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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 26, 201707/26/2017

Mindy GoodHall: National Night Out

Charlottesville will be taking part in the Nationwide National Night Out festivities and here’s how you can be apart of it.

Wednesday, July 26, 201707/26/2017

Dr. Fern Hauck: Texting to Help Save Babies from SIDS

Dr. Fern Hauck of the UVA School of Medicine, explains how texting new mom’s can help save the lives of babies.

Wednesday, July 26, 201707/26/2017

Scott Goodman: Analysis of Wiener v Lundsford Lawsuit

Local Attorney and Legal Expert, Scott Goodman, has expert analysis on the lawsuit filed by Mark Wiener against former Commonwealth’s Attorney, Denise Lundsford, and Albemarle County.

Tuesday, July 25, 201707/25/2017

Janell Hancock : Dominion Energy Warns of Scams

Janell Hancock, of Dominion Energy, talks with Les Sinclair about a plague of scams that have been reported to them recently.

Tuesday, July 25, 201707/25/2017

Philip Van Cleave: Voluntary Background Checks Not Yielding Much

Philip Van Cleave (President) Virginia Citizens Defense League talks with Les Sinclair about the new gun law that’s yielding little results.

Tuesday, July 25, 201707/25/2017

Dr. Marcus Martin: Free Sports Physicals This Weekend

Dr. Marcus Martin, a University of Virginia Vice-President and Chief Officer for Diversity & Equity, talks with Les Sinclair about the health fair and Free Sports Physicals this weekend. Among the free services that will be offered to families are the required sports physicals for students who are planning to participate in an interscholastic activity for the 2017-18 school year.

Tuesday, July 25, 201707/25/2017

Lillie WIlliams: African American Cultural Arts Festival

Lillie Williams, talks with Les Sinclair about the African American Cultural Arts Festival events this Thursday and Friday.

Tuesday, July 25, 201707/25/2017

Patrick Murray: Gov. race in Va. is dead heat

Patrick Murray, director of the Independent Monmouth University Polling Institute, chats with Les Sinclair about the Monmouth University poll indicating a statistical dead heat for the governor’s race here in Virginia.

Monday, July 24, 201707/24/2017

Jon Bowman: French Film Programming at Violet Crown Cinemas

Jon Bowman, programmer of the “Summer in Paris” film series at Violet Crown discusses with Les Sinclair the films and their mass appeal. more at www.VioletCrown.com

Monday, July 24, 201707/24/2017

Maggie Ellinger-Locke: National Lawyers Guild Trains Legal Observers

National Lawyers Guild attorney Maggie Ellinger-Locke, who is helping coordinate legal observer support in Charlottesville discusses the training with Les Sinclair.  

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