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Kellan Howell

Kellan Howell

khowell@washingtontimes.com

Kellan Howell is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering defense and national security. Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Kellan graduated from James Madison University where she received bachelor's degrees in media arts and design and international affairs with a concentration in western European politics.
During her time at JMU, she interned for British technology and business news website "ITPro" in London and worked as a freelance reporter for The Washington Guardian. She was also an executive editor of 22807, a new student magazine covering arts and culture in the JMU community.
Kellan can be reached at khowell@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Kellan Howell

Melissa Klein, co-owner of Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, Oregon, tells a customer that the bakery has sold out of baked goods to sell for the day on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Sweetcakes by Melissa owners send ‘we love you’ cakes to LGBT groups

Aaron and Melissa Klein, the owners of the Sweetcakes by Melissa bakery who were ordered by Oregon state officials last month to pay $135,000 in damages for declining to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, are now sending a message to LGBT groups to show that they care.

August 21, 2015
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Golden Hammer: Taxpayers float bill for defective first responder equipment

Homeland Security still allows local police and fire departments to spend billions of tax dollars on faulty communications equipment that isn't "interoperable," meaning agencies can't easily communicate with each other, hampering emergency response, the department's inspector general said in a report released Thursday.

August 20, 2015
Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy Dave Durbin prepares to fly a drone during a demonstration of a search and rescue operation on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in Dublin, Calif. As law enforcement joins the ranks of hobbyists sending drones into California skies, civil liberties advocates are raising the specter of unchecked police surveillance and state lawmakers are drafting limits. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Feds, police working on safe, anti-drone technology

Several U.S. government agencies are working with state and local law enforcement to develop new technology to track and disable drones safely, according to sources familiar with the project.

August 20, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, arrive to attend the opening of the Army-2015 international military show featuring the latest Russian weapons in Kubinka, outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Russia planting new anti-aircraft missiles in Arctic

Russia is moving new, specially modified air-defense systems that can withstand harsh arctic environments to key areas along its border with Norway and the U.S., the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Studies Office (FSMO) said in its August report.

August 19, 2015