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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.

Wednesday, July 3, 201907/03/2019

Wanted: Extraordinary Young Black Men | Daniel Fairley

Daniel Fairley spoke with WINA News about The Charlottesville Alliance for Black Male Achievement and Light House Studio are looking…

Tuesday, July 2, 201907/02/2019

How to Help Your Dog Through Fireworks | Dr. Mark Freeman

Dr. Mark D. Freeman is an assistant professor of community practice in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at…

Tuesday, July 2, 201907/02/2019

Preview of June Jobs Report (Due Friday, July 5) | Mark Hamrick

Mark Hamrick is a senior economic analyst and Washington Bureau Chief for Bankrate.com and he discusses the June Jobs Report…

Tuesday, July 2, 201907/02/2019

VDOT Travel Update for July 4 Holiday | Lou Hatter  

VDOT Lou Hatter talks with WINA about the July 4 travel holiday plans for lane closures and a big closing…

Tuesday, July 2, 201907/02/2019

‘Negative Partisanship’ Model Predicts Trump’s Defeat | Rachel Bitecofer 

Dr. Rachel Bitecofer , Assistant Director, Wason Center for Public Policy and Senior Research Fellow, Niskanen Center joins Les Sinclair…

Monday, July 1, 201907/01/2019

What’s Really Behind the Inverted Yield Curve | Frank Warnock

Francis (Frank) E. Warnock, University of Virginia – Darden Business School James C. Wheat Professor of Business Administration joins Les…

Friday, June 28, 201906/28/2019

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending June 28, 2019

Friday, June 28, 201906/28/2019

Detailing the James Fields Sentencing | Dori Zook

WINA’s Dori Zook was at the James Field’s sentencing in Federal Court in Charlottesville. Dori recalls the events of the…

Friday, June 28, 201906/28/2019

AHIP Community Match Effort Ends June 30

Katie Davenport of AHIP, Matt Wilkinson from Beck Cohen, and Sarah Whitney from Tiger Fuel, join Les Sinclair on WINA…

Friday, June 28, 201906/28/2019

President’s Healthcare Transparency Order Explained | Matthew Baker

Matthew E. Baker, HHS, Regional Director, Region III, for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services talks with Les Sinclair about the newly signed Healthcare Transparency Order from the Trump administration.

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With caviar McNuggets and heart-shaped pizza, fast food chains hope to win Valentine’s diners

It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as TikTok: chicken nuggets lovingly topped with a dab of caviar. McDonald's is embracing the trend this Valentine's Day with a limited-time McNugget Caviar kit. The free kit, which will be available on McNuggetCaviar.com on Feb. 10, pairs a one-ounce tin of Paramount's Siberian sturgeon caviar with a $25 McDonald's gift card to buy McNuggets.

14 hours ago in Olympics, Sports

Lindsey Vonn is ‘confident’ she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee

Lindsey Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. The 41-year-old American skiing standout is "confident" she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite a torn ACL from a crash four days ago.

21 hours ago in Olympics, Sports

Speedskater Erin Jackson, bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as US flagbearers for Winter Olympics

Speedskater Erin Jackson already has made history, as the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Bobsledder Frank Del Duca is a sergeant in the Army, hailing from a family with deep Italian roots. They might be the perfect pair to lead the U.S. into the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

21 hours ago in National, Trending

‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie asks for prayers to help bring her missing mom home

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is asking for prayers to help bring home her 84-year-old mother, whom authorities in Arizona believe was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.

2 days ago in National

Black History Month centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources

In the 100th year since the nation's earliest observances of Black History Month — which began when scholar Carter G. Woodson pioneered the first Negro History Week — celebrations will go on. The current political climate has energized civil rights organizations, artists and academics to engage young people on a full telling of America's story.