Kojo Nnamdi and Wesley Lowery Join SpotlightDC Board
SpotlightDC: Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism is thrilled to announce that Kojo Nnamdi, host of WAMU’s Politics Hour, and Wes Lowery, Pulitzer-prize-winning reporter and
Unlocked: Failing Security at DCPS
Unsecured Doors Put Students At Risk The DCPS second grade teacher knows the work order for the computerized lock on her classroom door was marked
These D.C. Police Officers Work So Much Overtime They Out-Earn The Mayor
There’s overtime pay, and then there’s this. A small group of MPD officers works 12-18 hours nearly every day. What’s going on? For D.C. Metropolitan
An Ongoing Bribery Investigation Targets a D.C. Police Officer and Could Jeopardize a Criminal Case
The Office of the Inspector General is investigating MPD Officer Todd Cory for his alleged involvement in a bribery and kickback scheme, according to government
The Hidden Costs of Flooding in D.C.’s Poorest Wards
As climate change takes hold, chronic flooding is not affecting all residents equally. An important piece of environmental justice reporting. Through funding from Spotlight D.C.
D.C. Cops Blown Gun Cases Keeps Killers on DC Streets
With an investigation funded by SpotlightDC, Washington City Paper reporters have answered this grisly question: Why are DC streets awash in illegal guns that are