The biggest story in the region this week was the tragic collision of a military helicopter carrying three soldiers with a regional jet with 64 people on board.
The crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday night while the plane flying in from Wichita, Kansas, was on approach to land at Runway 33 at National Airport.
The collision is the deadliest U.S. air crash since 2001.
The most-read stories this week were:
- What could the return-to-office mandate mean for Alexandria? (14835 views)
- JUST IN: Three teenagers charged with murdering Alexandria man and wounding two others (9117 views)
- Ting Internet says it ‘has temporarily paused fiber deployment’ in Alexandria (6435 views)
- Alexandria Superintendent spells out ways ACPS can and can’t protect students from ICE (6006 views)
- New Japanese restaurant files permit to replace troubled Yates Pizza Palace space on Duke Street (5712 views)
- Pro-Palestine groups in Old Town protest ‘dangerous’ bills in the Virginia General Assembly (4060 views)
- Student injured by knife in fight during fire drill at Alexandria City High School (3692 views)
- Notes: Old Town North Chinese restaurant displaced by development reopening tomorrow in Pentagon City (3653 views)
- Mayor says Alexandria law enforcement won’t help ICE conduct immigration raids (3154 views)
