U.S. Representative Michael McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was briefly detained at Dulles International Airport after mixing Ambien with alcohol, which left him disoriented. McCaul, who was charged with public intoxication, acknowledged the incident as a mistake and expressed gratitude towards the officers involved. He is seeking to extend his term as the committee's top Republican and remains committed to supporting U.S. allies and addressing global adversaries.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul was detained by police at Dulles International Airport after appearing intoxicated due to mixing Ambien and alcohol. McCaul, a self-described nervous flyer, missed his flight to Texas and was found disoriented, leading to his brief detention by law enforcement. He has since expressed regret for his actions and gratitude towards the officers involved, acknowledging the incident as a personal mistake.
A small passenger plane, Southern Airways Express flight 246, made an emergency landing on a highway in northern Virginia after taking off from Washington Dulles International Airport, with no injuries reported among the seven people on board. The single-engine Cessna 208 Caravan landed on Loudoun County Parkway's westbound lanes, causing no damage to vehicles and only minor damage to a guardrail. The FAA and NTSB will investigate the incident, and the airline confirmed that all passengers and crew are safe.
A small passenger plane made an emergency landing on a highway in northern Virginia after taking off from Washington Dulles International Airport, with no injuries reported. The single-engine Cessna 208 Caravan, operated by Southern Airways Express, landed on the westbound lanes of Loudoun County Parkway, causing no damage to vehicles and only minor damage to a guardrail. The FAA will investigate the incident, and the airline confirmed that all seven people on board, including four adults, a 15-year-old boy, and two crew members, are safe.
A small commuter airplane, Southern Airways Express flight 246, made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway near Dulles International Airport with seven people on board, and no injuries were reported. The single-engine Cessna 208 Caravan had just taken off from the airport before the emergency landing occurred.
A small plane carrying seven people made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway in Virginia after taking off from Dulles International Airport. The southbound lanes on the parkway are closed, but there were no reported injuries. The cause of the diversion is currently unknown, and the FAA will be investigating the incident.
Vice President Kamala Harris' Air Force Two was diverted to Dulles International Airport due to inclement weather after encountering wind shear during a stormy return from Georgia, with no reported injuries.
Dominion Energy and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have broken ground on an 835-acre solar farm near Dulles International Airport, which will be the largest renewable energy project ever built at a U.S. airport. The project is part of Dominion's plan to add 16,000 megawatts of solar capacity by 2035, in compliance with a state law requiring 100% of its non-nuclear energy production to be zero-emission by 2045. However, rural counties in Virginia are pushing back against the solar expansion, citing concerns about the loss of farmland and increased costs. The Dulles project will add 100 megawatts of solar generating capacity and 50 megawatts of battery storage, enough to power about 37,000 homes.
The departures level at Dulles International Airport's main terminal was evacuated after a police segway caught fire, resulting in two officers being hospitalized.
Operations at Reagan and Dulles international airports in Washington, D.C. have resumed after being suspended for an hour due to a communications system problem at the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control facility. Departures from the airports were subjected to a ground stop during the repairs.
