123 Andrés crafts and performs songs for kids with melodies that work in both English and Spanish.

Thomas "Kokamoe" Goode can barely walk down the street without fans shouting his name or asking for a selfie.

Heart disease kills millions of Americans every year. During American heart health month, experts are raising awareness about the "silent killer."

Beatles historian Bruce Spizer takes us back 60 years ago, when The Beatles performed for 8,000 screaming fans at the Washington Coliseum.

The D.C. Council voted in favor of the bill. It's the first of two votes to advance the legislation.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe recounts her time at Howard University and how her experience at the District's largest HBCU informed her new book of essays.

Now that the public health emergency has ended, Medicaid enrollment is no longer automatic.

The Democratic governor delivered a 16-bill legislative package outlining his priorities.

Last year’s data revealed roughly 9,000 people were experiencing homelessness– an 18% increase from 2022.

State Senate President Bill Ferguson and House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones sat down with Maryland Matters to give an overview of the session.

Approximately 138,000 SNAP recipients were supposed to a 10% increase to their monthly benefit at the start of 2024.

Some remains are still held at a storage facility in Suitland, Maryland.

Some of the best Sichuan cuisine in the city, a beloved home of Drag Story Hour, and more closed this year.

Forests are failing to regenerate, which could lead to "widespread forest loss" in the region in the coming decades.

George Mason University's Terry Clower has questions about the new home for the Caps and Wiz in VA.

Although men account for the majority of infections, congenital syphilis cases dramatically increased in the last decade.

As one of the best amateur featherweight boxers in the United States, Jahmal Harvey will have a literal Olympian task at the 2024 summer games in Paris.

D.C. officials believe Virginia's deal could still fall apart. But Mayor Muriel Bowser is preparing for a downtown without the teams nonetheless.

Some workers have seen their wages increase thanks to a ballot initiative D.C. voters passed last year. Still, they worry about full implementation if it means people stop tipping.

Nearly one in five patients had to travel out of state for abortion care in the first half of 2023.

Much of the D.C. region has been recovering from a drop in childhood vaccinations during the pandemic. But rates in the District remain below national averages.

A Washington Post investigation reveals the troubled history of one midwife in the D.C. region.

More than 82,000 residents – 12% of the city’s population – do not have stable housing, the overwhelming majority of those Black and Hispanic households, a new report found.

For more than 10 years, the Jerusalem Youth Chorus has brought Palestinian and Israeli youth together in song and peace-building.

As Maryland rolls out the 2021 landmark education reform law, many administrators are unsure what the plan means for their schools.

The center's more than 160 artists are eager for answers that could come out of a City Council meeting in December.

Dr. Griffith says watching the Israel-Hamas war unfold on social media is taking a mental health toll even on those far from the conflict, especially kids and teens.

The decision to move FBI Headquarters follows more than a decade of debate between Maryland and Virginia.

Key wins in Northern Virginia races helped the Democrats keep a majority in the state Senate and flip the House of Delegates.

The Israel-Hamas war brings attention to the importance of interfaith work by local leaders.

D.C.'s iconic pandas are leaving the National Zoo, headed back to China. Some experts say the panda program is a victim of deteriorating relations between the U.S. and China.

The facility, also called a stabilization center, is near Union Station and designed to be an alternative to the emergency room for people undergoing a substance use crisis.

Two Maryland residents whose family members were killed in Gaza face communication blackouts and poor connections as they try to receive news from loved ones.

One woman hopes that her late father will enjoy the flowers she bought for him this Día de los Muertos.

In the final week of the race, Democrats and Republicans in this contested part of Northern Virginia are making their final pitch to voters.

After two years of providing shower access and more, The Neighborhood Well looks to expand to D.C.

These quirky dogs transitioned from the racetrack to lives of leisure in the D.C. region — and their owners have formed a massive group chat.

Health care providers say they're struggling with not having enough time to provide quality patient care.

Thanks to this class at 21 DC Public Schools kids don't just eat their vegetables --- they love them.

New technology is making environmentally friendly farming practices easier at a farm in Northern Virginia.

Opening weekend includes a real-life tattoo artist offering "flash tattoos," and a chance to explore the museum's expanded galleries.

Early diagnosis is shown to drastically improve survival rates. 

We take a look back at some of the week's top stories with Kojo Nnamdi.

From paranormal stage productions in D.C. to award-winning haunted trails in Maryland, there are plenty of ways to get spooked this Halloween season.

Lawmakers hope the laws will improve access to critical services.

The students created a podcast this summer about community issues they care about, including plans for Langston Boulevard and restorative justice for youth.

The redevelopment of Kenilworth Courts was supposed to bring jobs and peace to the residents who have long called the public housing complex home. But it didn't go as planned.

WAMU general assignment reporter Colleen Grablick shares the best times and places to catch a glimpse of the changing trees in the region.

Workers are demanding pay increases and a fix to short staffed facilities.

Crowded roads make for slower and more crowded buses, and Metro's financial woes might make some solutions out of reach.

There's a tiny baby Allen's swamp monkey at the National Zoo, and humans have been hand-rearing him for the past month.

For some locals, insurance codes, supply issues, and canceled appointments are features of a new privatized vaccine system.

JoAnn Hill joined WAMU to discuss her latest book, "DC Scavenger: The Ultimate Search for Washington, DC's Hidden Treasures."

MPD interim chief Pamela Smith met with D.C. lawmakers Wednesday for a confirmation hearing.

At Goddard Space Flight Center, some Latinos are crucial to NASA's missions of research, space discoveries, and launching the latest mission to the moon.

Due to D.C.'s non-statehood status, a shutdown would have particularly troublesome impacts on the city.

Residents in Maryland can receive prenatal care, as well as access to dental, mental health care, prescription drug services without copays, and more.

"These are my roots. It will mean the world to me to be able to build something in my hometown," says Eamoni Collier of Urban Garden Brewing. 

A provision that would allow police to randomly search anyone on parole for a gun conviction has already received pushback from advocates, lawyers, and some judges who say it might be unconstitutional.

“I think the numbers of overdoses that we've seen in the District the number of overdose fatalities that we've seen in the District, the increasing number of children who have been overdosing calls for this moment to be elevated.”

Residents in Maryland can receive prenatal care, as well as access to dental, mental health care, prescription drug services without copays, and more.

Theatre Week is back again this month, offering discounted tickets and behind-the-curtain access to local productions.

Black-owned businesses account for less than half of H Street businesses with active liquor licenses, but accounted for a majority of protests the ANC or neighbors filed against licenses in the last five years.

Due to a nursing shortage, school nurses will work under a new “cluster” model, serving multiple schools. DC Health says it's a necessary short-term solution.

While climate change is worsening these disparities, it did not create them.

With nearly all members hailing from Latin America, Cumbia Heights has been electrifying D.C.'s music scene with their highly danceable, neo-cumbia sound.

The tech entrepreneur and philanthropist has a plan for global women’s soccer domination.

In nine months, this pilot program served more than 3,000 low-income seniors. It will operate for a total of five years.

The Automobile License Plate Collectors' Association has been around for nearly 70 years, and a new generation of collectors are cropping up

The Kennedy Center will host "Funny Arabs" at the Millennium Stage on Saturday, September 9th at 6 p.m. Admission is free and tickets are already live.

School staff at Innovation Elementary are focused on creating a brand new school community -- and keeping students in school.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners are elected by their neighbors to be the eyes, ears, and voices of their communities, but many say they lack formal authority and resources for the task.

For the D.C. Fire and EMS band (known locally as Heat Stroke), playing funky go-go covers goes hand-in-hand with serving the public.

As the opioid crisis continues, the Alexandria Health Department is training staff at restaurants to use the naloxone nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses.