A rare and compelling drainage feature at a reservoir is triggered for the first time in years by high water levels.

Arland Williams' fiancee said he didn't know how to swim and was terrified of the water but he kept a cool head and helped ...

Salvage crews worked on the Potomac River on Thursday and could be seen pulling out pieces of the Army Black Hawk helicopter ...

For the latest updates, please read USA TODAY's coverage of the plane crash investigation on Friday, Feb. 7. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane ...

Technology that would have allowed air traffic controllers to better track the movement of an Army helicopter before it collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River last week was turned ...

there is a blind spot on the helicopter. The fact of the matter is that the tragic events over Washington, DC were likely little more than a series of unfortunate events. The crash seems to have ...

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. Here's what we know about the incident so far.

The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters Thursday ...

A 3-D model created by The Times visualizes the helicopter pilots’ field of view minutes before a fatal crash with a jet in Washington. By Helmuth Rosales, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Mika Gröndahl and ...

Since recovery operations on the river began Monday, authorities have retrieved most of the crashed jet and U.S. Army helicopter, both of which will be analyzed as part of federal authorities ...

In the aftermath of the crash, the FAA has imposed significant restrictions on helicopter flights around Reagan National until at least late February and two of the lesser-used runways remain closed.

The agency said it still needs to examine the Black Hawk to verify more information about the accident, especially the helicopter's altitude at the time of the crash. The air traffic control tower ...