Several Georgia lawmakers were flying into and out of Washington on Wednesday just before the catastrophic accident that killed more than 60 people in a mid-air collision over the Potomac River.

A family with Georgia ties is grieving after learning their loved one was one of the pilots killed in the crash between a small American Airlines plane and a military helicopter crash near Reagan National Airport.

Georgia leaders are sending their condolences to the loved ones of the people who died in that aircraft collision in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night.

A Georgia high school says that one of the soldiers involved in the mid-air collision was a former student and a member of their MCJROTC program.

On Friday, the Army identified those onboard the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Ga., and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Md.

Lawmakers from South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia are extending their condolences in the aftermath of the worst aviation disaster in a generation.

One of the pilots killed when an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk in Washington, D.C. has been identified as a Georgia man. Sam Lilley was serving as First Officer on the flight before it crashed into the Potomac River.

A solider involved in the American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter has ties to Gwinnett County.

A Georgia high school JROTC says a soldier killed in Wednesday night's midair collision near Washington D.C. is one of their own. Authorities say they fear there are no survivors after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Hilliard, Ohio-based pipe producer Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. will close its facility in Olympia, Wash., on June 27 and lay off a majority of the 54 employees. State and local officials were notified Jan. 28 about the permanent closure in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN).

Federal prosecutors charged more than 40 Georgians with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. President Donald Trump granted clemency to all of them.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A northeast Georgia mayor says he will challenge U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde in the Republican primary in 2026, which could capitalize on discontent among business leaders with Clyde’s ultraconservative approach to representing Georgia’s 9th Congressional District.