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Emily Zantow

ezantow@washingtontimes.com

Emily Zantow was a U.S. Department of Justice reporter for The Washington Times.

Articles by Emily Zantow

Washington Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee III speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Hackers air stolen D.C. police files: Report

A cyber gang on Thursday released data stolen from the Metropolitan Police Department after the agency refused to pay a $4 million ransom, according to a local news outlet.

May 13, 2021
Visitors wearing face masks leave the Alamo, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in San Antonio. Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is lifting a mask mandate and lifting business capacity limits next week. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

CDC: Fully vaccinated don’t need masks indoors or outdoors

Fully vaccinated people can ditch their masks and ignore physical distancing both outdoors and indoors, the Biden administration said Thursday in a dramatic shift for a federal team that has been panned as overly cautious and a drag on the return to normal life.

May 13, 2021
An adult cicada sheds its nymphal skin on the bark on an oak tree, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge from 15 states in the U.S. East. Scientists say Brood X is one of the biggest for these bugs which come out only once every 17 years. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Brood X cicadas about to emerge by billions

Cherry blossoms may be the official, undisputed harbingers of spring in the region, but once every 17 years, the little pink blooms have to share the seasonal stage with a somewhat less photogenic rival: the red-eyed, yellow-winged Brood X cicada.

May 5, 2021
Washington Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee III speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Homicide jump fuels District crime prevention initiative

Homicides in the District of Columbia are up significantly over the same period last year, and after a bloody weekend of multiple shootings, including the wounding of a 7-year-old riding a scooter, city officials on Monday outlined plans to address the surge.

May 3, 2021
Mary M. Cheh (The Washington Times/File)

D.C. residents angry over plan to raze Hardy Park, build school

Residents of Foxhall Village in Northwest are embroiled in a heated debate over Hardy Park, which is being renovated at a cost of $5 million. City officials want to demolish part of it and build a $56 million school that will offer a more diverse student body for the Woodrow Wilson High feeder system.

April 29, 2021