With thousands of flight delays from this week's winter storm, impacted travelers may only be entitled to getting rebooked, according to the head of one travel insurance company.
One year ago, the nation's deadliest plane crash in decades occurred over the Potomac River, when an American Airlines regional jet on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed with an Army helicopter.
WTOP spoke to some travelers at Dulles Airport as they struggled to release their cars from the frozen tundra and several inches of snow that covered the economy parking lots.
Crews with D.C. Water are continuing to try to divert millions of gallons of sewage and wastewater from the Potomac River after the failure of a 6-foot sewer line Jan. 19.
Whether it be the cold, the shoveling or improper use of heaters, lots of people are ending up in the hospital due to the recent blast of winter weather, one D.C.-area doctor told WTOP.
As D.C. digs out from the weekend storm, it wasn’t just plow drivers grinding through long hours. Supervisors directing the city’s snow response also worked around the clock to keep streets moving.
The wintry weekend storm has moved on, leaving behind rock-hard piles of snow and bitter cold for people across the District, Maryland and Virginia to deal with.