15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free. wapo.st/4m81PJf ‪By Reis Thebault, Alice Li and Melina Mara

From 2020 - 2023, youth crime in DC spiked, and we investigated why. We found a series of failures to address the very problem leaders promised to solve, finding the systems put in place to help DC's youth often fell short with dire consequences. Gift links to our series are threaded.

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

Panelist: people who scrape in R are psychopaths. Me and @ence.bsky.social: #NICAR25

A Washington Post color analysis of D.C. found shades of gray permeate neighborhoods where the White population has increased and the Black population has decreased, by @jdharden.bsky.social and @marissajae.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

“Gray houses have become a symbol of this muteness, this quiet, humble, nothing-is-happening-here,” De La Torre said. “When you paint a house gray, you’re covering up its history, its memory." @marissajae.bsky.social @jdharden.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

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Kids brave commutes that can stretch over an hour on a transit system that struggles to deliver reliable service. We modeled over 4,000 unique trips to school, tracked the live location of hundreds of buses for months and spoke to dozens of students. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-...

A Virginia law to protect pedestrians has almost never been used: That could change this year with a new attempt at stiffer penalties for hitting people in crosswalks. @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/40fQv44

Out-of-control wildfires are raging across greater Los Angeles, killing at least five people, devouring neighborhoods and forcing the evacuation of about 180,000 people as the blazes enter their third day. Here's how you can help. Follow live updates here: wapo.st/4acZ9F5

More to come later this week, but read how we reported all of the stories in this series here: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

The ‘perfect’ predator: How a police chief groomed a Texas town www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

In response to our investigation that revealed predatory school police officers used their positions to meet, groom and exploit students — the Justice Department issued new guidelines today. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

The latest from our investigation, Abused by the Badge. The headline says it all. A police chief was accused of paying $100 to rape a teen — and trying to cover it up. wapo.st/40I3n4K

Marty: We have to find a way to work on building up local journalism. It is the single biggest crisis in journalism today. And most Americans don't even come into contact with a journalist anymore. And that's part of the trust problem is because they judge journalism by what they see on cable news.

Dean: How do you think the press performed this election? Marty: I think we need to work harder at really understanding the country. We do have to get out into the country and take the measure of the sentiment in this country. We just owe it to the American public.

Now - Marty Baron and Dean Baquet sit down together at the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism — breaking down coverage of the elections and discuss what’s to come. Baquet to Baron: Let's talk about Jeff Bezos ...

Dreaming of snow this winter? Look up the forecast in your area. wapo.st/3CjsMaD 🎁 link

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