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

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The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday is releasing eight stamps marking significant parts of the road in each of the states it traverses, passing by vintage diners, gas stations and motels — many since preserved or restored — along with breathtaking vistas and wide horizons of the open road.

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Knicks crush the 76ers 137-98 to start the second round and keep up a historic postseason roll

Jalen Brunson scored 27 of his 35 points in the first half and the New York Knicks emphatically added to a historic postseason roll by overwhelming the Philadelphia 76ers 137-98 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams have been ruled out of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday night with left hamstring injuries.

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‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Schmigadoon!’ earn 12 Tony nominations each to lead the field

"The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, as nominators also made June Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96. Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history.