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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.

Tuesday, July 7, 201507/07/2015

Your Old Fridge Could Be Costing You

Bill Blackwell, Program Director of Energy Conservation at Dominion Virginia Power talks about a new program that may help you get rid of that old refrigerator.

Tuesday, July 7, 201507/07/2015

“Threat” returns plane to Charlottesville Airport

WINA’s Rob Graham talks with Les Sinclair about the threat that turned around an airplane flying out of the Charlottesville-Albemarle regional Airport.

Thursday, July 2, 201507/02/2015

Analysis of the June Jobs Report

Bankrate.com Washington Bureau Chief Mark Hamrick discusses with Les Sinclair the June Jobs Report.

Thursday, July 2, 201507/02/2015

UVA Center for Politics on Webb and Christie Presidential Runs

Geoffrey Skelley, Associate Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball at University of Virginia Center for Politics talks with Les Sinclair about the latest candidates to announce runs in the 2016 Presidential race.

Thursday, July 2, 201507/02/2015

Local Involvement in the Pluto Flyby

Alan Howard, a planetary geologist in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia, talks with Les Sinclair about the New Horizons spacecraft flyby and image translation that he’ll be involved with interpreting this summer.

Thursday, July 2, 201507/02/2015

[EXCLUSIVE] City not releasing Stop & Frisk Data

Local Attorney,Jeffrey Fogel, talks with WINA news about the latest developments in the request for the City to release the Stop and Frisk data.

Wednesday, July 1, 201507/01/2015

Help Feed the Hungry at Friday’s After Five

Millie Winstead, Director of Development, for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank talks with Les Sinclair about the increased demand for their services in the summer-time and how you can help at Friday’s After Five, this Friday at the Charlottesville nTelos Wireless Pavilion

Wednesday, July 1, 201507/01/2015

Do You Accept the Flag Challenge?

CFD Chief Charles Werner, talks with Les Sinclair about the “flag challenge” for the upcoming July 4 Holiday

Wednesday, July 1, 201507/01/2015

Patrols Focus on James River

Capt. Greg Jenkins, Commander of Blue Ridge Patrol District, joins Les Sinclair talking about the increasing patrols in southern Albemarle County. Specifically, on the James River.

Tuesday, June 30, 201506/30/2015

New Virginia Traffic Laws Take Effect July 1

DMV’s Brandy Brubaker lays out the new traffic laws that take effect in Virginia on July 1st.

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