A two-year investigative project uncovers huge, covert national security buildups in the U.S. since the 9/11 attacks, hidden from public scrutiny. (WP) View

A Maryland couple turns pesky, non-native plants into whimsical sculptures. (WP) View

The Best Videojournalism Stories of 2009 ... Celebrating excellence in video, journalism and storytelling. View

After decades of caring for her invalid younger sister at home, Clarice 'Classie' Morant, 104, moved into her sister's death bed the next night, taking her place in needing care. (WP) View

A videojournalist documents his experience of being a donor in an eight-person kidney exchange so his ailing father can receive a transplant. (WP) View

A Washington, D.C. pastor and his church offer gay African Americans a message of acceptance and responsibility. (WP) View

Recent Maryland high school grad Joey Baker has one of the most promising baritone singing voices in the country. (WP) View

Style-conscious Washington, D.C. takes center stage in this video series about neighborhoods and hot spots in the nation's capital. (WP) View

Leshelle Hicks thought she was moving into Joseph's House to die. Instead, the AIDS patient learned how to live. (WP) View

Role-playing psychotherapist Barry Spodak creates mentally unbalanced characters to train law enforcement agents who protect politicians and VIPs. (WP) View

A quasi-military academy run by the National Guard gives at-risk teens a second chance at graduation. (WP) View

Stark survival stories abound amidst the rubble of Sichuan Province's devastating 7.9 temblor that killed 60,000 and left millions homeless. Emmy nominee.(WP) View