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Mar. 15, 2025

D.C Plane Crash Investigation Explained: All the Answers to Your Key Questions

With black boxes in hand, investigators are now focusing on the actions of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter before they collided last week over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.,killing 67 people in a historic disaster. The National Transportation Safety Board said that the data from both crafts — pulled from what’s known as their flight data and cockpit voice recorders — as well as radar records and the communications from air traffic controllers will allow for a “detailed timeline” of how the crash unfolded late on Jan.

Mar. 15, 2025

D.C. Crash Victim Wanted to Fix Up His Old Car for His Son. Nephew Will Finish It to ‘Keep His Legacy Alive’ (Exclusive)

Casey Crafton (left) with his three sons and nephew Taylor Hammons (center).Photo:Courtesy of Taylor Hammons Courtesy of Taylor Hammons Cars. That was the final topicCasey Craftontexted his 23-year-old nephew, Taylor Hammons, about before boardingAmerican Airlines Flight 5342. Hammons, who had been joking with him that Jan. 29 afternoon about expensive cars, received the final text read receipt from “Uncle Casey” at 4:07 p.m. before his flight took off at 6:39 p.

Mar. 15, 2025

D.C. Girl, 5, in Critical Condition After Being Shot by Her 3-Year-Old Brother, Babysitter Arrested

Scene of incident.Photo:FOX 5/YouTube FOX 5/YouTube Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith shared in apress conferencehours after the Monday, Dec. 16 incident that the 5-year-old received a gunshot wound to the upper body after “a younger child accessed a firearm that was unsecured in the apartment.” The girl was immediately rendered aid after officers arrived but was later taken to the hospital in serious condition, where she remains hospitalized for treatment of “critical injuries,” a Tuesday, Dec.

Mar. 15, 2025

D.C. Plane Crash Victim Was a Bridesmaid in 8 Weddings Before Finding the ‘Love of Her Life,' Cousin Says (Exclusive)

Lindsey Fields and her husband Mike.Photo:Courtesy of Amy Costner-Lark Courtesy of Amy Costner-Lark As Amy Costner-Lark spoke about her cousin, Kansas biology teacherLindsey Fields— one of the67 people killedin the D.C. plane crash — she wore an accessory near and dear to Fields' heart: a “Yay, Science!” pin. “She always joked and said she was a self-proclaimed science nerd,” Costner-Lark, a 49-year-old family nurse practitioner in Edmond, Okla., tells PEOPLE.

Mar. 15, 2025

Dad and Stepmom Who Fled Country After 10-Year-Old Daughter's Abuse Death Convicted of Murder

Sara Sharif.Photo:Surrey Police Surrey Police Content warning: The following article contains disturbing descriptions of violence. The father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl who died last summer in the United Kingdom after being repeatedly abused were convicted of her murder, authorities said. Urfan’s brother, Faisal Malik, 29, was acquitted of murder but found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child in connection with the case. Sara was found dead at the family’s home in Woking, U.