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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 16, 202112/16/2021

Blue Ridge Abortion Fund | CRN

Tannis Fuller, executive director of the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund and Deborah Arenstein, director of development of Blue Ridge Abortion…

Wednesday, December 15, 202112/15/2021

Is It Legal To Melt Down Lee? New Protest Letter to City Council | CRN

Courteney Stuart is joined by attorney Scott Goodman and Ben Hitchcock, editor-in-chief of C-Ville Weekly, to discuss a protest letter…

Wednesday, December 15, 202112/15/2021

C-Ville Weekly’s Cover Story Scoop: Fossil Fuels at UVA | CRN

Ben Hitchcock, editor-in-chief of C-Ville Weekly, discusses their cover story this week on UVA students and community members who gathered…

Tuesday, December 14, 202112/14/2021

Dog held at CASPCA for Six Years is Going to Court with Attorney Elliott Harding | CRN

Attorney Elliott Harding joins Charlottesville Right Now on Niko, a dog who killed a neighbor’s cat back in 2015 and…

Tuesday, December 14, 202112/14/2021

Volunteers Needed for Scottsville Task Force 17 | CRN

Scottsville Task Force 17 was established in 2021 after the July 28/29 Severe Event that hit the Scottsville Community that…

Tuesday, December 14, 202112/14/2021

Legal Aid Justice Center Demands Release for Detained Immigrants in Farmville ICE | CRN

Flor Lopez Trejo, Immigrant Community Organizer for Legal Aid Justice Center, discusses the movement for 109 coalitions and organizations in…

Monday, December 13, 202112/13/2021

The Nitty Gritty of Habitat for Humanity’s Mobile Home Project | CRN

Courteney Stuart is joined by WINA’s Dori Zook, and independent journalist and creator of the Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter, and…

Monday, December 13, 202112/13/2021

Housing, Planning, Rezoning Oh My! with Sean Tubbs | CRN

Courteney Stuart talks with Charlottesville journalist extraordinaire, Sean Tubbs, on the biggest issue right now – housing…and the planning and…

Monday, December 13, 202112/13/2021

Wooley out because of “craziness”, Councilor Snook responds | CRN

Charlottesville City Councilor Lloyd Snook discusses with Courteney Stuart, the Bloomberg Law interview now ex-interim manager Marc Wooley gave, and…

Monday, December 13, 202112/13/2021

UVA’s Dr. Dewey Cornell on youth violence and school security | CRN

Dr. Dewey Cornell, forensic clinical psychologist and Professor of Education in the School of Education and Human Development at the…

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