Air Florida 30 years laterÂ
This month and next, more than 2,600 jetliners will thunder down the same runway by the Potomac, bound for the balmy Florida sunshine. If you are on board one of them, escaping Washington in winter, take heart that your departure is far safer than it was 30 years ago Friday, when a combination of blunders catapulted a plane from that runway into the 14th Street bridge, The Washington Post reports.
Marshall runs against Allen
Del. Bob Marshall said Thursday he will run for Virginia's open U.S. Senate seat, adding another candidate to the mix of Republicans challenging frontrunner George Allen for the party's nomination, the Washington Examiner reports.Â
23-year-old running for mayorÂ
Young entrepreneur Ryan Bullock has become the third candidate to announce a campaign for Fredericksburg's mayoral office in the upcoming May municipal elections, reports Patch.comÂ
Amtrak starts upgrades
Amtrak says it will start receiving new electric locomotives and cars for its fleet this year, and will improve its service on the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston, reports the Washington Business Journal.
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