Breaking: Fairfax County police confirm former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax has died in a murder-suicide at his Annandale home.
Per police, he shot his wife Cerina before shooting himself.
Police called it an “ongoing domestic dispute” during a divorce. @DCNewsNow
NEW: After the crash at LGA, @SenTedCruz is again calling on Congress to pass his legislation in response to the last commercial aviation crash AA5342 approaching DCA.
"By failing to pass the ROTOR Act, the House, unfortunately, jeopardized the safety of the flying public."
A special thank you to @MaxJMarcilla from the @DCNewsNow / @TheHill reporting team for covering progress on the Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center.
The ROTOR Act would mandate aircraft tracking technology (known as ADS-B in) in most planes. That would include military planes on routine training flights - but not sensitive missions.
The NTSB chair said this is "life-saving technology" and "could have prevented this tragedy."
Here is the post-vote statement from the Families of Flight 5342.
"The same risk that killed 67 people thirteen months ago is still in the sky tonight."
https://t.co/jB0kwP2uci
Earlier, before the House voted down the ROTOR Act, we heard from lawmakers, pilots, and family members of the victims of the DCA midair collision. Amy Hunter was one of them.
Here's why she said the aviation safety bill needed to be passed today. @DCNewsNow@thehill
Context: After it had previously supported the bill, the Pentagon released a statement raising concerns about how the bill could "create significant unresolved budgetary burdens and operational security risks."
Earlier, before the House voted down the ROTOR Act, we heard from lawmakers, pilots, and family members of the victims of the DCA midair collision. Amy Hunter was one of them.
Here's why she said the aviation safety bill needed to be passed today. @DCNewsNow@thehill
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With his term ending on Saturday, what does Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA) regret from his time in office?
He says it's not being able to get a deal done to build an arena in NOVA for the Washington Wizards and Capitals.
More from my interview with Youngkin tomorrow on @8NEWS.
“I stand before you as a free man. And I want you to remember me this way” -
Kilmar Abrego Garcia spoke a few mins ago to people at a rally in Baltimore before going in for a hearing. @DCNewsNow