Flight data showed the plane coming from New Orleans looping around Reagan before heading to Baltimore moments after the collision. To jet was rerouted to Baltimore before 8:10 p.m. and landed at about 8:15 p.m., according to FlightAware .

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Prosecutors say Brandon Russell was the leader of a neo-Nazi group who orchestrated a plot to knock out power to the city of Baltimore to sow social chaos.

A passenger plane and a military helicopter collided close to Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. American Airlines Flight 5342 was approaching a runway at the airport to land shortly before 9 p.m. EST before it collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk military helicopter.

A plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members crashed into the Potomac River in the US shortly after 9pm local time at the Ronald Reagan National Airport

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Ronald Reagan National Airport says that all takeoffs and landings have been halted after a crash nearby. D.C. Fire and EMS said on X on Wednesday night that a small aircraft was down near the airport just outside Washington and that fireboats were on the scene.

No survivors are expected after a passenger plane collided in mid air with a helicopter near Washington DC on Wednesday evening, officials in the US say. The plane was carrying 64 passengers and crew when it landed in the Potomac River after the collision, while the helicopter had three soldiers on board.

As emergency crews responded to a submerged vehicle, they didn’t have access to a boat with ice-breaking capabilities because it has reportedly been in Baltimore for repairs.

If you are planning to travel to the nation’s capital from the Baltimore area, here’s what you should keep in mind.

The NFC championship game Sunday between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders is the third matchup of the season between the division rivals.

An American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport is receiving $41.5 million for improvements to security screening checkpoint and baggage handling systems, the airport announced Monday.