Ashley Halsey III

reporter, national and local transportation

Washington, D.C.
Latest Articles

Delays into Reagn National from New York

Gusty wind at New Yorks three mega airports is sending shudders through the nation’s air system

Wed Nov 27 20:36:52 UTC 2013

X-ray hound awaits you at Reagan National

A dog with spooky eyes is working the TSA checkpoint at National

Wed Nov 27 20:25:32 UTC 2013

What, no airport lines?

TSA trumpets its success by tweeting photo from Reagan National

Wed Nov 27 18:24:37 UTC 2013

Soggy start for the nation’s busiest travel day; rain, sleet, snow drench most of East Coast

Roads are wet, but traffic is still moving in the D.C. area; delays at BWI, other East Coast airports.

Wed Nov 27 17:10:00 UTC 2013

Departure delays reported at BWI

Wed Nov 27 14:06:26 UTC 2013

TSA tweets photo of short lines at National

Wed Nov 27 13:07:23 UTC 2013

Memories of Thanksgivings past include cheaper car rental costs

AAA says car rental costs in Washington are 40 percent higher this Thanksgiving

Wed Nov 27 11:51:35 UTC 2013

Half of drivers killed in crashes in 2012 weren’t wearing seat belts.

Though seat belt use has increased dramatically in recent years, more than half the people killed in accidents in 2012 were not wearing them.

Tue Nov 26 18:53:39 UTC 2013

First weather-related flight delays come in Atlanta

As a nasty weather front moves in on the East Coast, the world’s largest airport is the first to experience delays.

Tue Nov 26 16:06:14 UTC 2013

Helicopter pilot heeds warning light, lands in farm field

Military helicopter makes prudent landing in Calvert County after warning light comes on.

Mon Nov 25 18:42:24 UTC 2013

Grand jury rejects manslaughter charges in case where driver killed bicyclist

Manslaughter charge is rejected; driver who fatally struck bike rider to pay $2,000 in traffic fines.

Sun Nov 24 00:33:54 UTC 2013

Grand jury: traffic tickets suffice in case of dead cyclist

Motorist came from behind and fatally struck cyclist, a popular coach in Anne Arundel County

Fri Nov 22 21:51:33 UTC 2013

Not so fat vs. not so fast

Fri Nov 22 19:59:37 UTC 2013

1 million plan travel from Washington region for Thanksgiving, a slight dip from 2012

Planned exodus for the holiday weekend counts 12,000 fewer than last year.

Fri Nov 22 14:43:00 UTC 2013

The Thanksgiving stampede is about to begin

Forty-three million Americans tell AAA they plan to travel over the holiday weekend, 90 percent by car.

Thu Nov 21 15:44:48 UTC 2013

Foxx: ‘You can’t push a rope’

The U.S. transportation secretary is trying to get a funding bill through Congress. But where will the money come from?

Thu Nov 21 14:00:05 UTC 2013

Reports say U.S. airports are dangerously close to capacity

What if the nightmare airport scenario of Thanksgiving was repeated every week?

Thu Nov 21 03:02:12 UTC 2013

Overweight pilots and controllers come under FAA eye

Chief FAA surgeon says obese are subject to sleep apnea, and therefore at risk of excessive sleepiness and heart attack.

Wed Nov 20 20:42:28 UTC 2013

Congress is told that driverless cars are coming — sometime

Experts differ on when the first autonomous cars will arrive but tell Congress they’re on their way.

Wed Nov 20 00:57:00 UTC 2013

1,287 people died in 2012 crashes in D.C., Va. and Md.

364 weren’t wearing seat belts, 476 were speeding and 375 deaths involved a drunk driver

Fri Nov 15 10:54:15 UTC 2013
about ashley

Ashley Halsey reports on national and local transportation. Although he has had a fairly extensive number of interesting experiences, collectively they've not transformed him into a particularly interesting person. He was, for instance, the first person to learn who the real "Sam" was for "Son of Sam" killer David Berkowitz. He once drank moonshine with Orville McCoy of the infamous Hatfields-and-McCoys deadly feud. He came with in a hair of death after being hit by a speeding Studebaker. He was on a biplane that crash landed on the runway at Reagan National Airport. He has met several presidents and not been able to offer any of them an original thought.