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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

Federal investigators are working to determine why an Amtrak train sped up unsafely and jumped the tracks in a Philadelphia neighborhood Tuesday, killing seven and injuring dozens more. (Associated Press)

Philadelphia Amtrak derailment: Train raced at 106 mph into sharp curve

Federal investigators have determined that the Amtrak train that crashed Tuesday night and killed seven people aboard had been traveling at 106 mph into a 50 mph curve that was not equipped with a widespread safety program to limit train speeds, and which a key federal safety official said Wednesday likely would have prevented the crash.

May 13, 2015
In this June 27, 2014, file photo, people march during the 10th annual Trans Day of Action in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

FCPS to vote on more gender identity policies, will teach seventh-graders about transgenders

Less than a week after the Fairfax County Public School board voted to include gender identity in its nondiscrimination policy, the school district's Family Life Education (FLE) Committee is moving to add gender identity to its curriculum for grades 7-12, despite reassurances from the school board that the vote would not affect day-to-day school operations.

May 13, 2015
American Conservative Union's new annual rating of Congress shows Hillary Clinton had a more liberal voting record than President Obama when they were both senators, bucking pundits' views she's more centrist. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton more liberal than Obama as senators

Hillary Clinton had a more liberal voting record than President Barack Obama when they were both senators, bucking pundits views she's the more centrist of the two, according to the American Conservative Union's new annual rating of Congress.

May 12, 2015
The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse from TWT staff. (Golden Hammer cropped logo)

Golden Hammer: Congress keeps funding overbudget plutonium site

This week the House approved over $300 million for a Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River in South Carolina as part of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation efforts, despite calls from watchdog groups to gut a program that has fallen far behind schedule, exceeded its budget and has no real customers.

May 7, 2015