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4:00

WAMU’s Week Ahead: Shutdown impact on local economy,...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/13

Stories WAMU is following this week include the government shutdown's encroaching impact on the economies of D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, the future of the biotech industry in Montgomery County and a thorough lesson on the invasive Spotted Lanternfly.

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3:55

Get Out There: D.C.’s Best Stadium Eats

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/10

This week on Get Out There, we're hitting the concession stands!

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00:03:56

Government shutdown, text message scandal could...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/10

Virginia is just weeks away from electing a new governor, but the government shutdown and a recent text message scandal could reshape the race.

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6:06

Many remain unhoused on D.C. streets, months after...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/09

The Trump administration abruptly cleared numerous homeless encampments in less than a month during its federal takeover of the District. Nearly two months later, many people are still in the region, sleeping outside.

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3:57

New film ‘Cracked Shells’ explores gentrification’s...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/08

The new documentary "Cracked Shells" explores the impact of gentrification on D.C.'s Black residents and how it's changing the demographics of "Chocolate City."

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3:55

Green burial practices are on the rise in Maryland:...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/08

We spoke to KFF Health News reporter Paula Span and Montgomery County mortician Lily Buerkle to get the basics of green burials and why they're on the rise in the region.

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4:17

WAMU’s Week Ahead: Leaders hear from workers on...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/06

WAMU is following local reactions to the government shutdown, the growing popularity of environmentally-friendly burials, and D.C.'s evolving weed market.

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3:47

Despite shutdown pain, some federal workers want...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/03

At a press conference on Capitol Hill recently, members of Maryland's congressional delegation said they're hearing from federal workers who want them to keep fighting for healthcare spending.

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3:35

The first open Ward 1 D.C. Council seat in decades...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/02

Candidates are lining up to replace Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau, who has chosen not to run for another term.

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3:59

The federal shutdown presents job risks for federal...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/10/01

Thousands of federal workers are furloughed under the current government shutdown. Many fear their jobs could be lost under further reductions in force.

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00:04:35

Federal workers who took Trump’s buyout get final...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/30

Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.

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4:00

Get Out There: Fall music festivals around D.C.

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/26

Fall festival season is upon us -- we have your mix of pop punk, independent and go-go music festivals to check out across the D.C. region.

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4:00

Local artist Rashad Ali Muhammad invites viewers to...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/25

"Through The Veil", on display at Eaton DC until the end of February, features mixed media pieces, decorative masks, and paper sculptures that invite the viewer into the spiritual realm. It also builds on artist Muhammad’s exploration of Black identity.

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4:01

Young Americans brace for 26, as they age out of...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/24

Americans can remain on their parents’ health insurance plans only until age 26. In dozens of interviews, young adults describe the unsettling or devastating consequences of having inadequate insurance or none at all.

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3:56

What 1200 arrest records tell us about the surge of...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/23

Washington Post reporter Olivia George breaks down her team's analysis of over a thousand arrest records from the month the Trump Administration controlled the Metropolitan Police Department.

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3:55

WAMU’s Week Ahead: What a government shutdown would...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/22

Stories WAMU is following this week include the regional impact of the potential government shutdown, the D.C. Chamber of Commerce's annual State of the District conference and a preview of this fall's music festivals.

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4:00

Get Out There: It’s pawpaw season

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/18

For this week's Get Out There, we search for the perfect pawpaw.

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3:58

How to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine in the D.C....

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/17

Recent federal restrictions limit the vaccine to people aged 65 and older and with underlying health conditions. But federal and local regulations are rapidly evolving, and individual states and providers are responding in different ways.

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3:57

Mass federal job cuts bring economic uncertainty to...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/15

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have left their positions since the start of the year. And at the end of the month, those who opted into the "fork in the road" deferred resignation program will receive their final payments.

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4:03

WAMU’s Week Ahead: D.C. Council takes final vote on...

WAMU: Local News ·

2025/09/15

Stories WAMU is following this week include the D.C. Council taking its final vote redeveloping the RFK Stadium site, the start of early voting in the Virginia General Election and a look at the uniquely Mid-Atlantic paw-paw season.

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