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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.

Monday, April 4, 201604/04/2016

Albemarle High Schools Rank Among Some of the Smartest Public High Schools

All three Albemarle Comprehensive High Schools are in the top 5% of Nation’s “Smartest Public High Schools”. Jay Thomas, Principal of AHS, talks with Les Sinclair about the meaning and impact of the latest measurements.

Friday, April 1, 201604/01/2016

Anna’s Story

Anna Pitts, her sister, Grace, and her mom, Krissy, join Les Sinclair to talk about how the UVA Children’s Hospital helped Anna.

Friday, April 1, 201604/01/2016

Kennedy’s Story

Les Sinclair is joined by Kennedy Buntrock and her mom to talk about when they needed to use the UVA Children’s Hospital.

Wednesday, March 30, 201603/30/2016

Sexual Assault Resource Agency to Host #DayOfAction

Sheri Owen, with SARA (Sexual Assault Resource Agency), chats with Les Sinclair about the upcoming Day of Action Events at SARA’s headquarters on Greenbrier Dr., April 5, as part of Sexual Assault Resource Agency.

Wednesday, March 30, 201603/30/2016

Former AZ Rep Gabby Giffords and Capt Mark Kelly Form Virginia Group

Mark Prentice, Communications Director, Americans for Responsible Solutions, talks with Les Sinclair about the Virginia Coalition for Common Sense. Americans for Responsible Solutions join this non-partisan group Tuesday to discuss how to better advance the principals and policies for preventing gun violence.

Wednesday, March 30, 201603/30/2016

AAA Updates Restaurant Rating Guidelines

Tammy Arnette, AAA-Mid-Atlantic, discusses with Les Sinclair the new guidelines used for their Diamond Ratings and some of the restaurants in our area that are high on the list.

Wednesday, March 30, 201603/30/2016

Strawberry Season at Chiles Orchard

Cynthia Chiles, of Chiles Orchard, talks with Les Sinclair about the pending strawberry season.

Wednesday, March 30, 201603/30/2016

Counting Unreported Gunshots

The University of Virginia’s Jennifer Doleac, an assistant professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy talks with Les Sinclair about the gun violence and new technology detecting unreported gun crimes, and how this can influence policy.

Tuesday, March 29, 201603/29/2016

Cancer will be on the rise in the future

Shonel Sen is a researcher and analyst at the Weldon Cooper Center at UVA. She talks with Les Sinclair about their research showing that cancer will be on the rise in the future, here in Virginia.

Tuesday, March 29, 201603/29/2016

Supreme Court Justices getting grumpier over time

Michael Livermore Associate Professor of Law talks with Les Sinclair about how the Supreme Court Justices have gotten grumpier over time.

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