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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, September 26, 201809/26/2018

Active Aging Fair | Margaret Fitch

Margaret Fitch program coordinator who leads the Active Aging Fair for The Center Cville explains the event to Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now”

Tuesday, September 25, 201809/25/2018

Golf for Life to Benefit “Marty Project” | Dr Charles Landon

Dr Charles Landon, one of the nation’s leading researchers on ovarian cancer and Gynecologic Oncologist at UVA talks with Les Sinclair about the event, ovarian cancer, and how you can help.

Tuesday, September 25, 201809/25/2018

JMRL Accepting Home Movies for Digitization | Josh Howard

Josh Howard with Jefferson-Madison Regional Library explains the point of Home Movie Day at the Library and how you can get your home movies digitized.

Monday, September 24, 201809/24/2018

Audio-Visual Tech Tradeshow | Andrew Castle

Andrew Castle with The AV Company talks with Les Sinclair about the audio-visual technology tradeshow that’s happening at the Boars Head Resort.

Monday, September 24, 201809/24/2018

PVCC to Host Police and Forensics Careers Panel | André Luck

André Luck, Career Services Manager with Piedmont Virginia Community College, discusses the Police and Forensics Careers Panel on Sept. 27, part of the “Eat & Meet” Employer Series.

Monday, September 24, 201809/24/2018

Rivanna River Renaissance Conference | Ann Mallek

Albemarle County Supervisor and Chair of the Rivanna River Basin Commission discusses the Conference with WINA’s Les Sinclair.

Monday, September 24, 201809/24/2018

Virginia Gets $16 Million to Continue Combating Opioid Crisis | Sec. Daniel Carey

Secretary of Health and Human Resources Daniel Carey, MD, talks with Les Sinclair about a nearly $16 million dollar grant to help the Commonwealth continue to combat the opioid crisis

Monday, September 24, 201809/24/2018

National Voter Registration Day 9/25/18 | Andrew Perrow

Organizer with NextGen Virginia, Andrew Perrow, talks with Les Sinclair about National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 25.

Friday, September 21, 201809/21/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week | Dori Zook

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending Friday, Sept 21, 2018

Friday, September 21, 201809/21/2018

Election Dates and News You Need to Know | Christopher Piper 

Absentee Voting starts 9/21 and Oct 15 is the deadline to register.

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