Kordell Martin
Ellen Tannor
Kelly Doyle
Yi Ya (Becky) Tseng
Isabel Del MastroAn online rumor suggests that clowns could be in Columbia Heights at night. The Wash debunks whether the 2016 clown pandemic has returned to our own backyard.
Sianna BoschettiPedestrian safety improvements to be made on H Street in Foggy Bottom
After concerns were raised about the safety of crosswalks on H Street NW, ANC commissioners announced they will vote on a proposal to make changes to the street conditions.
Molly FeserDC’s plan for new park, playground at Eastern Market metro station
A new playground. More trees. A splash pool for the summer. These are all things the District government plans to add to the plaza outside the Eastern Market metro station to make an attractive, safe place to spend time...
Emily HayesNew equity plan tackles health barriers
Each health center meets the varying needs of each community by providing different services.
Petruce Jean-Charles
Alex EllerbeckCommunity org targets shadeless Mass Ave for trees
One local community organization is partnering with residents to plant trees on Mass Ave. Thousands of people pass through the 1900 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Dupont Circle every day, but a row of trees that...
Courtney JacobsDouble shooting near National Zoo. Suspect(s) still at large.
Police say the victims were two juvenile males who suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Shabnam DaneshProtected: Protesters seeking better wages arrested at Reagan National Airport
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Jamie Benedi
Wash staffThe Metro kicks off construction for new headquarters
Construction on WMATA headquarter’s new Southwest D.C. home is officially underway. The building company Gilbane is carrying out construction, which started mid-November and is currently focused on internal demolition...
Maya McKenzieFood truck catches on fire on New York Avenue, causing traffic jam
A Carolina Q barbecue truck sets on fire the day the owners first drive it.
Chris CaseyCan tech give students from low-income families better, targeted professional development?
A new nonprofit organization in Shaw will help connect local students to professional role models through video chats, seeking to help low-income families who don’t have access to technology outside of the class...
Kayla ClarkePodcast #3, Nov. 20: Covering previous impeachments and the role of women
“The Impeachment Inquiry of Donald J. Trump” is a special edition podcast of The Wash. Graduate journalism students in the School of Communication at American University talk with media professionals and the public...
Chris HalsneSondland confirms Trump ‘quid pro quo’
Bombshell testimony Wednesday draws Trump and his cabinet into the impeachment drama.
Austin R. RamseyAn hour of TV time with Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow
There are two sides to every impeachment story, but where is the truth? As the impeachment hearings continue, two rival cable news networks are taking radically different approaches to interpreting the events. You could...
History, hope and skepticism in Southeast DC
Whether they work or live there, a dozen people interviewed in Southeast DC had this to say about the hearings: Good to have hearings, won’t make a difference.
Kristen JohnsonImpeachment inquiry echoes across the Atlantic
European countries like Italy are influenced by American politics and culture, and the impeachment inquiry is no exception.
Advocates: Impeachment hearings spotlight sentiment about immigrants of all types
Immigration lawyers and advocates say the impeachment hearings raise uncomfortable issues about treatment of immigrants sitting at the witness table.
Yousef Alshammari