Maryland lawmakers eye new development opportunities along the Purple Line
Montgomery County Delegate Marc Korman speaks to WAMU about a recent milestone for the construction of the Purple Line and how a soon-to-be...
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Listen to WAMU: Local News, a News & Politics podcast by WAMU 88.5. Stream 19 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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Get Out There: The state of D.C.’s restaurants and five new places to try
WAMU arts and culture reporter Darryl C. Murphy tried five of the year's new restaurants - ones that are helping to keep D.C.'s dining scene...
Maryland acknowledges a painful history as the state reckons with the graves of over 200 Black youth
Researcher Crystal Foretia joins WAMU to discuss her work looking into the abuse at the House of Reformation and Instruction in Prince Georg...
As ICE arrests surge, new state laws prevent kids from landing in foster care
ICE arrests in the D.C. region have quadrupled since the Biden administration. For families with children, that surge is raising urgent ques...
Get Out There: Exploring D.C.’s neighborhoods with Austin Graff
This week for Get Out There, we're exploring D.C.'s best spots for kids with Austin Graff.
Washington Mystics enter new WNBA era betting on rookies and a front office shakeup
The Mystics start 2026 with a crop of fresh players, two of whom are current NCAA champions. But the team is also without a permanent GM.
‘Animals teach us lessons’: Scott Simon on his new book and a lifetime of pets
Weekend Edition host Scott Simon is a lover of all pets. In his new book, "Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I've Known" Simon shares the sto...
Guidance under the Vax Act aims to keep the cost of vaccines low for Maryland families
Maryland Secretary of Health Meena Seshamani explains changes to Maryland's vaccine policies under the recently adopted Vax Act.
WAMU Week Ahead: D.C.’s mayoral race in Ward 3, a crowded field for Maryland’s fifth district and the Mystics’ season begins
This week WAMU will be checking in on the state of a couple of primary elections in the D.C.-region: The race for Mayor in D.C. and the push...
Get Out There: Finders Keepers makes treasures out of trash
A new exhibition in Southeast D.C. features artwork made with found objects. Plastic bags, buried debris, or almost any discarded item is fa...
Spike Lee on his ties to D.C., as he brings the go-go fueled ‘School Daze’ to the Lincoln Theatre.
Just blocks away from Howard University, Oscar-award winning filmmaker Spike Lee will screen his 1988 HBCU inspired film School Daze at the...
Trump administration seeks access to medical records of millions of federal workers
The Trump administration is seeking unprecedented access to the health records of federal workers — including their prescriptions, diagnoses...
WAMU reporters on attending Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner: ‘Is there someone in this ballroom who’s going to hurt us?’
WAMU's Maryland reporter Jenny Abamu and visuals editor Tyrone Turner recall what it was like to be in the ballroom when chaos erupted durin...
Get Out There: Riot! D.C.
Mac N’ Toss, part of a new era of feminist punk known as riot grrrl (which has roots in D.C.) says they organized the festival to be a place...
One year in, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center faces distrust from the community it serves
Southeast D.C. residents had long anticipated the opening of Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, currently the only full-service hospital in...
Maryland passes legislation banning retailers from using personal data to set prices. Does it do enough?
Montgomery County Delegate Lorig Charkoudian joined WAMU to discuss a new bill to limit dynamic pricing in Maryland and how it fits into sta...
Montgomery County native, ‘Jazz Detective’ Zev Feldman’s love of vinyl and influence on record store day
Montgomery County-based record producer Zev Feldman, the "Jazz Detective," speaks to WAMU about his local roots in the record industry and s...
Get Out There: Young musical artists get their chance to shine at District Sounds festival
District Sounds is a family friendly event where students perform with established recording artists from multiple music genres.
Edible DC returns with a new publisher, same focus on the region’s food “ecosystem”
The quarterly publication is back after a brief hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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