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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 ** In this file image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video, File)

Families of POWs and MIAs frustrated by Bergdahl exchange deal

One of the nation's largest organizations for prisoners of war and those missing in action opened its annual gathering in Arlington on Wednesday, and the case of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was very much on the minds of those in attendance. Published June 11, 2014

A rose is left at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall a day before the anniversary of D-Day, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 5, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

A day with heroes: Honor flight brings veterans to D.C. to see monuments

On a quiet afternoon at Ronald Reagan National Airport, feet shuffle through the terminals and bags scrape across the floor. From Terminal 30 a trumpet begins to sound and onlookers cheer as a group of unsuspecting WWII and Korean War veterans shuffle up the jet bridge, greeted by a fanfare of patriotism. Published June 5, 2014

**FILE** Lyft passenger Christina Shatzen gets into a car driven by Nancy Tcheou in San Francisco on Jan. 4, 2013. Fed up with traditional taxis, city dwellers are tapping their smartphones to hitch rides from strangers using mobile apps that allow riders and drivers to find each other. Internet-enabled ridesharing services such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar are expanding rapidly in San Francisco, New York and other U.S. cities, billing themselves as a high-tech, low-cost alternative to cabs. (Associated Press)

Virginia DMV halts ride-sharing services

Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles sent cease and desist orders Thursday to two popular ride-share services, warning that they must stop operating in violation of state law or face mounting fines. Published June 5, 2014

Rep. Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey Democrat, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill about rejecting spending cuts in education on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, in Washington. He is joined at right by Rep. Timothy H. Bishop, New York Democrat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FEC halts probe of former Rep. Robert Andrews

The Federal Election Commission has dropped a long-running campaign finance investigation into former New Jersey Democratic Rep. Robert E. Andrews, despite the objections of a leading campaign finance watchdog. Published June 3, 2014

Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency administrator, speaks June 2, 2014, at agency headquarters in Washington during an announcement of a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030. In a sweeping initiative to curb pollutants blamed for global warming, the Obama administration unveiled a plan that cuts carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years, but pushes the deadline for some states to comply until long after President Obama leaves office. (Associated Press)

Watchdog criticizes EPA oversight of contract for research on climate

On the day it unveiled sweeping new rules on greenhouse gases, the Environmental Protection Agency was facing criticism Monday from its internal watchdog for failing to better monitor a research contract on climate change to ensure taxpayers get the services for which they pay. Published June 3, 2014