-2025 21:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington public opinion continues to be divided on the future of ranked-choice voting. By one measure, that split is nearly right down the middle. Staff on Tuesday gave County Board […]
  
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• 14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club

  30-01-2025 21:24 via wtop.com
  
  NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers, and two former world champions who were coaching at a historic Boston club were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.
  Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe said Thursday that skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane were among those killed, along with 1994 pairs world champions
  
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• New women’s clothing store replacing Clarendon’s shuttered Jos. A. Bank

  30-01-2025 20:45 via arlnow.com
  
  Clarendon is slated to welcome another option for women’s retail later this year. Evereve, aiming to help women find fashionable, contemporary wardrobe pieces, expects a spring opening where Jos. A. […]
  
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• Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash

  30-01-2025 20:36 via wtop.com
  
  FILE - World champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia execute a throw during the pairs short competition at the World Figure Skating competition in Edmonton, Alberta, March 19, 1996. (Dave Buston/The Canadian Press via AP, File)(AP/Dave Buston)FILE - World champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia execute a throw during the pairs short competition at the World Figure Skating competition in Edmonton, Alberta, March 19, 1996. (Dave Buston/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
  
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• Investigators begin sprawling, consequential probe into deadly DC plane crash

  30-01-2025 20:25 via wtop.com
  
  Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in the initial stages of what’s setting up to be a sprawling and consequential probe into a deadly, midair crash between a regional passenger jet and a military helicopter just outside D.C. at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
  The NTSB is expected to give an update at 2:45 p.m. Thursday on what it’s done so far and what’s to come in its investigation into the Wednesday night crash.Earlier Thursday, D.
  
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• Armed Forces Cycling Classic moves partly out of Arlington

  30-01-2025 19:45 via arlnow.com
  
  An internationally recognized Arlington cycling event now has a slightly different name — and has partly shifted outside of Arlington. The Armed Forces Cycling Classic is now the Amazon Armed […]
  
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• Arlington high school sports schedule for Jan. 31-Feb. 6

  30-01-2025 19:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Some high-school postseason competitions for winter sports teams are on the schedule over the coming week. Liberty District swimming and diving, girls gymnastics and track-and-field championships involving the Wakefield Warriors, […]
  
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• Virginia leaders say they’ve been raising concerns over DC’s crowded airspace for ‘many, many years’

  30-01-2025 18:54 via wtop.com
  
  In the wake of a deadly collision near Reagan National Airport between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter, two Virginia congress members said they’ve been voicing concerns over D.C.’s crowded airspace for “many, many years.”
  Virginia Sen. Mark Warner told WTOP early Thursday that he and fellow commonwealth Sen. Tim Kaine, “and the whole congressional delegation have raised the fact that we’ve got some most crowded airspace in the country.”
  He said
  
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• ARLnow and FFXnow seeking sports section sponsorship

  30-01-2025 18:00 via arlnow.com
  
  ARLnow and our Fairfax County sister site FFXnow are seeking a major sponsor for our sports coverage. We started to cover high school athletics in the fall after our acquisition […]
  
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• 2 teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers on downed flight

  30-01-2025 17:10 via wtop.com
  
  FILE - World champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia execute a throw during the pairs short competition at the World Figure Skating competition in Edmonton, Alberta, March 19, 1996. (Dave Buston/The Canadian Press via AP, File)(AP/Dave Buston)FILE - World champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia execute a throw during the pairs short competition at the World Figure Skating competition in Edmonton, Alberta, March 19, 1996. (Dave Buston/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
  
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• ‘Little Tiger Dumplings,’ offering Northern Chinese cuisine, debuts in Rosslyn this weekend

  30-01-2025 17:00 via arlnow.com
  
  A new Chinese restaurant will celebrate its grand opening in Rosslyn amid Lunar New Year celebrations this weekend. Little Tiger Dumplings, offering Northern Chinese cuisine and six kinds of handmade […]
  
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• Everyone aboard American Airlines jet and Army helicopter feared dead after collision near Reagan National

  30-01-2025 16:03 via wtop.com
  
  A regional jet from Kansas crashed into D.C.’s Potomac River Wednesday night after colliding midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Virginia’s Reagan National Airport, authorities said.
  John Donnelly, chief of D.C. Fire and EMS, said at a Thursday morning news conference that everyone aboard the plane that collided with Army helicopter is feared dead.
  “We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” Donnell said.
  
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• GW Parkway detour for southbound traffic scheduled this weekend

  30-01-2025 16:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Southbound traffic on GW Parkway will be detoured between Route 123 and Spout Run Parkway this weekend. The detour begins at 10 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) and lasts through 5 p.m. […]
  
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• What is known about the collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC

  30-01-2025 15:09 via wtop.com
  
  Boats work the scene in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon)Boats work the scene in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon)ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday while approaching the Ronald Reagan
  
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• New app seeks to help Arlington residents become more eco-friendly

  30-01-2025 15:00 via arlnow.com
  
  Arlington residents seeking to reduce their carbon footprint now have a new app to help. GetGreen Arlington, produced by the county and the nonprofit EcoAction Arlington, seeks “to inspire and […]
  
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• ‘Soup’erbowl Sunday’ fundraiser aims to bolster AFAC’s budget amid record-high demand

  30-01-2025 14:15 via arlnow.com
  
  Facing record demand and heightened uncertainty, the Arlington Food Assistance Center hopes to drum up additional support at an upcoming fundraiser. The 13th annual “Empty Bowls” luncheon on Feb. 9 […]
  
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• Passengers on downed flight included American and Russian figure skaters

  30-01-2025 13:55 via wtop.com
  
  FILE - World champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia execute a throw during the pairs short competition at the World Figure Skating competition in Edmonton, Alberta, March 19, 1996. (AP Photo/Dave Buston, File)(AP/Dave Buston)FILE - World champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia execute a throw during the pairs short competition at the World Figure Skating competition in Edmonton, Alberta, March 19, 1996. (AP Photo/Dave Buston, File)(AP/Dave Buston)WASHINGTON (AP) &m
  
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• Morning Notes for January 30, 2025

  30-01-2025 13:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Courthouse Hotel Project On Hold — “The owner of a hotel in Arlington’s Courthouse… now needs more time before it can start, intimating that the project still doesn’t pencil out… […]
  
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• What to know about the collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC

  30-01-2025 12:18 via wtop.com
  
  Boats work the scene in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon)Boats work the scene in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)(AP/Alex Brandon)ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday while approaching the Ronald Reagan
  
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• All passengers feared dead after jet crashes into Potomac River near Reagan National after colliding with military helicopter

  30-01-2025 11:47 via wtop.com
  
  This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.
  In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker.Commercial airline flight crashes mid-air with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport
  A regional jet from Kansas crashed into D.C.’s Potomac River after colliding midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Virginia’s Reagan National Airport, authorities said Wednesday.
  D.C.’s fire chief, John Donnelly said at a Thursday morning new
  
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• All passengers feared dead after jet crashes into Potomac River near Reagan National after Army helicopter collision

  30-01-2025 11:47 via wtop.com
  
  This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.
  In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker.Commercial airline flight crashes mid-air with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport
  A regional jet from Kansas crashed into D.C.’s Potomac River after colliding midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Virginia’s Reagan National Airport, authorities said Wednesday.
  D.C.’s fire chief, John Donnelly, said at a Thursday morning ne
  
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• Notice: Company seeks antennas and support equipment

  30-01-2025 11:30 via arlnow.com
  
  AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to collocate antennas and support equipment to the existing 148-foot-tall (158-foot overall height) building facility located at 900 S Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, Arlington County, […]
  
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• Passenger jet crashes into Potomac River near Reagan National after colliding with military helicopter

  30-01-2025 10:00 via wtop.com
  
  This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.
  In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker.Commercial airline flight crashes mid-air with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport
  A regional jet from Kansas crashed into D.C.’s Potomac River after colliding midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Virginia’s Reagan National Airport, authorities said Wednesday.
  The Sikorsky H-60 and the plane collided as the plane was preparing t
  
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• Small aircraft crashes into Potomac River near Reagan National Airport

  30-01-2025 03:19 via wtop.com
  
  A small aircraft crashed near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday night.
  In a post on X, D.C. Fire and EMS said a small aircraft in the vicinity of the airport had crashed into the Potomac River. Fireboats are currently on the scene.
  It is not known at this time if anyone was injured in the crash.
  The airport is closed until 11 p.m. “due to an aircraft emergency,” the Federal Aviation Agency said on its website.
  The airport said all flights are under a ground
  
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• Hourslong closure in effect at Reagan National Airport after commercial jet crashes into Potomac River

  30-01-2025 03:19 via wtop.com
  
  This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.
  In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker.Commercial airline flight crashes mid-air with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport
  A PSA Airlines plane collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter late Wednesday evening as the plane was preparing to land at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
  The Federal Aviation Administration said the collision occurred around 9 p.m. as the plane was
  
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• Ground stop in effect at Reagan National Airport after small aircraft crashes into Potomac River

  30-01-2025 03:19 via wtop.com
  
  A small aircraft crashed near Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday night.
  In a post on X, D.C. Fire and EMS said a small aircraft in the vicinity of the airport had crashed into the Potomac River around 9 p.m.
  Fireboats are currently on the scene. A helicopter with the Metropolitan Police Department is being used to assist in the multi-agency response, according to officials.
  It is not known at this time if anyone was injured in the crash.
  The airport is closed until 11 p
  
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• Ground stop in effect at Reagan National Airport after commercial jet crashes into Potomac River

  30-01-2025 03:19 via wtop.com
  
  A PSA Airlines plane collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter late Wednesday as the military chopper was preparing to land at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
  The Federal Aviation Administration said the collision unfolded around 9 p.m. as the plane was approaching Runway 33.
  The flight — operated by PSA for American Airlines — departed from Wichita, Kansas, around 5:20 p.m., the FAA said in a statement.
  Earlier footage from an observation camera near the Kenned
  
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• Daylong closure in effect at Reagan National Airport after commercial jet crashes into Potomac River

  30-01-2025 03:19 via wtop.com
  
  This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.
  In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker.Commercial airline flight crashes mid-air with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport
  A PSA Airlines plane collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter late Wednesday evening as the plane was preparing to land at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
  The Federal Aviation Administration said the collision occurred around 9 p.m. as the plane was
  
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• BREAKING: Military helicopter and regional jet collide near National Airport

  30-01-2025 03:15 via arlnow.com
  
  A massive emergency response has been dispatched after an aircraft crash in the water near Reagan National Airport. A military helicopter and a regional jet with up to 60 people […]
  
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• BREAKING: Aircraft crash reported near National Airport

  30-01-2025 03:15 via arlnow.com
  
  A large emergency response has been dispatched to Reagan National Airport for reports of an aircraft crash. Fire boats and helicopters are being used to search for victims. The incident […]
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jan 29, 2025

  30-01-2025 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar. 🕗 News recap The following articles were published earlier today […]
  
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