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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, July 1, 202107/01/2021

Business Unusual | Naborforce

Les Sinclair talks with Paige Wilson, founder, and CEO of Naborforce, about the business and how it works to help the elderly in our community. 

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Wednesday, June 30, 202106/30/2021

VDOT Reopens U.S. 250 in Nelson Co.

WINA’s Les Sinclair speaks with VDOT’s Lou Hatter about the reopening today (6/30/21) of U.S. 250 in Nelson County.

Wednesday, June 30, 202106/30/2021

Project Rebound from Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce

Les Sinclair speaks with Joyce Robbins with Robbins Staffing Solutions about how the company pivoted during the pandemic and what the trends are with staffing now.

Tuesday, June 29, 202106/29/2021

Virginia Marijuana Legalization July 1, 2021

Les Sinclair speaks with Jenn Michelle Pedini, development director of NORML

Tuesday, June 29, 202106/29/2021

Charlottesville Fireworks Benefit Ronald McDonald House. 

WINA’s Jay Hart speaks with Deborah Kaplan of Ronald McDonald House on the Carter Mountain Fireworks.

Tuesday, June 29, 202106/29/2021

A Virtual Program on Poe’s Declaration of Independence of a Different Kind

Les Sinclair speaks with Poe Museum’s curator Chris Semtner about the lecture on Edgar Allen Poe

Monday, June 28, 202106/28/2021

AAA Concerned About Legalization of Pot on Driving

WINA’s Jay Hart speaks with Marth Meade of AAA-Mid-Atlantic about the organization’s concerns over the legalization of marijuana and driving,…

Monday, June 28, 202106/28/2021

A major step forward in efforts to mimic natural development of mammal using stem cells.

Les Sinclair speaks with Bernard Thisse, PhD, part of the Department of Cell Biology at the University of Virginia about…

Monday, June 28, 202106/28/2021

Business Unusual | Shenandoah Growers

Les Sinclair talks “business unusual” with Dr. Tessa Pocock, Cheif Science Officer of Shenandoah Growers, about their fresh organic, regionally…

Thursday, June 24, 202106/24/2021

Foxfield is Ready for Fall Races

Kelsey Cox, Race Director for Foxfield, spoke with WINA’s Jay Hart about the Fall event at Foxfield Races.

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Ryan Coogler understands what Sunday night could mean for Oscar history. He's just not dwelling on it. Instead, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is looking forward to spending one more night with his "Sinners" collaborators who helped bring the film to life.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Morrissey calls off concert in Spain after local festivities deprived him of sleep

British rock star Morrissey won't perform a concert in Valencia after festivities in the Spanish city kept him from getting a proper night's rest, the former frontman of The Smiths said Thursday.

2 days ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.

3 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

3 days ago in Olympics, Sports

Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn’t these Games be earlier?

At this month's Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and tank tops. One skier lamented "tropical" conditions and a snowboarder complained that soft, slow snow put him at a disadvantage. And some worried about their safety.