Dana Hedgpeth Dana Hedgpeth is a Washington Post reporter, working in the early morning to report on traffic, crime and other local issues. She joined The Post in 1999. She’s American Indian and an enrolled member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe of N.C. Share Share via Facebook Facebook Circle Icon Share via Twitter Twitter Circle Icon Share via Flipboard Flipboard Circle Icon Share via Email Mail Circle Icon Print December 10, 2017