How do you tell your 12-year-old son that his mother and older brother most likely died in a plane crash? That was the question facing Douglas Lane on the evening of Jan. 29 as his cellphone was filling up with alerts about an American Eagle plane colliding with an Army helicopter over the Potomac River,

Even for first responders who routinely encounter traumatic situations, the plane crash outside Reagan National Airport nearly last month was a devastating experience that took a significant toll, mentally and physically.

At the end of his figure skating performance, when the last note of his parents’ favorite song played in an arena packed with spectators and heavy with sorrow, Maxim Naumov dropped to his knees at the center of the ice. He remained there for what seemed like forever, awash in a spotlight, looking lost and sobbing.

D.C. Fire and EMS marine pilot CJ Isbell recalls the response to the deadly aviation incident "some of the worst things imaginable,”

Figure skater Maxim Naumov, who lost his parents in January’s DC plane crash, was overcome with emotion after performing a routine in their honor

NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.

Boats work the scene in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. A boat works the scene near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Fire and EMS, the lead agency at the scene of the collision between an American Airline's plane and a Blackhawk helicopter at DCA on January 29th, called in fire trucks and 22 firefighters from the Arlington County Fire Department (ACFD) moments after the tragic accident over the Potomac River.

Do more U.S. airports need control towers? That's one of the questions that has arisen following a midair collision at an airport in southern Arizona last week.

Fish traps that have survived tens of thousands of years show the resourcefulness of Brunswick’s indigenous population, according to author, biologist and Brunswick resident Don Peterson. “I’m amazed how smart they were,