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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, April 20, 201604/20/2016

Download This Free Book from John Grisham

John Grisham says THE TUMOR is the most important book he has ever written. In this short book, he provides readers with a fictional account of how a real, new medical technology could revolutionize the future of medicine by curing with sound.

Wednesday, April 20, 201604/20/2016

Presidential Primary Analysis

Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball University of Virginia Center for Politics, talks with Les Sinclair about Tuesday Presidential Primary and talks about the Center for Politics hosting UVA Alumni from CBS’s “Face the Nation,” including Host John Dickerson.

Tuesday, April 19, 201604/19/2016

Tuesday Update on The Rocky Mtn Fire in Shenandoah National Park.

Sally Hurlbert with NPS discusses the details of the fire in the south district of Shenandoah National Park, with Les Sinclair. She also discusses the weekend event surrounding the park’s centennial that will not be impacted by the fire.

Tuesday, April 19, 201604/19/2016

TRANSGENDER BATHROOM LAWSUIT-VIRGINIA

Legal Analysis of discriminatory practice at a Virginia High School barring a student who identifies as a male from using the boys’ restroom.

Tuesday, April 19, 201604/19/2016

The MJ5K Run/Walk is this Saturday

Michelle Shepherd and Dr. Panzarrella join Les Sinclair with the details of Saturday’s event.

Tuesday, April 19, 201604/19/2016

NIH Grant helps UVA with Big Data and Big Bio

Don Brown, director of UVA’s Data Science Institute talks with Les Sinclair about the National Institutes of Health grants of $1.43 Million to the University of Virginia that help with “Big Data 2 Knowledge” endeavor.

Monday, April 18, 201604/18/2016

Hometown Hero Nominations Open

David Irvine with Allen & Allen gives you the scoop on how to nominate an outstanding individual for the Allen & Allen Hometown Heroes Award.

Monday, April 18, 201604/18/2016

El Nino, La Nina and the 2016 Hurricane Season

Accuweather’s Ed Vallee joins Les Sinclair to discuss the 2016 Hurricane Season predictions and how it’s affected by El Nino and/or La Nina.

Monday, April 18, 201604/18/2016

Update on The Rocky Mountain Fire in Shenandoah National Park

Sally Hurlbert, with National Park Service, and Les Sinclair discuss the details of the fire in the south district of Shenandoah National Park.

Friday, April 15, 201604/15/2016

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week end 4/15/16.

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