WAMU: Local News
News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2025
Get Out There: exploring D.C.’s queer comedy scene
This week on Get Out There, we're checking out the alternative comedy scene around D.C.
00:03:51 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Years after a gas explosion destroyed a Gaithersburg condo, residents are rebuilding their lives
Potomac Oaks Condominium was destroyed by a massive gas explosion in November 2022. For the 25 households displaced and struggling to avert homelessness, the incident took a severe financial and emot…
00:03:59 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
‘A Seat at the Table:’ Busboys and Poets founder Andy Shallal on his new memoir
Andy Shallal's new memoir chronicles his arrival in the U.S. from Iraq, his entry into the restaurant business, and his founding of the iconic local restaurant chain Busboys and Poets.
00:03:48 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Get Out There: Swinging into a weekend of music at the DC Jazz Festival
This week on Get Out There, we're looking at some of the not-to-miss shows at the 2025 DC Jazz Festival.
00:03:56 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Wards 7 & 8 on Trump’s police takeover, back to school vaccines, the DC Jazz Festival
Stories WAMU is following this week include how residents of Wards 7 and 8 are reacting to President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers, the possible inc…
00:04:02 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
How ICE is working with D.C. police to detain moped delivery drivers
The Washington Post reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are now accompanying MPD officers on moped traffic stops.
00:03:43 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
With a Black governor, a powerful Black Caucus, and a lawsuit, Maryland reckons with reparations
With a Black governor charting his own path, a powerful Black caucus pushing to override his veto, and a lawsuit testing whether the courts will weigh in, Maryland is reckoning with reparations but i…
00:03:54 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Jeanine Pirro has joined Trump in attacking D.C.’s crime laws. Many experts doubt her claims
The new U.S. attorney for D.C. has argued for the reversal of several D.C. laws meant to help people accused or convicted of crimes when they were young, claiming they've impacted youth crime rates i…
00:03:57 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
What changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act could mean for health care in Virginia
State officials will face choices around implementing new work requirements and using state funds to fill new gaps.
00:03:59 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
WAMU News Call-In Special: A community conversation about the federal takeover of D.C. police
We heard from you during this historic week in D.C.
00:50:30 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Changes to SNAP will cost Virginia. The question is how much
The Youngkin administration is targeting the food assistance program's benefits error rate to try to avoid paying a $270 million penalty.
00:03:48 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Trump’s purge of Washington’s homeless encampments escalates
Federal officials in Washington, D.C. swept through a large homeless encampment Thursday and dismantled it. It's part of the Trump administration's purge to crack down on crime across D.C.
00:03:37 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
This Adams Morgan social club gives artists from the D.C. region a place to shine
There's a list of local artists featured on the walls of Shanklin Hall, which serves as an art gallery for regional talent thanks to co-founder and curator Imani Shanklin Roberts.
00:03:51 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
How the D.C. region is grappling with a school nurse shortage
Less than 40% of schools nationwide have a registered school nurse on staff. A veteran school nurse describes the challenges in hiring, training and retaining personnel.
00:03:59 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Voices of Wards 7 and 8: Through the T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project, D.C. youth are hoping to end gun violence
While D.C. and federal lawmakers implement curfews and other "tough on crime" measures, one nonprofit is training youth to prevent violence in their own communities.
00:03:56 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Trump’s threatened crackdown on D.C. crime, the impact of SNAP cuts, school nurse shortages
Stories WAMU is following this week include President Trump's increase of federal law enforcement and troops in D.C., the potential impact on area food banks from SNAP cuts and the local burden of th…
00:03:50 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Federal cuts and ambitious education spending put Maryland at a crossroads
Maryland went from a record surplus to fiscal crisis in just three years. Now, massive federal cuts are hitting as the state struggles to implement its education reform plan known as the Blueprint fo…
00:04:00 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Get Out There: Commanders’ new season has fans hyped and players ‘getting chills’
This week on Get Out There, we take a trip to Commanders' training camp and get you ready for some football.
00:04:00 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Now Open: Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum blasts off with new galleries. Here’s what to know
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened 5 new galleries earlier this week – a big milestone in a multi-year revamp that began in 2018. The museum has seven more galleries to renovate b…
00:04:00 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Get Out There: D.C. On A Discount
This week on Get Out There, we're exploring D.C. while saving a few bucks.
00:03:53 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
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