The captain flying the plane with 64 aboard was schooled in Florida. A Blackhawk helicopter collided with Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan airport.

Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the Potomac River,

The tragic plane crash Wednesday night claimed the lives of 64 passengers on an American Airlines flight and three people on a Blackhawk helicopter.

Human remains found nearly 41 years ago along a Florida dirt road have finally been identified, revealing a missing girl’s family grieved over the wrong body four decades ago, investigators say.

It's the 23rd straight year at least one former UF player is going to the Super Bowl, which is the third-longest active streak amongst SEC programs.

Players from Florida are heavily represented on the Super Bowl rosters of the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. Kevin Brockway, Florida Gators reporter for the Gainesville Sun & Gannett breaks down the former Florida Gators taking part in the big game.

If the Chiefs hit three Super Bowl wins in a row, they may have to pay Miami Heat's Pat Riley before they can crank out T-shirts.

One of the pilots of the passenger jet involved in a mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. was a native of New York but grew up in Florida, where he learned to fly planes, according to records and statements from those who knew him.

The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.

American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk collided in Washington, D.C. Authorities believe all 67 on board both aircraft died.

There were 64 people on American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas to DCA — including 60 passengers and four crew members. The Blackhawk Army helicopter had three soldiers on board. None of the 67 people on either aircraft are believed to have survived, officials say.