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Charlottesville Right Now, 4pm – 6pm

We go beyond the headlines into the important stories that matter to us locally.
Join NewsRadio WINA’s Courteney Stuart weekdays for the news and newsmakers of the day.

Monday, October 7, 201910/07/2019

STAY WOKE: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter

Les Sinclair speaks with author, Tehama Lopez Bunyasi (UVA Alumn), about her book STAY WOKE: A People’s Guide to Making…

Friday, October 4, 201910/04/2019

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–10/4/19 https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/top-5-soundbites-of-681730065

Thursday, October 3, 201910/03/2019

Haiti Fundraising Dinner & Auction 2019

Les Sinclair speaks with August Sanusi about the St. Thomas Aquinas & Holy Comforter Catholic Churches – Haiti Fundraising Dinner…

Thursday, October 3, 201910/03/2019

Update from Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce

Les Sinclair talks with Elizabeth Cromwell, President & CEO Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce about her one-year anniversary, the things…

Wednesday, October 2, 201910/02/2019

How will dry conditions affect fall foliage in Virginia?

Virginia Tech tree physiology expert Professor John Seiler.

Wednesday, October 2, 201910/02/2019

Four County Players | Savannah Sipping Society

Les Sinclair talks with the cast and director of the Four County Player’s performance of The Savannah Sipping Society.  For…

Wednesday, October 2, 201910/02/2019

Charlottesville City to Settle Lawsuit Over Excessive Protocols from the One-year Anniversary of Aug 12

Les Sinclair talks with John Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute.  Rutherford Institute attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of a…

Tuesday, October 1, 201910/01/2019

TEDx Tuesday with Christine Platt

WINA’s Les Sinclair investigates the power of storytelling with Christine Platt, a passionate advocate for social justice and policy reform.…

Tuesday, October 1, 201910/01/2019

Socktober – give socks in October

Les Sinclair speaks with Antonio Rice and Brenda Smith, of the Salvation Army, about the need for socks in the…

Monday, September 30, 201909/30/2019

You’re required to have a Real ID in one year (Oct. 2020)

Les Sinclair talks with Dr. Aaron Brantly, a Virginia Tech security and terrorism expert, who says the implementation of Real…

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Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other ex-NBA player.

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One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111

Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111.

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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.

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Pistons tie their championship teams from years past with franchise-record 13th straight win

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Shohei Ohtani announces he will play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic

Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic, the two-way Los Angeles Dodgers star announced on social media Monday night.