NOTE: This piece was originally published on January 22, 2020. You can read it here. FREDERICK, Md. — In 2019, an Army laboratory at Fort Detrick that studies deadly infectious material like Ebola and smallpox was shut down for a period of time after a CDC … Continue readingArmy germ lab shut down by CDC in 2019 had several ‘serious’ protocol violations that year
NOTE: This piece was originally published on September 24, 2019. You can read it here. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A D.C. row home that was being illegally used as a rooming house with multiple fire violations was flagged by a police officer four months before two … Continue readingInvestigation into row house remained stalled for 97 days, closing 4 days after fatal fire
HOW CONOR LAMB WON WESTMORELAND COUNTY WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. –Industry has waned in the Rust Belt, but the labor movement is still strong enough to turn the tide of elections. After Democrat Conor Lamb came from down in the polls to snatch victory over Rick … Continue readingHow a blue Lamb wooed a red district
NOTE: A version of this story appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on July 27, 2018. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GLASS CAPITAL OF THE WORLD — a multimedia package JEANNETTE, Pennsylvania — At one time, as much as 70 percent of the world’s glass was … Continue readingJeannette, PA: The rise and fall of the glass capital of the world
By Diana DiGangi and Gillian Bullock for Capital News Service NOTE: This piece was originally released for publication in December, 2017. You can also read it here. When we think about where our loved ones will spend their golden years, most of us don’t picture … Continue readingDozens of Virginia nursing homes fined for violations
NOTE: This piece was originally released for publication in February 2016. RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center on Tuesday hosted the eighth annual Capitol Square Classic basketball games, as members of the governor’s office faced off against lobbyists and delegates faced off against … Continue readingGovernment officials face off at Siegel Center
FILE PHOTO: Justice Antonin Scalia, courtesy of the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States NOTE: This piece was originally released for publication in February 2016. You can also read it here. RICHMOND — Virginia political analysts say Republicans in the U.S. Senate … Continue readingAnalysts: GOP may regret gridlock over Scalia replacement
NOTE: This piece was originally released for publication in October 2015. HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Several altercations between Donald Trump supporters and protesters broke out at Wednesday evening’s rally at the main exhibition hall at Richmond International Raceway. After Trump addressed immigration issues in his … Continue readingTrump supporters and protesters clash at Richmond rally
NOTE: This piece was originally released for publication in February 2016. You can also read it here. It was a requested follow-up to this story. RICHMOND, Va. – “For fifteen years of my life, I experienced unwanted same-sex attractions,” Christopher Doyle said. Doyle grew up … Continue readingConversion therapy, explained: by a practitioner and a victim
NOTE: This piece was originally released for publication in February 2017. You can read it here as well. RICHMOND, Va. — Ever since Monroe Park shut down for renovations in November, the conversation around homelessness in Richmond has grown more urgent, and some say more productive. Monroe … Continue readingRichmond service groups try to help homeless after Monroe Park closure