WUVT News: Election Day Coverage

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Good morning, and happy Election Day!

WUVT News is pleased to provide election coverage starting at 7pm tonight! Our News Director Felix and his awesome team of reporters will be working all night long to bring you reliable, honest coverage, and we hope you tune in.

Additionally, if you're registered in Virginia's 9th congressional district and you're not sure who to locally vote for yet, you can check out this insightful debate between Karen Baker and Morgan Griffith hosted by WUVT News on August 28.

In case you didn't know, Virginia allows for same-day voter registration, so get out there and vote!
- Find your polling place here
- List of acceptable voter ID here

The Virginia Department of Elections website is a valuable resource with lots of great information on voting. Exercise your civil duty and vote today!

Americans For Contraception Roundtable

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Recently, WUVT DJ and Newscaster Mary Peyton Marble was invited to attend a roundtable hosted by Americans for Contraception.

On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Americans for Contraception hosted a breakfast and roundtable event at the Blacksburg Public Library. Roundtable participants discussed the ongoing fight to pass the Right to Contraception Act. Led by Katie Baker, Virginia America for Contraception coordinator, the event outlined the Dobbs decision and its impacts on women’s rights to contraception and body autonomy in the Va. Participants included Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia Jamie Lockheart, Senior Human Sexuality Educators Monique Ingram and Melinda Britt and Virginia Tech Student Eireann Maybach.

Click Read more to read about the whole event!

WUVT News 9th District Debate

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Click Read more for the recording of our congressional debate between Virginia's 9th Congressional District Candidates, Morgan Griffith and Karen Baker!

WUVT News Exclusive! Morgan Griffith & Karen Baker!

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WUVT News is pleased to announce a congressional debate between Virginia's 9th Congressional District Candidates, Morgan Griffith and Karen Baker! This exclusive debate will be held live on-air and streamed online on Wednesday, August 28th at 5PM. We hope you tune in, and make sure to vote!

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WUVT News Interview with Karen Baker!

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WUVT News is excited to bring you the first of many exclusive interviews with notable people in the greater Blacksburg Area! For our first interview, we have none other than Karen Baker, a candidate running for Virginia's 9th congressional district (which includes Blacksburg) interviewed by our News Director, Felix Redmond!

Click Read more to see the interview!

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