WAMU: Local News https://wamu.org/ News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:56:18 +0000 en-US Copyright WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio - For Personal Use Only Local News from WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio WAMU 88.5 WAMU 88.5 podcasts@wamu.org News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area. WAMU 88.5 podcasts@wamu.org 326324 clean No https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wamu-885-tile.png WAMU: Local News https://wamu.org/ https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 120991863 Maryland passes legislation banning retailers from using personal data to set prices. Does it do enough? https://wamu.org/story/26/04/17/md-legislation-dynamic-pricing/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:46:29 +0000 Esther Ciammachilli, Jackson Sinnenberg https://wamu.org/story/26/04/17/md-legislation-dynamic-pricing/ no no no 3:56 Esther Ciammachilli, Jackson Sinnenberg Montgomery County native, ‘Jazz Detective’ Zev Feldman’s love of vinyl and influence on record store day https://wamu.org/story/26/04/17/dc-record-store-day-zev-feldman/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:15:47 +0000 Tamika Smith, Jackson Sinnenberg https://wamu.org/story/26/04/17/dc-record-store-day-zev-feldman/ no no no 5:31 Tamika Smith, Jackson Sinnenberg Get Out There: Young musical artists get their chance to shine at District Sounds festival https://wamu.org/story/26/04/17/dc-get-out-there-district-sounds/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:52:13 +0000 Darryl C. Murphy, Tamika Smith https://wamu.org/story/26/04/17/dc-get-out-there-district-sounds/ no no no 3:53 Darryl C. Murphy, Tamika Smith Edible DC returns with a new publisher, same focus on the region’s food “ecosystem” https://wamu.org/story/26/04/15/edible-dc-returns-new-publisher/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:56:17 +0000 Esther Ciammachilli https://wamu.org/story/26/04/15/edible-dc-returns-new-publisher/ no no no 3:50 Esther Ciammachilli Why the future of D.C.’s historic public golf courses remains uncertain https://wamu.org/story/26/04/14/why-the-future-of-d-c-s-historic-public-golf-courses-remains-uncertain/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:28:16 +0000 Matt Blitz https://wamu.org/story/26/04/14/why-the-future-of-d-c-s-historic-public-golf-courses-remains-uncertain/ no no no 3:45 Matt Blitz WAMU’s Week Ahead: Diving into D.C.’s FY27 budget, Maryland’s legislative session ends and Record Store Day https://wamu.org/story/26/04/13/wamu-week-ahead-dc-budget-md-legislative-session-record-store-day/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:08:36 +0000 Jackson Sinnenberg, Esther Ciammachilli https://wamu.org/story/26/04/13/wamu-week-ahead-dc-budget-md-legislative-session-record-store-day/ no no no 4:09 Jackson Sinnenberg, Esther Ciammachilli The Messthetics dig into the ‘DMV DNA’ of their new jazz album ‘Deface the Currency’ https://wamu.org/story/26/04/13/the-messthetics-dig-into-the-dmv-dna-of-their-new-jazz-album-deface-the-currency/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:58:55 +0000 Tamika Smith, Jackson Sinnenberg https://wamu.org/story/26/04/13/the-messthetics-dig-into-the-dmv-dna-of-their-new-jazz-album-deface-the-currency/ no no no 7:32 Tamika Smith, Jackson Sinnenberg The Politics Hour: Prince George’s County’s anti-ICE bills and the Iran War’s local impact https://wamu.org/story/26/04/10/the-politics-hour-prince-georges-countys-anti-ice-bills-and-the-iran-wars-local-impact/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:58:25 +0000 https://wamu.org/story/26/04/10/the-politics-hour-prince-georges-countys-anti-ice-bills-and-the-iran-wars-local-impact/ no no no 50:29 ‘There are things you’re willing to fight for’: Prince George’s County Council Chair defends bills restricting ICE https://wamu.org/story/26/04/09/ice-enforcement-prince-georges-county-wamu-krystal-oriadha/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:20:11 +0000 Esther Ciammachilli, Jackson Sinnenberg https://wamu.org/story/26/04/09/ice-enforcement-prince-georges-county-wamu-krystal-oriadha/ no no no 3:55 Esther Ciammachilli, Jackson Sinnenberg Trump’s immigration crackdown is reshaping the council race in D.C.’s heavily Latino Ward 1 https://wamu.org/story/26/04/09/dc-immigration-crackdown-latino-ward-1-council-race/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:38:49 +0000 Alex Koma https://wamu.org/story/26/04/09/dc-immigration-crackdown-latino-ward-1-council-race/ no no no 4:00 Alex Koma