Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.
A former Metro driver who used her mother’s Alexandria address to make dozens of fraudulent driver’s licenses, including for herself, pleaded guilty in federal court this week.
The 30-year-old D.C. woman admitted to falsifying documents to get her own Virginia commercial driver’s license, and to using her mom’s Alexandria address to create more than 67 fake licenses for other drivers, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
