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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, December 3, 201512/03/2015

Silver Lining Blood Drive Sunday Dec. 6th.

Lee Silver talks about the Silver Lining Blood Drive. To sign up click here or email stab.gives.back@gmail.com

Thursday, December 3, 201512/03/2015

Cheers for Charity Friday

Starr Hill Brewery in Crozet hosts the Salvation Army where a dollar from each pint sold benefits the cause.  Antonio…

Thursday, December 3, 201512/03/2015

Attorney General Debuts Heroin Documentary

A.G. Mark Herring, talks with Les Sinclair about why his office has commissioned this documentary film: “Heroin The Hardest Hit”

Wednesday, December 2, 201512/02/2015

Toy Lift is this Friday

Tom Powell, founder of Toy Lift, talks with Les Sinclair about this one day event designed to help make sure…

Tuesday, December 1, 201512/01/2015

How to make sure you’re donating to a worthy non-profit

Sandra Miniutti, Vice President, Marketing & CFO of Charity Navigator, talks with Les Sinclair about how to make sure you’re donating to a worthy non-profit.

Tuesday, December 1, 201512/01/2015

Charlottesville Hosts First Toy Lift Location

Joe Rice, of the City of Charlottesville, talks with Les Sinclair about the Downtown events happening this Friday (12/4/). http://www.charlottesville.org/community/grand-illumination-toy-lift-2015

Tuesday, December 1, 201512/01/2015

Albemarle names new Natural Resources Manager

Albemarle County has named David Hannah as its new Natural Resources Manager, he and Mark Graham, the Community Development Director, talk with Les Sinclair about the new position.

Tuesday, December 1, 201512/01/2015

Smart tax moves you should make before the end of the year

Kay Bell, of Bankrate.com, lays out the top 10 smart tax moves people should make between now and the end of the year.

Monday, November 30, 201511/30/2015

Dissecting Mike London’s Resignation

WINA Sport’s, Luke Neer, discusses UVA Head Football Coach, Mike London’s resignation over the weekend.

Monday, November 30, 201511/30/2015

Local take on Climate Talks.

Deborah Lawrence, Ph.D., is a Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia she joins Les Sinclair to discuss…

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Germany and Netherlands reach the World Cup after big wins in final qualifiers

So much for Germany being at risk of missing the World Cup. A 6-0 thrashing of Slovakia on Monday completed Germany's recovery from a shocking start to group play as the four-time champion maintained its proud record of always qualifying for the World Cup.