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.
No fatalities or injuries were reported on American Airlines Flight 2297 from Palm Beach International Airport to Reagan National Airport.
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.
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.
Authorities were searching for survivors after a plane with 64 people aboard crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.
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.
Senators from Virginia and Maryland said a near-miss at the D.C. airport in April should be a "bright red warning light flashing before Congress."
The Associated Press is providing live video of the scene of the plane crash near Washington’s Reagan Airport:
Officials fear as many as 67 people have been killed after both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River, as President Trump gets briefing on the ‘terrible accident’
A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children from Washington was convicted.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey made his final cabinet appointments Tuesday by announcing new leadership at the Department of Veterans’ Assistance, the West Virginia National Guard and West Virginia State Police,