Ciara Wells is an Evening Digital Editor at WTOP. She specializes in covering culture and politics, with a keen focus on crime, justice, and regional issues that impact everyday people. Her work has been featured in Rappahannock Media/InsideNoVa and WTOP News.
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Ciara Wells predominantly covers local news, with a focus on crime, traffic accidents, and government & politics in the Washington D.C. area. Her articles often involve evolving stories and breaking news related to these topics.
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A D.C. woman has pleaded guilty in the death of her 3-year-old daughter after the young girl accidentally ingested pills containing fentanyl in 2022.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and other elected leaders broke ground Tuesday on a major construction project that will see a new rail bridge built between D.C. and Arlington.
Previous A house in Haymarket, Virginia, exploded after a gas leak was reported on Tuesday afternoon. (Courtesy Loudoun County Fire Fighters Association)
By: Ciara Wells
A California man has pleaded guilty to a gold bar scam that bilked a Montgomery County, Maryland, woman of nearly $800,000.
By: Ciara Wells
A Maryland man has been sentenced to 68 years in prison for the murder of his child's mother and grandmother, shooting another person and setting a D.C. apartment on fire with his baby inside.
By: Ciara Wells
D.C.-area skaters will soon be able to lace up their skates at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden ice rink starting next month.
By: Ciara Wells
National Geographic is set to open a museum in downtown D.C. in 2026, that promises to immerse visitors in "the excitement of exploration and discovery."
By: Ciara Wells
What impact could the next steps of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration have in the D.C. area, where the majority of voters cast their ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged this week in connection with two businesses burglaries in Montgomery County, Maryland.
By: Ciara Wells
Denise Middleton, 26, was shot and killed in October of 2022. (Courtesy Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office)
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