WAMU: Local News https://wamu.org/ News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:02:23 +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=6.8.7 120991863 ‘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 One year of the National Guard in D.C. https://wamu.org/story/26/08/11/one-year-of-the-national-guard-in-d-c/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:30:59 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/11/one-year-of-the-national-guard-in-d-c/ no no no 8:00 Natalie Yuravlivker, Alison Brody WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland Photographer’s Notebook: Going for gold at the Maryland Senior Olympics https://wamu.org/story/26/08/11/photographers-notebook-maryland-senior-olympics/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:07:41 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/11/photographers-notebook-maryland-senior-olympics/ no no no 7:26 Tyrone Turner, Esther Ciammachilli WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland WAMU’s Week Ahead: One year anniversary of federal law enforcement surge and the athletes of Maryland’s Senior Olympics https://wamu.org/story/26/08/10/wamus-week-ahead-one-year-anniversary-of-federal-law-enforcement-surge-and-the-athletes-of-marylands-senior-olympics/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:48:57 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/10/wamus-week-ahead-one-year-anniversary-of-federal-law-enforcement-surge-and-the-athletes-of-marylands-senior-olympics/ no no no 4:15 Jackson Sinnenberg, Esther Ciammachilli WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland Dulles Airport’s $22 billion makeover could hike passenger fees and incur taxpayer costs https://wamu.org/story/26/08/07/dulles-airports-22-billion-makeover-could-hike-passenger-fees-and-incur-taxpayer-costs/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:45:36 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/07/dulles-airports-22-billion-makeover-could-hike-passenger-fees-and-incur-taxpayer-costs/ no no no 3:57 Chris Remington, Esther Ciammachilli WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland Budget battle erupts in D.C. over opioid settlement money https://wamu.org/story/26/08/07/dc-budget-battle-opioid-settlement-money/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:18:12 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/07/dc-budget-battle-opioid-settlement-money/ no no no 1:31 Rachel Spears, Aneri Pattani WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland D.C. Inspector General finds ‘systemic breakdown’ in MPD’s crime data reporting https://wamu.org/story/26/08/06/dc-inspector-general-report-mpd-crime-reports/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:28:23 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/06/dc-inspector-general-report-mpd-crime-reports/ no no no 3:58 Natalie Yuravlivker, Kayla Hewitt WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland Medicaid covers doula care in Virginia, but access to a ‘birthing bestie’ is often out of reach https://wamu.org/story/26/08/05/va-medicaid-doula-care/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:53:21 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/05/va-medicaid-doula-care/ no no no 3:12 Rachel Spears WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland WAMU’s Week Ahead: Maryland special session on redistricting, Virginia primary elections and D.C. jazz singer Akua Allrich https://wamu.org/story/26/08/03/wamus-week-ahead-maryland-special-session-on-redistricting-virginia-primary-elections-and-d-c-jazz-singer-akua-allrich/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:16:37 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/08/03/wamus-week-ahead-maryland-special-session-on-redistricting-virginia-primary-elections-and-d-c-jazz-singer-akua-allrich/ no no no 4:00 Jackson Sinnenberg, Esther Ciammachilli WAMUNews,WAMU,NPR,Public,Radio,Regional,Local,Washington,DC,Virginia,Maryland