Search
DCist Logo

dea

All Stories

Apr 20, 2023

Here’s Where To Drop Off Medications For Prescription Drug Take Back Day Around The Region

April 22 marks National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and D.C.-area residents will have access to drop-off locations throughout the area.

Oct 25, 2019

You Can Dispose Of Old Drugs At Police Stations On Saturday

The Metropolitan Police Department will again join a national initiative to safely dispose of prescription drugs.

Apr 25, 2016

Give Police Your Old Drugs On Saturday

The prescription ones, that is.

Apr 06, 2016

The DEA Will Consider Reclassifying Marijuana This Year

They plan to decide in the “first half of 2016” if marijuana’s federal status should be changed from a Schedule 1 substance.

Oct 11, 2011

FBI, DEA Disrupt Terrorist Plot Targeting D.C. Embassies

This afternoon, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Agency announced that they had disrupted a “major terrorist plot” which included plans to attack targets in Washington.

Jul 29, 2007

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

While SFist cringed at the fatal dose of crime littering the Bay Area, it found solace in Hillary Clinton’s San Francisco campaign headquarters opening, which featured loads of exposed mammary glands. In other news, SF Taxi Commission ruled that Satan’s cab must keep its (in)famous medallion number, 666; and in an un-fashion-forward frenzy, San Francisco Fashion Week (chortle) bars bloggers from covering and getting smashed at their shows and parties, respectively. Also, they found a…

Dec 15, 2004

Morning Roundup: More Stadium Ambiguity Edition

Today will be partly cloudy, sunnier towards the afternoon, and highs in the 40s. Approved Stadium Plan Calls for Private Funding: In a marathon meeting yesterday, the D.C. Council surprised observers by passing a compromise introduced by Council Chair Linda W. Cropp which requires city government to find substantially more private funding to construct the stadium. The move infuriated Major Anthony Williams, who the Post reports “stormed out of the chambers” when the amendment…

 
Terms of Use |WAMU Privacy Notice
WAMU 88.5 | American University RadioMailing Address: PO Box 98101 | Washington, DC 20090-8101
Station Address: 4401 Connecticut Ave, NW | Washington, DC 20008 |
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC): #91855
© 2026 All Rights Reserved.