Hau Chu

Washington, D.C.

A writer focused on stories and issues across the D.C. region, usually happening around nighttime.

Education: George Mason University, BA in Government and International Politics

Hau Chu is a staff writer on The Washington Post's Local desk, where he writes about life and oddities across the D.C. region. He has been a general assignment reporter and editorial aide for Features, writing for Style, Sunday Arts & Style, Weekend and KidsPost, and previously worked at the New York Daily News.
Latest from Hau Chu

Jeers, cheers as D.C. watches Trump-Harris debate

D.C. residents took to bars, cafes and campus centers to watch and fend off nerves with a drink or two in hand and sympathetic ears nearby.

September 11, 2024
Attendees with D.C. Young Republicans watch the presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris at the Dirty Water in Washington on Tuesday.

Rock Creek Park golf course overhaul gets final approval

The National Park Service’s plan to overhaul the public golf course in Rock Creek Park received final approval Thursday from the National Capital Planning Commission.

September 5, 2024
Golfers on the Rock Creek Park Golf Course on Oct. 31, 2023.

Tractor-trailer crunches a Virginia highway sign on Thursday morning

The crash forced the closure of all westbound lanes of Interstate 64 at mile marker 200 east of Richmond, according to Henrico County police.

September 5, 2024
A tractor-trailer hit an overhead sign on Interstate 64 east of Richmond on Thursday.

D.C. synagogue holds vigil to mourn Israeli hostage deaths

A prayer vigil at Adas Israel Congregation in Northwest Washington was dedicated to the six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered over the weekend.

September 4, 2024
LeElle Slifer, the cousin of Carmel Gat, one of six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza over the weekend, speaks during a prayer vigil at Adas Israel Congregation in Northwest Washington on Tuesday night.

D.C. officer used metal device to reach gun in drain when it discharged, officials say

Wayne David was fatally shot when a gun he was trying to retrieve “went off.” Officials say he was trying to reach it with a device used to unlock cars.

August 29, 2024

D.C. police officer fatally shot on DC-295 in Northeast Washington, officials say

Authorities said the officer was trying to retrieve a gun from a storm drain when it “went off.” He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

August 28, 2024
Law enforcement officials block a section of southbound DC-295 in Northeast D.C. on Wednesday after a D.C. police officer was shot.

Some Giant stores in D.C. are banning unaccompanied minors after 6 p.m.

The company said in a statement that the effort is meant to “mitigate the unprecedented levels of product theft that have become unsustainable for our business.”

August 23, 2024
Signs at a Giant in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood informs customers about a policy that bans minors from entering the store without an adult after 6 p.m.

In Ward 8, Trayon White’s arrest fuels disappointment and suspicion

First elected to the council in 2016, Trayon White was popular and known as someone who grew up in the community and understood the challenges its residents face.

August 19, 2024
D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) addresses the media beside other community members at the corner of Good Hope Road and 16th Street Southeast in August 2023.

This country music fan helps the deaf community enjoy concerts

Music venues are often tasked with hiring ASL interpreters like Stephanie Schaffer to ensure deaf and hard of hearing music fans can enjoy concerts.

August 9, 2024
Stephanie Schaffer, an American Sign Language interpreter, signs during a Luke Combs concert at Commanders Field on July 27.

D.C. area first responders to assist FEMA in Debby relief

Forty-five members of Montgomery County, Md.’s fire and rescue team were mobilized Sunday night and sent to Columbia, S.C.

August 5, 2024
A man walks through storm surge on the flooded road into Horseshoe Beach, Fla., on Monday morning.