Authorities have arrested a man for starting a fire on New Years that caused the Palisades blaze several days later. Our investigation from Jan. used satellite and visual analysis to show that a fire on New Year’s Day likely smouldered for days before being reignited 6 days later. wapo.st/4pWUKNX

In the 18 minutes before the DCA crash, the air traffic controller managed the movement of 29 different aircraft, including the arrival or departure of six flights within 5 minutes. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Multiple Israeli strikes on Evin Prison in Tehran caused damage across 2,000 feet. The strikes killed civilians and damaged structures including a visitor gate, visitor hall, medical center, and solitary confinement cells. wapo.st/3Id3k9Q

Our analysis of satellite Imagery showed impacts on aircraft hangars, runways and a likely air force control area. wapo.st/4j8TnqP

Our Visual Forensics/International coverage of Israeli atrocities in Gaza was announced last night a Pulitzer Prize finalist! The nominated stories were reported with rigor and care. They centre human stories and harness innovative techniques to uncover hidden truths from afar. Proud of our team!

Visual Evidence indicates UN guesthouse in Gaza was hit by two Israeli tank rounds, killing aid worker Marin Marinov, known to U.N. colleagues for his warmth and kindness, and severely injuring 5 others. Read our story here: wapo.st/4jv2uCI

Our story reconstructs the moments before and after the killing and mass burial of health workers in Gaza. The initial Israeli gunshots that targeted Palestinian paramedics were fired from 150 feet or less, audio suggests. Gift link: wapo.st/4cowWMq

It is an immense honor to be awarded The Shireen Abu Akleh Award for continuing coverage of a conflict from @opcofamerica.bsky.social for our accountability-driven stories about the war in Gaza. We will continue to report on this war, as we are doing today.

Helicopter pilot's request for "visual separation" from passenger plane complicated by city lights and potential confusion with another jet in line of sight, our new 3D reconstruction shows. wapo.st/4htyTJf

Our new investigation uses visual evidence and radio coms to show how the burn scar from a New Year's Eve fire may have started the Palisades blaze 6 days later. wapo.st/3Ci3ASa

Our new VF story analyzes satellite Imagery alongside witness accounts to show how Israel is establishing a new corridor in North Gaza, fortifying military positions, demolishing huge swathes of Jabalya and Beit Lahia, and forcing civilians out. wapo.st/4gFoSrO

Our story draws on testimony and verifies videos to trace acts of violent retribution and extrajudicial killings across Syria post Rebel takeover. w/ @ntabrizy.bsky.social, @leloveluck.bsky.social, Loveday Morris, Susan Haidamous and Mustafa Salim wapo.st/49IXjeO

During Helene, dozens were dramatically rescued from the roof of a Tennessee hospital. A mile away, 6 workers died at a factory. We spent 2 months investigating why some lived — and some died — in Erwin, analyzing visuals, flood maps, weather data + interviewing survivors and relatives. GIFT LINK:

“They lost homes, limbs and loved ones.” Some families lost their sole breadwinner, others are left with chronic medical needs. @megkelly.bsky.social on the even greater urgency, post-election, of making payments to the families of civilians killed in US strikes. wapo.st/3YUeyov

4 hostages rescued amid nearly 4 hours of airstrikes. Our Visual Forensics investigation reconstructs the Israeli hostage rescue raid in Nuseirat, Gaza in which a vehicle broke down, a commander was shot, a family was home raided, and so many Palestinians were killed. Watch here wapo.st/4di8P1F

Our new Visual Forensics investigation examines the role of non-native grasslands in the spread of the Lahaina fire in Maui. t.co/YGJCk09R1C