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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, June 24, 202106/24/2021

Maintenance Myth Busting from AAA

Les Sinclair of WINA speaks with Brent Stegner, Car Care Manager at AAA Swift Creek about some of the myths of car maintenance and tips and need-to-knows before your Great America Road Trip.

Thursday, June 24, 202106/24/2021

Blue Ridge Poison Center on Dangers of Delta-8 THC

Christopher Holstege, MD director of the Blue Ridge Poison Center at UVA Health talks with Les Sinclair about Delta-8 THC and other synthetic substances. 

Wednesday, June 23, 202106/23/2021

Chamber Business Spotlight

Les Sinclair is joined by Kirsten Ashbaugh with the Chamber Rising Professionals Steering Committee. They have several upcoming events, bringing…

Wednesday, June 23, 202106/23/2021

40 County, City & Private School Teachers Honored with Golden Apples

Richard Nunley, the creator of the Golden Apple Awards from Better Living Building Supply and Custom Cabinetry talks with WINA’s…

Tuesday, June 22, 202106/22/2021

Vaccine Situation in Virginia

Dr. Danny Avula, the State vaccine Coordinator, talks with Les Sinclair about the vaccine situation in the Commonwealth.

Tuesday, June 22, 202106/22/2021

Critical Need for Blood

Jonathan McNamara, regional communications director for the American Red Cross, talks about the shortage of blood in our area with…

Friday, June 18, 202106/18/2021

Grand Opening of Harper’s Insurance

Sherry Taylor talks with Les Sinclair about the grand opening of the new offices of Harper’s Insurance.

Friday, June 18, 202106/18/2021

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–June 18, 2021.

Friday, June 18, 202106/18/2021

Business Unusual | Anthology Senior Living Charlottesville

Les Sinclair talks with David Ter Borg and Terry Hogan of Anthology Senior Living…

Photo by Sanjay Suchak, University Communications

Wednesday, June 16, 202106/16/2021

UVA Children’s Named No. 1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report

Les Sinclair talks with James Nataro, MD, PhD, MBA, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at UVA about UVA Children’s…

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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.