Each person who walked past the velvet rope toward Raquel Pomplun was greeted by a megawatt smile.

Born and raised in California’s Central Valley, she grew up immersed in her community. Her love for storytelling began at home, influenced by her strong Filipino heritage and parents who watched the ...

Raquel Martin joined the Washington D.C. Bureau in March 2019 from WCIA3 in Springfield, IL, where she was a Statehouse Reporter/producer covering Illinois politics. Raquel began her career in 2014 as ...