Charlottesville Right Now

Charlottesville Right Now, 4pm – 6pm

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, August 17, 202108/17/2021

Innocence Project Client Gets Absolute Pardon

Les Sinclair talks with Deirdre Enright UVA Professor of Law

Tuesday, August 17, 202108/17/2021

Business Unusual | Dogwood Refillery

Marketing Specialist, Les Sinclair, talks with Owner/Founder, Alexandra “Alex” Theriault, of Dogwood Refillery about the business and the Grand Opening…

Monday, August 16, 202108/16/2021

New Bus Route- Afton Express

Les Sinclair has on Rachel Salatin, Marketing Coordinator with Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, to discuss the Afton Express.  It’s a new bus route from Staunton to Charlottesville.

Monday, August 16, 202108/16/2021

Dealing with Earthquakes and other Natural Hazards

Les Sinclair speaks with Virginia Tech’s Robert Weiss, who studies earthquakes and tsunamis warns of potential new hazards in Haiti as the country grapples with a deadly earthquake and the pending arrival of Tropical Storm Grace. They also speak about other natural hazards.

Monday, August 16, 202108/16/2021

Beyond the Screen | The Neutral Ground

Les Sinclair talks with Chandler Ferrebee, Virginia Film Festival Program Manager about the Beyond the Screen- Virtual Discussion of the new documentary “The Neutral Ground”

Wednesday, August 11, 202108/11/2021

Delegate Sally Hudson

Delegate Sally Hudson joined the show to discuss the special session of the General Assembly as well as COVID protocols in our community and much more.

Wednesday, August 11, 202108/11/2021

Alex Urpi

Alex Urpi is the President of Forward Adelante, a networking group for Latino owned businesses in our community. He joined the show as a part of the Chamber Business Spotlight segment.

Wednesday, August 11, 202108/11/2021

Samyuktha Mahadevan

Samyuktha Mahadevan is a Program Manager for the One Small Step project at the Democracy Initiative at the University of Virginia. She joined the show to discuss their new opportunity for community engagement to promote democracy and more.

Thursday, August 5, 202108/05/2021

Blue Ridge Health District Town Hall on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m

The Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD) will host a live, virtual Town Hall on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 5, 202108/05/2021

Charlottesville Chamber Highlights and Spotlight

Les Sinclair chats with Mary Kay Campbell, founder of Heart of Storytelling. Mary Kay is not new to the chamber; and, she is a new member of her own new business, Heart of Storytelling.

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Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn’t known, AP sources say

A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.

2 days ago in National

National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular US parks

The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.

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Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony

President Donald Trump didn't bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual.