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Fighter jets to fly over DC region in defense exercise

If you’re up late or an early riser, you could see or hear military aircraft over the D.C. region early Wednesday.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, plans to run a live-fly air defense exercise between midnight and 2 a.m. Wednesday.

Aircraft that could fly overhead during the exercise, called Falcon Virgo, include F-16 fighter aircraft, U.S. Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin helicopter, U.S. Air Force UH-60 helicopter, and Civil Air Patrol C-182 aircraft, NORAD said.

Some of the aircraft may fly as low as about 1,000 feet and can be visible from the ground. Weather may play a factor, and in case of inclement weather, the exercise will be pushed to the next day at the same time.

Montgomery County reaches deal with White’s Ferry owner

The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)  County leaders and the ferry owner, Chuck Kuhn, will hold a news conference Friday morning to formally announce the deal. Add a pull quote in the body of the post. Montgomery County officials have reached a deal with the owner of White’s Ferry to acquire the ferry operations and the dock area on the Maryland side in Poolesville, sources familiar with the deal told WTOP.
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