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Shabnam Danesh
Reeling from COVID-19: New Delhi’s biomedical waste system falling apart
Our investigation reveals hospitals, a crematorium, and COVID positive resident-households all failed to adhere to safety laws regarding the disposal of potentially dangerous bio-medical waste.
Riddhi Setty
Metro Yellow Line Closure Creates an Opportunity for Virginia Railway Express
The VRE boosts its ridership by offering free rides.
Ron Simon III
Frustration mounts in Dupont Circle after another child gets hit around Ross Elementary
Two children have been hit crossing streets near Ross Elementary since the District Department of Transportation created the Safe Routes to School Plan in 2020.
Alex Angle
For DC immigrants struggling with family separation, therapy is crucial
Counseling at a charter school in Columbia Heights helps students whose families have been separated by migration.
Wash staff
Downtown DC businesses anxiously await workers to come back into the office
The reinstitution of a mask mandate and surging COVID-19 cases in the late summer has brought business to a standstill for many downtown D.C. establishments. Business was starting to tick back up in the early summer...
Keely Bastow
Off-duty FBI agent shoots person at Metro Center
Passengers report diving for cover after gunfire erupts on the train platform
Alexandra Rivera
Foggy Bottom’s outdoor sculpture biennial aims to make art accessible
The final tour of the neighborhood’s biennial sculpture exhibit takes place Oct. 8. The show focuses on the need for reflection, works to expose different types of people to fine art and mostly features local artists.
Katherine Hapgood
The Imperial: a new bar from Jack Rose opens in Adams Morgan
Adams Morgan is set to welcome another bar to its already lively 18th Street strip. The Imperial, part of the Jack Rose Dining Saloon, officially opens on Wednesday, Nov. 13 to the delight of local residents and bar...
Yousef Alshammari
‘Kids are being hit by cars.’ Dupont Circle residents enraged about street safety as accidents reach new records.
After several traffic accidents across the city involving children, Dupont Circle residents are calling for drastic changes to improve street safety in their community.
Heidi Kirk