Feb 17 Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control employees weeks after fatal DC plane crash By Tara Copp, Associated Press The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Aircraft wreckage removed from Potomac after D.C. plane collision By David R. Martin, Michael R. Sisak, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Salvage crews have recovered an engine and large pieces of fuselage and are working to retrieve a wing from the wreckage of a commercial airliner involved in last week's midair collision near Washington’s Reagan National Airport, officials said Monday. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Officials give update on wreckage removal after D.C. plane collision By John Raby, Associated Press Crews have identified 55 bodies and authorities are confident all will be found. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Officials hold briefing on wreckage removal and recovery efforts after D.C. plane collision By David R. Martin, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Federal investigators were working to piece together the events that led to Wednesday's deadly crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter while recovery crews were set to pull more wreckage from the chilly water. Continue reading
Feb 01 WATCH: NTSB gives update on D.C. crash investigation after black boxes recovered from Potomac By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Investigators are examining the actions of the military pilot and air traffic control. Full NTSB investigations typically take at least a year, though investigators hope to have a preliminary report within 30 days. Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: D.C. emergency officials give update on recovery efforts after midair plane crash By Lindsay Whitehurst, Zeke Miller, Claudia Lauer, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press No one survived Wednesday night's collision between a commercial airliner and an Army helicopter. The remains of 41 people had been pulled from the river as of Friday afternoon, including 28 that had been positively identified, D.C. Fire Chief John… Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Plane that collided with military helicopter in ‘standard flight pattern,’ Duffy says By Associated Press Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who was sworn in earlier this week, said on Thursday both an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter were in standard flight patterns before they collided above Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,… Continue reading
Jan 28 D.C.’s new top prosecutor advocated for Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump’s false 2020 election claims By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The top federal prosecutor for Washington is a conservative activist who promoted Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories about a stolen election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the Capitol and represented some in court. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Trump holds ‘victory rally’ in D.C. one day before his inauguration By Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump used a raucous rally Sunday on the eve of his inauguration to promise swift Day 1 action remaking the federal government, shifting federal priorities at breakneck speed and ensuring that “the curtain closes on four long years of American… Continue reading
Jan 18 Days before Trump takes office, thousands of protestors march in Washington, D.C. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Ashraf Khalil, Christine Fernando, Associated Press Eight years after the first historic Women's March at the start of Trump's first term, marchers said they were caught off guard by Trump’s victory and are determined now to show that support remains strong for women’s access to abortion,… Continue reading