WAMU: Local News

Dec 12 2024 10 ep. 4 mins 248

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News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area.

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Get Out There: A Perfect D.C. Holiday Day

Dec 12 2024 4 mins

This week on Get Out There, we plan a perfect D.C. holiday day.

With rapid expansion of data center industry, Virginia’s power grid faces an uncertain future

Dec 12 2024 4 mins

A new report shows the state will struggle to build enough energy infrastructure to keep up with demand.

Under Trump, transgender people in the D.C. region fear losing access to healthcare

Dec 11 2024 3 mins

Since Election Day, transgender people in D.C. have been grappling with “fear” and panic.” But they’re also finding hope in their communities.

Friday News Chat: Maryland officials have a strange counter-proposal for D.C. in the RFK Stadium site deal

Dec 06 2024 4 mins

As the fight over control of the RFK Stadium site continues in congress, the owner of D.C.'s cricket team is weighing in on what the city should do with the property.

Get Out There: Afternoon Tea

Dec 05 2024 4 mins

This week on Get Out There, we're warming up with a cup of tea.

As vaccine skepticism rises, doctors urge patients to trust their physicians

Dec 04 2024 4 mins

As cases of the COVID-19, the flu, and RSV continue to rise across the country, vaccination rates are not keeping up.

Maryland student uses the ‘wondrous empathy’ of books to help young cancer patients

Nov 27 2024 4 mins

Emily Bhatnagar and her family have delivered over 20,000 books to area hospitals.

Voices of Wards 7 and 8 – Fighting ‘Food Apartheid’ East of the River

Nov 25 2024 3 mins

Nonprofit Dreaming Out Loud is opening a "brick and mortar" market to expand Ward 8 residents' access to nutritious food -- not just through groceries, but through history, community, and "self-determination."

For Grammy-nominated D.C. jazz vocalist Christie Dashiell, ‘living’ is her greatest inspiration

Nov 22 2024 4 mins

Christie Dashiell says her music examines the “Black experience” - through joy, grief, love, and friendship.

Get Out There: Turkey Trots

Nov 21 2024 3 mins

This week on Get Out There, we talk turkey... trots.