Emma Uber

Washington, D.C.

Local reporting fellow

Education: Indiana University, BA in journalism and international studies

Emma Uber is a reporter covering crime and criminal justice in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties. Prior to being awarded the inaugural local reporting fellowship, she interned on The Post's metro desk. She has previously covered breaking news at the Tampa Bay Times, interned with Indianapolis Monthly magazine and worked with the national investigative team at USA Today. She is a recent graduate of Indiana University, where she served as one of the inaugural student board members of the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism and spent four years reporting for the Indiana Daily St
Latest from Emma Uber

Husband charged with murder in case of missing Manassas Park mother

A Prince William County grand jury on Monday indicted Naresh Bhatt, who has been in jail awaiting trial on a lesser charge of concealing a dead body.

December 2, 2024
Gita Kafle, seated left, mother of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, listens as Manassas Park Police Chief Mario Lugo confirms the new charges against Kafle Bhatt's husband at a Monday night news conference.

Fatal crash involving D.C. police official under investigation

A motorcyclist crashed into a police cruiser early Saturday morning in Northwest Washington.

November 30, 2024

A man with cerebral palsy was neglected and died, police said. His family is being blamed.

Authorities charged Katharine Thompson, 69, and Jonathan Thompson, 31, with felony murder in the death of Jeremy Thompson, 32.

November 27, 2024

Fairfax prosecutor rules police justified in shooting man in chaotic encounter

Brandon Lemagne died in a May 11, 2023, altercation with Fairfax County police officers at a gas station in the Alexandria area.

November 27, 2024
The scene where Brandon Lemagne was shot and killed by police on May 11, 2023.

A decade after Marion Barry’s death, many show they haven’t forgotten him

From leaving flowers at his gravesite to gathering for the unveiling of a mural in his honor, people paid respect to D.C.’s Mayor for Life.

November 23, 2024
Former D.C. mayor Marion Barry’s gravesite at the Congressional Cemetery on Nov. 23.

A man convicted of exposure returns to W&OD Trail to rape, police say

The man had been released from jail four days earlier, authorities said, after serving a sentence that did not take into account his full criminal history.

November 23, 2024
The Washington & Old Dominion Trail. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

Family of student ‘hung’ at Md. school will take legal action, mother says

Charles County superintendent says discipline is being imposed after the alleged incident in a school bathroom.

November 19, 2024

Authorities investigate alleged hanging incident in Md. elementary school

A Charles County mother said in a viral Instagram post that her second-grade son was ‘hung’ by another student. The school’s account differs.

November 17, 2024

Man caught on video bragging about Fairfax County killing sentenced to life

Jordan Cochran was convicted of killing 18-year-old Kebbren Leigh-Gaye and blinding another man in a pair of 2022 Fairfax County shootings.

November 14, 2024
The Fairfax County, Virginia, courthouse.

Federal workers prepare for cuts, forced relocations in Trump’s second term

Trump, in his formal campaign platform, called to redistribute workers out of the Washington area and implement large-scale cuts to the federal government.

November 7, 2024
President Donald Trump signs an executive order to transform the federal hiring process. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)