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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.

Wednesday, June 27, 201806/27/2018

Virginia Winter Bee Losses are Nearly 60% | Keith Tignor

Keith Tignor, state apiarist, talks with “Charlottesville Right Now with Les Sinclair” about The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announcing today that the winter losses of honeybee colonies over the 2017 – 2018 season were greater than expected, nearing 60 percent.

Wednesday, June 27, 201806/27/2018

SCOTUS Justice Kennedy Retires | Barbara Perry

Barbara Perry, currently the Gerald L. Baliles Professor and Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, where she co-directs the Presidential Oral History Program talks with Les Sinclair about the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Wednesday, June 27, 201806/27/2018

Kaine up 18 Points in New Poll | Peter A. Brown

Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, talks with Les Sinclair about the latest Quinnipiac poll on Virginia.

Wednesday, June 27, 201806/27/2018

Attorney General Herring Sues Purdue Pharma

Lawsuit filed in Tazewell County Circuit Court alleges that Purdue engaged in an illegal, decades-long campaign to lie and deceive Virginians about the risks of its opioid drugs

Monday, June 25, 201806/25/2018

Nearly 4 in 10 have side-hustle | Bankrate.com analyst Amanda Dixon

Bankrate.com analyst Amanda Dixon talks with Les Sinclair about the proliferation of side-hustle gigs in our society.

Monday, June 25, 201806/25/2018

Cells Blamed in Alzheimer’s Proven To Act Differently Than Thought | UVA’s Geoffrey Norris, PhD

UVA Researcher, Geoffrey Norris talks with Les Sinclair about the recent discovery regarding microglia in the brain.

Friday, June 22, 201806/22/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–6/2218

Friday, June 22, 201806/22/2018

Virginia Pollinator Week| Keith Tignor

Keith Tignor, state apiarist, talks with “Charlottesville Right Now with Les Sinclair” about Virginia Pollinator Week.

Friday, June 22, 201806/22/2018

Algae Bloom Closes Chris Greene Lake | Dr. Denise Bonds

Dr. Denise Bonds, TJHD Health Director, talks with Les Sinclair about the harmful algae bloom that has closed Chris Greene Lake.

Friday, June 22, 201806/22/2018

Albemarle Superintendent of Schools Gets New Job | Dr. Pam Moran

Superintendent of Albemarle Co. Schools, Dr. Pam Moran talks with Les Sinclair about her new job, as Executive Dir. of Virginia School Consortium for Learning (VaSCL), and changes in the education system.

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