Authorities have recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed in the crash and D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly has said they are confident all will be found. Aircraft Down The sun rises above a wreckage site in the Potomac River across from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025,…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Warmer-than-average temperatures and mostly dry conditions are anticipated in Southwest and Central Virginia for the beginning of the week. Increasing sunshine is slated for Monday. Morning temperatures will start in the cold upper 20s and 30s. However, a southwest breeze will help afternoon temperatures reach the milder upper 50s and lower/middle…
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — In July 2018, the Poole family lost their 16-year-old daughter, Ashlyn, to a fatal car accident. Later that year, they began a Facebook group called, ‘Acts4Ash,’ dedicated to encouraging random acts of kindness in Ashlyn’s honor. “It has become a part of our healing process and our grieving process to know…
BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – New developments for Rocky Forge Wind Farm in Botetourt County, which has been in the works for around a decade. Botetourt County and developers Apex Clean Energy say they have received all permits necessary to move forward with construction on Virginia’s first onshore wind farm. “They continue to mobilize, doing…
UPDATE 2/4 4:05 P.M. LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Lynchburg Police have released the identity of the motorcyclist killed during the crash on US 501 on Sunday, February 2. According to LPD, 37-year-old Theodore Edward Dow of Bedford died from his injuries. Vinton Police searching for man accused of robbing a Truist Bank February 3 “Our…
“Working families and individuals need immediate relief — again, immediate relief,” said Sen. L. Louise Lucas, who chairs the Senate finance committee. “To that end, I do not agree with the details of the governor’s approach.” RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Democratic-led Virginia Senate and House of Delegates appropriations committees each presented on Sunday state…
Families of victims of the deadliest U.S. air disaster in nearly 25 years visited the crash site just outside D.C. Sunday as divers scoured the submerged wreckage for more remains. Aircraft Down In this undated image provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators and members of the salvage crew recover wreckage from the…
Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled Henry L. Marsh III’s trailblazing career and his lifetime commitment to civil rights. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled…
Several parks and trails in the Alexandria, Virginia, area are closed to the public as officials respond to Wednesday’s crash near Reagan National Airport. Several parks and trails in the Alexandria, Virginia, area are closed to the public indefinitely as officials respond to Wednesday’s deadly midair crash near Reagan National Airport. Pedestrians may not visit Daingerfield…
Recovery crews searched the Potomac River for remains and cleared wreckage Saturday from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people. Officials gather at the end of runway 33 near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black…
