WAMU: Local News https://wamu.org/ News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:47:25 +0000 en-US Copyright WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio - For Personal Use Only News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. WAMU WAMU 88.5 podcasts@wamu.org News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. WAMU 88.5 podcasts@wamu.org News,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland no No https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wamu-885-tile.png WAMU: Local News https://wamu.org/ https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.8 120991863 WAMU’s week ahead: D.C. nurses protest Palantir, environmentalism and development in Montgomery County and go-go’s 50th anniversary https://wamu.org/story/26/08/31/wamus-week-ahead-d-c-nurses-protest-palantir-environmentalism-and-development-in-montgomery-county-and-go-gos-50th-anniversary/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:32:59 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/31/wamus-week-ahead-d-c-nurses-protest-palantir-environmentalism-and-development-in-montgomery-county-and-go-gos-50th-anniversary/ no no no 3:56 Jackson Sinnenberg, Esther Ciammachilli WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland Local non-profit donates thousands of books to childhood cancer patients https://wamu.org/story/26/08/26/local-non-profit-donates-thousands-of-books-to-childhood-cancer-patients/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:57:18 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/26/local-non-profit-donates-thousands-of-books-to-childhood-cancer-patients/ no no no 1:13 Jackson Sinnenberg WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland A year into its D.C. deployment, the National Guard is largely missing from crime data https://wamu.org/story/26/08/25/a-year-into-its-d-c-deployment-the-national-guard-is-largely-missing-from-crime-data/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:35:05 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/25/a-year-into-its-d-c-deployment-the-national-guard-is-largely-missing-from-crime-data/ no no no 4:00 Chris Remington, Esther Ciammachilli WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland D.C.’s college tuition assistance program is more generous than ever. Is it enough? https://wamu.org/story/26/08/25/dc-college-tuition-affordability/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:58:22 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/25/dc-college-tuition-affordability/ no no no 4:47 Kayla Hewitt, Alison Brody WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland D.C. jazz singer Akua Allrich on the mission and message of her new album ‘Bonya’ https://wamu.org/story/26/08/21/d-c-jazz-singer-akua-allrich-new-album-bonya/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:30:27 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/21/d-c-jazz-singer-akua-allrich-new-album-bonya/ no no no 4:16 Tamika Smith, Jackson Sinnenberg WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland A new DOJ opinion raises concerns for families receiving at home disability care https://wamu.org/story/26/08/19/doj-opinion-raises-concerns-disability-care/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:44:06 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/19/doj-opinion-raises-concerns-disability-care/ no no no 4:00 Chris Remington, Natalie Yuravlivker, Stephanie Armour, Zach Dyer WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland Voices of Wards 7 and 8: How the federal takeover of D.C. impacted Southeast https://wamu.org/story/26/08/14/voices-of-wards-7-and-8-how-the-federal-takeover-of-dc-impacted-southeast/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:49:04 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/14/voices-of-wards-7-and-8-how-the-federal-takeover-of-dc-impacted-southeast/ no no no 3:52 Sarah Y. Kim WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland How is the National Guard deployment changing D.C. politics? https://wamu.org/story/26/08/13/how-is-the-national-guard-deployment-changing-d-c-politics/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:52:18 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/13/how-is-the-national-guard-deployment-changing-d-c-politics/ no no no 3:57 Esther Ciammachilli, Jackson Sinnenberg WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland ‘We grow more united’: Free DC Executive Director on the 1-year anniversary of the National Guard deployment https://wamu.org/story/26/08/12/free-dc-executive-director-1-year-anniversary-national-guard-deployment/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:00:28 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/12/free-dc-executive-director-1-year-anniversary-national-guard-deployment/ no no no 3:59 Esther Ciammachilli, Kayla Hewitt WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland The U.S. is experiencing the largest outbreak of measles in 35 years. Here’s what you need to know in the D.C. region https://wamu.org/story/26/08/12/the-u-s-is-experiencing-the-largest-outbreak-of-measles-in-35-years-heres-what-you-need-to-know-in-the-d-c-region/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:26:22 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/12/the-u-s-is-experiencing-the-largest-outbreak-of-measles-in-35-years-heres-what-you-need-to-know-in-the-d-c-region/ no no no 8:10 Esther Ciammachilli, Jackson Sinnenberg WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland