Jess Arnold, wusa9

Jess Arnold

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Washington, DC, United States

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DC councilmember hosting forum to find solutions to gun violence

Councilmember Brooke Pinto is hosting a three-day forum to bring together neighbors, advocates, and officials. → Read More

LCPS hosting fentanyl awareness sessions

This comes after multiple Northern Virginia teens fatally overdosed the last few months. → Read More

ANC advocating for more bus shelters at DC Council hearing

Santiago Lakatos says he wants to amplify the voices of bus riders in the District. → Read More

Ukrainian-American filmmaker reflects on 1 year of war

Friday night, United Help Ukraine is kicking off a two-day event, starting outside the Russian Embassy at 7 p.m. → Read More

Driver smashes into several parked cars in Columbia Heights and takes off

A simple license plate search reveals $1,000s in unpaid tickets. → Read More

WMATA at center of DC Council oversight hearing after recent violent incidents

The D.C. Council's Committee on Transportation and the Environment have a lot to discuss at Friday's meeting. → Read More

Horton's Kids opens new hub in Southeast DC

The 10,000-square-foot space will have wellness rooms, tutoring areas, even podcasting studios. → Read More

DC community leaders launching 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' movement

The Anacostia Coordinating Council will be announcing the campaign at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 10. → Read More

Advice for dealing with a children's medicine shortage

Many parents are finding empty shelf after empty shelf as they try to pick up medicine for their children. → Read More

DCPS students to be excluded from school without vaccines

Students in grades 6 through 12 need to submit proof of vaccination by Friday. This does not include the COVID shot. → Read More

Girl, 9, recalls being shot in Northeast DC as she continues a long path to healing

Reagan Grimes was shot in the chest in May 2021 while she was playing outside a friend's apartment in northeast D.C. → Read More

Formerly incarcerated father hopes to lead son down a different path

DC jail officials say untreated trauma can result in generations of families behind bars. → Read More

DC's Safe Passage program is a first step toward protecting DC kids from trauma

The city funded the program for the first time in Fiscal Year 2022. → Read More

Here's what a revised criminal code means for DC

The DC Council is set to vote on a revised criminal code Wednesday. → Read More

Librarians want a permanent spot in DC Public Schools

They're staging a read-in on the steps of the Wilson Building at 10 a.m. on Saturday. → Read More

'I feel like this should be an emergency' | DC school teacher frustrated by broken HVAC systems, lights

A DCPS teacher says her students have dealt with broken HVAC systems and lights since school started -- even before. She wants DCPS to fix them properly. → Read More

Fairfax Co. mom pleads for drivers to slow down after police issue ticket for driver going 90 mph in a school zone

After Fairfax County Police have issued speeding tickets for over 90mph and two students were killed by a speeding driver, a mom urges drivers to slow down. → Read More

Local universities share monkeypox policies amid first reported U.S. death

Though some colleges have reported a few cases, most still say the transmission is low. → Read More

Nourish Now tackles food insecurity with leftovers

Nourish Now picks up leftover food from businesses, like Nats Park, and distributes them to families in need. → Read More

DC Fire: Man dead in Potomac River after drowning

Witnesses said they heard splashing and calls for help, and one person reported seeing someone trying to swim to a loose skiff who was not seen again. → Read More