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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.

Thursday, September 29, 201609/29/2016

New Overtime Regulations Take Effect on Dec. 1

Employment Law Professor at the University of Virginia, J.H. (Rip) Verkerke, explains the “need to know” details for employers and employees about the new regulations.

Thursday, September 29, 201609/29/2016

Christmas Shopping, For You, Has Likely Started, Ended or is Annoying

Matt Schulz, CreditCards.com’s senior industry analyst, talks with Les Sinclair about
Holiday shopping stats that are just plain surprising.

Thursday, September 29, 201609/29/2016

Virginia Tourism’s LGBT Marketing Efforts

Wirt Confroy, Director of Business Development for the Virginia Tourism Corporation, talks with WINA News about the efforts made to reach out to and encourage the tourism of the LGBT community.

Thursday, September 29, 201609/29/2016

Albemarle County School 95% On-Time Graduation Rate

Dean Tisdadt, Chief Operating Officer of Albemarle Co. Schools, talks with Les Sinclair about the round of good statistics for graduation rates in the county.

Wednesday, September 28, 201609/28/2016

The Latest Space News Explained

Associate Professor, Ed Murphy, from University of Virginia Astronomy Dept., joins Les Sinclair to talk about recent space events.

Wednesday, September 28, 201609/28/2016

Habitat for Humanity’s 25th Anniversary Block Party

Sasha Greene, Associate Director of Advancement, talks about Habitat for Humanity’s 25th Annual Block Party. It’s October 1st, 12p-5p at IX Art Park.

Wednesday, September 28, 201609/28/2016

Virginia Voters see Clinton as More Qualified, But…

Dr. Rachel Bitecofer, Asst. Dir. of Wason Center for Public Policy, talks with Les Sinclair about the latest CNU poll. It shows Virginia voters like Trump on jobs and Veterans, but like Clinton for temperament, experience and policies.

Wednesday, September 28, 201609/28/2016

Albemarle Police Departments Largest Promotion Ceremony

Captain Pete Mainzer Police Captain / District Commander, talks about largest single promotion ceremony in the history of the Albemarle County Police Department with nine officers from all levels within the PD receiving promotions.

Wednesday, September 28, 201609/28/2016

Do Your Homework Until Election Day

Lee Ellis, POW and author of the book “Engage with Honor”, discusses with Les Sinclair why and how we can do our due diligence to find our preferred candidate.

Tuesday, September 27, 201609/27/2016

Region Ten Holds Career Open House Saturday

Susan Good and Dr. Marcia Becker, of Region Ten, discuss what’s going on at this Saturday’s Career Open House.

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