DC Traffic Conditions

Ramp closure: The ramp from DC 295 (Anacostia Freeway) to southbound I-95 will also be closed, with drivers being detoured to exit 1B toward National Harbor before continuing southbound on I-95 / I-495 ... Read More

Dustin Miller was one of 67 people killed on Jan. 29 when American Airlines flight 5342 collided midair with a military helicopter in Washington D.C. Read More

Elder was among 67 others who were killed in the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29. Read More

Salvage crews have been working to recover the wreckage of the American Airlines jet and the Black Hawk helicopter. Read More

Investigators searching for wreckage from last week's deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, conducted an overnight ... Read More

Crews continuing to search for debris from the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter near Washington used a plane outfitted with lasers to scan the bottom of the Potomac River ... Read More

Investigators have recovered most of the airplane and helicopter from the Potomac River, but continued searching for objects on the river floor. Read More

Investigators searching for wreckage from last week's deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, conducted an overnight ... Read More

After two major air disasters in the span of two days last week, attention has focused on the country's airline systems and specifically, air traffic controller staffing shortages nationwide. Read More

The investigation into the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter is revealing a critical safety system on the helicopter was turned off at the time of the crash. Read More

Listen live to WTOP online and on 103.5 FM for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Saturday could be another wintry day as cold weather brings the possibility of snow and ice this weekend. Overcast ... Read More

The Black Haw's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast - which allowed it to broadcast its location and other information - was disabled during the crash. Read More

President Donald Trump says he thinks last week's deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have happened if the U.S. had a more modern air traffic control computer system. Read More

Data from a cockpit voice recorder of the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an airliner near Washington, D.C, last week suggests the crew was wearing night-vision goggles. Read More

A "Wall of Hope" memorial has been set up to honor those who lost their lives in the recent Washington, D.C. plane crash. Read More

A local airline industry watchdog just opened up to the FOX 8 I-Team, shedding new light on warning signs long before a deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C. Read More

The $660M extension of toll lanes on the suburban Washington, DC highway passes a major milestone with girder installation over a single weekend in late January. Read More

While Panzer no longer dwells on the horror of that assignment, last week's collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet, not far from where Air Florida hit the 14th Street Bridge, ... Read More

More than a week after the deadly collision of a passenger jet and a helicopter, crews forged ahead with salvage efforts in the Potomac River. Read More