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More US Airways Flights at DCA? -- US Airways is seeking regulatory approval for a plan that will give it more flights in and out of Reagan National Airport. The airline, which serves almost 4...

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Residents Decry Aircraft Noise -- Noise from airplanes landing at Reagan National Airport is "seriously affecting residents' quality of life" in the Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights neighborhood....

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DCA Workers Injured By Lightning Strike -- Two workers at Reagan National Airport were injured after lightning struck near American Airlines Gate 32. The injuries were not considered...

Flooding Splits Blue/Yellow Line at Potomac Yard

Update at 9:40 a.m. -- Normal service has been restored between Braddock Road and Reagan National Airport. That will likely result in a couple of crowded trains running through Arlington stations, as...

Plane Headed to DCA Makes Emergency Landing

(Updated at 11:30 p.m.) An American Airlines jet heading from Miami to Reagan National Airport made an emergency landing this afternoon. According to a television station in Charleston, S.C., the...

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Noise Monitoring at DCA -- A company has been hired to measure noise levels around Reagan National Airport. The information gathered will be used to figure out "ways to control or reduce noise...

Airport Altercation at Reagan National

Two women were involved in an unusual altercation in Terminal A of Reagan National Airport this morning. The alleged scuffle started around 8:40 a.m. when one of the women inadvertently struck the...

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Bomb Threat on DCA Flight -- There were some tense moments at Reagan National Airport yesterday after a flight from Dayton, Ohio was sequestered and searched for explosives. Nothing was found,...

DCA Runway Work May Direct More Planes Over Arlington

Through the end of 2011, crews will be working to rehabilitate the main runway at Reagan National Airport. The work will force the closure of the runway at night, and will result in more planes...

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Tax Rate Hearing Sparsely Attended -- Compared to the three-hour, 75-speaker bonanza that was the March 22 budget hearing, last night's County Board tax rate hearing was an intimate, low-key...

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DCA Tower AWOL as Planes Land -- Two airline pilots landing at Reagan National Airport were unable to make contact with the lone air traffic controller on duty in the tower early Wednesday. The...

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I-395 HOT Lanes Could Be Reconsidered -- Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton tells Potomac Local that should High Occupancy Toll lanes on the Beltway and I-95 prove successful, HOT...

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Freezing Rain and Snow Hits After Dark -- It might not have been the monster storm that's now hitting New York City and southern New England, but a relatively short period of freezing rain and...

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Hang On To Your Hat -- A wind advisory is in effect until 9:00 tonight for the entire metro area. The National Weather Service says to expect sustained winds of 25 to 30 miles per hour, with...

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Winter Weather Advisory in Effect -- Expect 1-2 inches of snow today, says the National Weather Service. The flakes should start falling between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. The advisory is in effect...