The skaters, ranging in age from 12 to 15, had stayed in Wichita beyond the National Championships to receive elite coaching.

Air traffic control received no response from a military Black Hawk helicopter seconds before colliding with an American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C.

Wichita, Kansas, the city from where an American Airlines jet departed Wednesday, with 64 people on board before crashing midair with a U.S. Army helicopter carrying three soldiers near Reagan National Airport,

Multiple figure skaters and coaches who took part in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were reportedly aboard an airplane that crashed above Washington D.C.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday night after the crash to announce that he had been briefed by the Virginia Emergency Management team and Virginia State Police about what happened. He said at the time that extensive resources were fully supporting the search and rescue efforts.

Alydia and Everly Livingston, 11 and 14, of Ashburn, Virginia, were thrilled to be competing in Wichita in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

FAIRFAX, Va. — Two Virginia school districts are mourning lost lives Thursday, as more victims from the midair collision near Ronald Reagan Airport are identified. An Army helicopter carrying three soldiers collided with an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people Wednesday night, sending both aircrafts into the Potomac River.

House and Senate lawmakers from Kansas released a bipartisan statement on the tragic American Airlines crash Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.

A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter while on approach at Reagan Washington National Airport at about 9 p.m. Wednesday.

In true Wichitan fashion, the community has stepped up in light of the tragic deadly crash involving American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.

An American Airlines jet that left Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport on Wednesday evening crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and Black Hawk helicopter both crashed into the icy Potomac River after colliding midair.