Erin Spaht
Special Projects and Investigative Producer at WUSA-TV (Washington, DC)
Sr. Special Projects & Investigative Producer + @WUSA9 @LSU @ManshipSchool | EMMY, Murrow, AP, Tom Renner Award winner It's pronouced Sp-8, not Sp@
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3 weeks ago |
wusa9.com | Erin Spaht
Claiming Social Security is a complicated process and it's especially important for women to get it right. WASHINGTON — Figuring out the maze of options you have when claiming Social Security can be a challenging task. According to the Center for Policy and Budget Priorities, women represent more than half of Social Security beneficiaries in their 60s and make up 95% of Social Security survivor beneficiaries, so it’s important to get it right.
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Feb 21, 2024 |
wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory |Erin Spaht |Scott Broom
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Rich Leotta's son, Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta, was struck and killed by a drunk driver while conducting DUI enforcement in December 2015. Since then, Rich Leotta has worked hard to strengthen drunk driving laws in Maryland. In 2016, lawmakers passed Noah's Law, but Rich Leotta said the law is being trampled on because of a loophole.
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Jan 31, 2024 |
wusa9.com | Eric Flack |Erin Spaht |Tom Kopania
ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. — When flash flooding swept across the D.C. region in August 2023, Arlington County’s Emergency Communications Center was flooded with calls. But not all of them were emergencies. It was the last thing 911 dispatchers needed as they tried to focus on those in need of immediate help. “It can be stressful,” said Arlington County Emergency Communications Center supervisor Ryan Scarzella when asked about balancing true 911 emergency calls with non-emergency calls.
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Jan 9, 2024 |
wusa9.com | Lesli Foster |Erin Spaht |Samara Martin-Ewing
BETHESDA, Md. — Maryland first lady Dawn Moore received an honor Monday, from the U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, during a naming ceremony at the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. Accompanied by her husband, Gov. Wes Moore, Dawn Moore was named the sponsor of the new medical ship, USNS Bethesda. The ship, named after the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, will deliver medical aide to Navy and Marine Corps servicemembers around the world.
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Nov 28, 2023 |
wltx.com | Erin Spaht |Kaitlyn McGrath |Tom Kopania
WASHINGTON — As soon as you crack open a new can on tennis balls, they instantly start losing pressure. Eventually, a bouncy ball becomes a dead one. How you get rid of balls that have lost their bounce can make a big impact on the environment. We met up with Mark DiChiara. He's an avid tennis player, instructor, and General Manager at Georgetown Prep Tennis Club, in Rockville, Maryland. People chuck tennis balls in the trash because they are hard to recycle.
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