Esther Ciammachilli

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Morning Host and Anchor at WAMU-FM (Washington, D.C.)

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Travel disruptions in Northern Virginia

1 week ago | wamu.org | Jackson Sinnenberg |Esther Ciammachilli

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the stories WAMU will be highlighting in the days ahead:The Theodore Roosevelt bridge will start undergoing years of repair work this week. The 56-year old bridge has been classified as in “poor condition” according to the District Department of Transportation and requires surface replacement. The sidewalks also need to be widened and many of the traffic and directional signs on the bridge need to be replaced.
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Montgomery County parents at the Supreme Court, D.C. council considers budget, D.C. Film Festival returns

3 weeks ago | wamu.org | Jackson Sinnenberg |Esther Ciammachilli

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the stories WAMU will be highlighting in the days ahead:A group of Montgomery County Public School parents will have a lawsuit argued before the Supreme Court starting Tuesday. The parents sued the school district in 2023 over their push for books inclusive of LGBTQ+ individuals and families to be in the English Language Arts curricula for kindergartners and second graders.
Montgomery County high school student wins competition with a film about teens and the fentanyl overdose crisis

3 weeks ago | wamu.org | Esther Ciammachilli

The fentanyl crisis has hit close to home for one Montgomery County teenager. So, he decided to film a documentary about how social media is making it easier for teens to acquire the deadly drug. Dermott Foley, a student at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, submitted his documentary, Teens, Social Media, and the Fentanyl Overdose Crisis, to C-SPAN’s StudentCam competition.
Veterans seek out mental health services amidst federal job cuts

4 weeks ago | wamu.org | Chris Remington |Margaret Barthel |Esther Ciammachilli

Among the thousands of federal workers who’ve either lost their jobs or taken buyouts in recent months, veterans have taken a disproportionate brunt of the force. Approximately is made up of veterans or their spouses — and some local vets say they’re already feeling the effects of federal cuts. “With my generation of veterans, I feel like we’ve gotten the s*** kicked out of us for 20 years,” said Alison Jaslow, who leads Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
WAMU’s Week Ahead: A hospital opens in Ward 8, Virginia primaries heat up

1 month ago | wamu.org | Jackson Sinnenberg |Esther Ciammachilli

This week WAMU will look at the opening of the new Cedar Hill Hospital in Southeast D.C. and a key financial deadline for the Virginia statewide elections.
The Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL’s all-time goals record. Here’s what that means to one longtime local fan

1 month ago | wamu.org | Esther Ciammachilli |Justin O’Neill

Washington Capitals’ Captain Alex Ovechkin scored goal number 895 of his career Sunday afternoon, while playing the New York Islanders. With that goal, he broke the National Hockey League’s all-time goal scoring record set by Wayne Gretzky in 1994. He tied Gretzky’s record at a home game Friday – leading to a weekend of excitement and “will he, won’t he’s” for D.C.-area sports fans.
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Maryland's General Assembly wraps up, D.C. students protest and Record Store Day digs

1 month ago | wamu.org | Esther Ciammachilli |Jackson Sinnenberg

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the stories WAMU will be highlighting in the days ahead:The Maryland General Assembly wraps up what has been, at times, an active and tumultuous legislative session on Monday. The year began with lawmakers returning to Annapolis and dreading the possibility of now-realized massive cuts to the federal workforce in Maryland by the Trump administration.
Friday News Chat: The latest Trump administration layoffs hit Montgomery County particularly hard

1 month ago | wamu.org | Esther Ciammachilli |Jackson Sinnenberg |Kojo Nnamdi

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is saying, “people are the collateral damage,” in response to the latest Trump administration’s firing of thousands of federal employees, including many at the Bethesda-based National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration offices in White Oak. On April 1st, thousands of Montgomery County residents were laid off by Elon Musk’s DOGE agency.
WAMU’s Week Ahead: D.C. officials react to Trump's executive order, Virginia General Assembly returns, and an Awesome(Con) weekend

1 month ago | wamu.org | Jackson Sinnenberg |Esther Ciammachilli

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the stories WAMU will be highlighting in the days ahead:Topping the list of news we’re monitoring this week – leaders in the District’s government are expected to react to President Donald Trump’s “Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful” executive order.
Friday News Chat: President Trump's latest executive orders take aim at D.C. crime, The Smithsonian

1 month ago | wamu.org | Esther Ciammachilli |Jackson Sinnenberg |Kojo Nnamdi

President Donald Trump signed executive orders this week that take aim at how American history is being presented at Smithsonian Institutions, and at an alleged crime problem in D.C.“President Trump has long vowed to crack down on crime in D.C., even though violent crime here is lower than it’s been in 30 years,” said WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi in a conversation about top stories from this past week. “Trump created the “D.C. Safe and Beautiful” task force, made up exclusively of federal officials.

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