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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, December 9, 201512/09/2015

Skelly on Trumps Latest Headlines

Geoffrey Skelly, Associate Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball and UVA Center for Politics, weighs in on Donald Trumps latest headline…

Wednesday, December 9, 201512/09/2015

Albemarle County Performs Well in New Assessment.

Debbie Collins, Executive Director of K-12 education for the school division Albemarle County talks with Les Sinclair about that latest…

Wednesday, December 9, 201512/09/2015

Crozet Dog Park will officially opens Saturday

Kim Guenther, President Claudius Crozet Park Board, talks with Les Sinclair about the grand opening of the Crozet Dog Park,…

Wednesday, December 9, 201512/09/2015

ACLU Urges A.G. to Oppose policing for Profit.

ACLU’s Tony Dunn Legal Fellow, Rob Poggenklass, an expert on civil asset forfeiture, talks with Les Sinclair about Virginia policy…

Wednesday, December 9, 201512/09/2015

Why hold a “Hug A Muslim” event at UVA

Muskan Mumtaz, a UVA 4th Year, talks with Les Sinclair about the event and about life as a Muslim today.

Tuesday, December 8, 201512/08/2015

UVa Students & Energize!Charlottesville Develop Energy Saving Game App

Susan Elliott talks with Les Sinclair about the new app that adds gamification the act of saving energy in Charlottesville.

Tuesday, December 8, 201512/08/2015

Keeping Older Drivers Safe

Martha Meade AAA Mid-Atlantic discusses with Les Sinclair how to keep older adult driving safely.

Tuesday, December 8, 201512/08/2015

Shop to Stop Hunger event

Abena Foreman-Trice, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s Director of Communications, talks about the Shop To Stop Hunger event coming on Thursday at barracks road Kroger.

Tuesday, December 8, 201512/08/2015

If FED raises interest rates how will it impact your wallet?

Jordan Goodman, America’s Money Answers Man talks, with Les Sinclair, about the Pros & Cons of an interest rate hike.

Tuesday, December 8, 201512/08/2015

Historian Rick Britton on Pearl Harbor Day

Historian Rick Britton talks about what happened 74 years ago today–the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy December 7, 1941.

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