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.

Latest Stories

8 hours ago in National, Trending

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.

8 hours ago in Sports

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller's full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team's dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners at the corners. Then plate umpire Cory Blaser emphatically signaled strike three, stranding the potential tying run at third base and giving the United States a 2-1 win Sunday night that advanced the Americans to the World Baseball Classic championship game against Venezuela or Italy.

8 hours ago in Entertainment

Burgers, cocktails, sparkly new duds: Oscar winners, losers and guests hit the after-parties

For most people across the globe, Oscar night ends with the bestowing of that final golden statuette. Not for Oscar winners and guests, of course. Their night is just beginning.

8 hours ago in Entertainment

Stars deliver modern and colorful looks on Oscars red carpet

Pops of color dominated the Oscars red carpet as stars like Renate Reinsve to Chase Infiniti stunned in colorful gowns that put a modern twist on traditional Oscars red carpet glamour.

8 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Duke heads into March Madness ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25, Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.