CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia leaders and travelers reacted to the devastating tragedy that took place in Washington D.C., when a passenger plane carrying 64 people and an Army Black Hawk helicopter three-person crew collided midair and crashed into the Potomac River Wednesday night just short of Reagan National Airport.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A Thursday morning flight from West Virginia International Yeager Airport to Reagan National Airport has been canceled. The cancellation comes after all flights from the airport near Washington were halted following a midair collision between a commercial passenger jet and a military helicopter Wednesday night.
West Virginia has voted for Donald Trump for president by heavy margins the past three electoral cycles. This year, West Virginians voted for Trump over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris by a 70% to 28% margin. West Virginia’s 41.9% margin of victory for Trump was behind only Wyoming’s 46.2% margin of victory.
No fatalities or injuries were reported on American Airlines Flight 2297 from Palm Beach International Airport to Reagan National Airport.
Authorities were searching for survivors after a plane with 64 people aboard crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.
Officials say no survivors after a passenger jet crashed with an Army helicopter on approach to a Washington, D.C., airport. Here's what we know.
The D.C. area is seeing mild temperatures Saturday ahead of snow expected Sunday. Winter storm warnings and watches are in effect starting Sunday morning.
A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children from Washington was convicted.
There has not yet been a large-scale sweep by agents in any of those public spaces locally, but that hasn’t quieted fears. Rumors ricocheting across the region have for many begun to feel like a promise of what’s to come.
At least 19 bodies have been recovered after an American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 people collided mid-air with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday evening, according to reports. All 67 people on board both aircraft that crashed down into the Potomac River are feared dead,
The captain flying the plane with 64 aboard was schooled in Florida. A Blackhawk helicopter collided with Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan airport.
Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National Transportation Security Board.