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Sophie Kaplan

skaplan@washingtontimes.com

Sophie Kaplan was a metro reporter for The Washington Times.

Articles by Sophie Kaplan

In this May 28, 2019, photo, a woman rides an electronic scooter in downtown Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Amanda Morris)

D.C. Council mulls future of electric scooters

The D.C. Council is considering how to regulate the city's ever-growing electric scooter industry as alternative transportation for the District's motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and public transit riders.

November 4, 2019
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, left, waves a flag and Ryan Zimmerman, right, hoists the World Series trophy as the baseball team arrives at Dulles Airport, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in Chantilly, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals return to jubilant city

The Nationals' return to Washington on Thursday capped a delirious day of high-fives, hugs and impromptu "Baby Shark" jams in a sports town known more for failure than success that is suddenly, improbably, amazingly celebrating a third national championship in just two years.

October 31, 2019
Ward Six Councilmember Charles Allen speaks during the District of Columbia Inauguration ceremony at the Convention Center in Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Charles Allen rips Jessica Liu for skipping hate crime hearing

D.C. Council member Charles Allen repeatedly expressed disappointment Wednesday that federal prosecutors did not send a representative to his Judiciary Committee hearing on the lack of prosecution of hate crimes in the District.

October 23, 2019
Montgomery police officers block the intersection outside a parking garage in downtown Silver Spring, Md., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. A man was arrested by police over the weekend for trying to attack three people with a machete at a Silver Spring shopping center. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Police suicide ‘epidemic’ spurs soul-searching

The suicide of a police officer in Montgomery County, Maryland, this week is part of a surge in law enforcers across the country taking their lives, prompting police departments to address concerns about the mental health of their members.

October 17, 2019
Every voting booth was filled by Madison County voters Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, as they filled out their paper ballots in Ridgeland, Miss. Voters have a number of races to consider, including judiciary and federal offices and some local issues. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

D.C. Council hears support for letting jailed felons vote

The legislation, co-introduced by the entire D.C. Council, would make the city after January 2021 the first jurisdiction in the country to restore the right to vote to incarcerated felons. (Maine and Vermont never took away the right to vote for prisoners.) As the law stands right now in the District, convicted felons can vote only after fully completing their sentences.

October 10, 2019
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D.C. Council to weigh bill escalating fight against cooperation with ICE

The D.C. Council will consider emergency legislation on Tuesday prohibiting city agencies from cooperating with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers without a warrant, an escalation of the clash with the Trump administration that Chairman Phil Mendelson said was consistent with the city's approach "toward the federal government's inability to deal with immigration."

October 7, 2019
Assistant Police Chief Robert Contee said about 2,000 illegal guns are recovered each year in the District — 40% of which come from Virginia.
 (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

D.C. residents plea for lawmakers to address gun violence

The mother of a young man who was gunned down in Southeast in August pleaded Thursday at a D.C. Council hearing for something to be done about the disproportionate amount of violence her community faces and the lack of resources it has to address it.

October 3, 2019