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Kellan Howell

Kellan Howell

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

**FILE** A young man wears saggy pants on the Wildwood, N.J. boardwalk on June 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

Florida town bans sagging pants

Belt sales may soon spike in Ocala, Fla., after the City Council voted to pass an ordinance that would criminalize low-hanging pants on city property. Published July 18, 2014

Republican 7th District congressional candidate Dave Brat leaves a Rotary Club breakfast in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Brat defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in last week's Republican primary. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

David Brat piles up donations after Cantor defeat

Virginia tea party candidate David Brat, who upset former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in last month's primary, is now racking up support and donations, raising nearly $400,000 by the end of June. Published July 15, 2014

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks about President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 10, 2014, during a news conference. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Dems ahead of GOP in second quarter fundraising

In a continuing pattern, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outpaced its Republican counterpart in second-quarter campaign donations by $5.6 million, with $50.9 million cash on hand. Published July 15, 2014

With the Colorado state capitol building visible in the background, partygoers dance to live music and smoke pot on the first of two days at the annual 4/20 marijuana festival in Denver, Saturday April 19, 2014. The annual event is the first 420 marijuana celebration since retail marijuana stores began selling in January 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado marijuana use soars above experts’ early predictions: study

A new study by Colorado's department of revenue's Marijuana Enforcement Division and the state's Marijuana Policy Group concludes that only about nine percent of Colorado's population uses the drug, but will go through 121.4 metric tons of it every year. Published July 12, 2014

UAW Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel (right) stands with Volkswagen employees at a news conference Thursday in Chattanooga, Tenn., at which Mr. Casteel announced the formation of a new local of the United Auto Workers' union, with the blessing of the German automaker's officials. (Associated Press)

UAW won’t take ‘no’ for an answer at Volkswagen plant in Tennessee

Just five months after losing a showdown organizing vote to establish a beachhead in the booming Southern auto industry, the United Auto Workers announced Thursday it will set up a new local for the non-organized employees of Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tenn., plant. Published July 10, 2014

(Screen grab from Kendall Jones' Facebook)

Va. Democrat reportedly seeks nude shots of Kendall Jones

A self-described liberal Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia is asking his followers on social media to help him target a young cheerleader who has been at the center of internet controversy in recent weeks. Published July 10, 2014

**FILE** Angel Chavez, 3, watches a fireworks show from the shoulders of his father, Jose Chavez, in Bartlett, Tenn., on July 3, 2014. (Associated Press/The Commercial Appeal)

FAA investigating fireworks drone flights

While camera-mounted drones gave Americans stunning new views of the Fourth of July fireworks shows across the country, the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating several of the flights to determine if they violated airspace regulations. Published July 9, 2014

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reads the restrictions for visitors to immigration centers during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Top Obama administration officials told senators they're struggling to keep up with the surge of immigrants at the Southern border. McCain was upset that the restrictions prevented members of Congress from meeting with detainees or bringing in cell phones. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John McCain lambastes DHS for border-rules memo

Arizona Sen. John McCain blasted DHS officials at a Senate hearing Wednesday for circulating a memo with instructions to restrict members of Congress from taking photos and speaking to children and staff at overburdened border facilities. Published July 9, 2014