Evan Lambert
I am an award-winning journalist, who joined the FOX 5 News team in July 2017 from our sister station in Tampa, Fla. I'm thrilled to be back in the DMV, where I grew up.
While covering news in Tampa, with stops along the way in Orlando and Myrtle Beach, S.C., I have reported on numerous stories of national interest. I was my station's lead reporter on one of the hardest stories I've ever had to tell, the Pulse nightclub attack.
I reported live the night a jury reached a not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case, followed developments in the "Loud Music" murder case, and was one of the first reporters on the scene when FBI agents shot and killed an associate of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
In Tampa, my relentless reporting on safety concerns over discount airline Allegiant Air, led to an early safety review of the company by the FAA. My career in broadcast journalism began before I graduated high school as a reporter and anchor for Teen Perspective 2News, a teen news show at the ABC affiliate in my hometown of Baltimore.
That's where I developed a passion for storytelling. I am a proud graduate of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Go Terps! When I'm not on-air, you can find me at my Crossfit gym or eating my way through the District.
The latest from Evan Lambert
DC police charge 1, issue warrants for arrests in killing of 11-year-old Davon McNeal
D.C. police have made an arrest and have issued warrants for the arrests of others in connection with the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy at a community cookout on July 4.
Lawsuit claims former Gaithersburg High School wrestler was sexually assaulted inside unsupervised locker room
Montgomery County Public Schools faces another allegation of failed supervision that led to what a lawsuit says was a sexual assault inside a high school locker room.
Gun sales break historic records in Virginia amid pandemic, protests
Federal data that is the best indication of gun purchases show gun sales have broken records in June across the country and in Virginia.
DC firefighters who got COVID-19 are donating plasma to patients fighting
Firefighter/EMTs help people every day, but now even those who were sidelined by COVID-19 are potentially helping dozens of patients in some cases fighting the virus in critical care units or on ventilators.
Maryland officials order COVID-19 testing site shut down; warn results may be incorrect
State officials have ordered a Maryland lab to stop performing coronavirus tests and have warned people who recently got tested through the company that their results may be incorrect.
Family: Rights denied for relatives of Virginia murder victim
Amid a state watchdog investigation into the Virginia Parole Board and policies leading to the release of inmates, another family is coming forward telling FOX 5 they were not allowed the input the law guarantees before their loved one's killer was granted release.
Race to Equality: Concentrated poverty and the impact of crime
As part of FOX 5's series "Race to Equality," we are exploring the role of poverty in majority-Black neighborhoods and the violent crime that inequality forces neighbors to endure.
Prince George's County police chief Hank Stawinski resigns
Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski has resigned from his position effective immediately, officials announced Thursday.
PGPD chief Hank Stawinski speaks out on police reform, budgets
Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski spoke to FOX 5 Wednesday amid calls to defund police and a national conversation on reform spurred by the Black Lives Matter movement and George Floyd's killing by a police officer.
Proposal to shift police funds in Prince George's County
Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is asking the county council to redirect $20 million from a police budget for a training facility to build a new mental health facility.