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
Voices of Wards 7 and 8: The Well at Oxon Run – a place for food, community, and quiet reflection
At The Well, a community farm in Ward 8, people have access to fresh produce and green space. Volunteers say being at the farm – growing food and new friendships – is helping them live healthier live…
00:03:58 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Metro needs billions to stay on track, but local leaders say a regional tax is not the answer
Amid a gloomy economic outlook, local leaders are trying to find a sustainable way to fund Metro.
00:03:38 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Major changes to Metrobus, a firehouse primary in Fairfax and D.C.’s DIY bike repair clinics
Stories WAMU is following this week include the major reorganization of Metrobus routes coming Sunday, the firehouse primary to find Gerry Connolly's successor and DIY bike repair in D.C.
00:03:55 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
D.C.-area temperatures expected to soar into the 100’s. Here’s how to prepare
Temperatures in the D.C.-region are expected to break 100 degrees this week as a heat dome traps humidity and intense warmth in the atmosphere. The Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow shares his for…
00:03:59 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Get Out There: A weekend of D.C. musical celebration with Home Rule Fest and Positive Force
The Home Rule Festival and Positive Force's 40th Anniversary celebrations will allow music fans to explore the past, present and budding future of homegrown music in the D.C.-region.
00:04:00 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Virginia primary election, environmental protests in D.C., sound of resilience on Juneteenth
Stories WAMU is following this week include Virginia's primary election on Tuesday, a protest against D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed environmental rollbacks and a Juneteenth concerts preview.
00:03:53 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Get Out There: Immersive theater comes to the Folger Shakespeare Library
An immersive theater experience exploring love in the nation's capital comes to the Folger Shakespeare Theater, and is the subject of this week's "Get Out There."
00:04:00 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Trump’s travel ban, DC military parade, and an immersive theater experience
Stories WAMU is following this week include the potential impact on President Trump's new travel ban on Afghan refugees staying in and seeking to come to the U.S., the emerging details on Trump's mil…
00:03:59 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
Get Out There: Exploring LGBTQ+ history at Congressional Cemetery
This week on Get Out There, we learn about Peter Doyle, Leonard Matlovich, and D.C.'s gay history at Congressional Cemetery.
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Could a private company help build a new D.C. jail? Local leaders see pros and cons
Mayor Muriel Bowser says her plan would speed up the replacement of the troubled jail. But some are concerned about possible tradeoffs with such a deal.
00:04:01 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
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