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.

Monday, April 5, 202104/05/2021

Virginia Institute for Autism | The Race and More

April is Autism Awareness Month. Les Sinclair talks with Larry Garretson – Director of Communications, Virginia Institute of Autism.

Monday, April 5, 202104/05/2021

Advance Care Planning

Laura A. Pilati, Engagement Coordinator and Certified First Steps Advance Care Planning Facilitator with Honoring Choices Virginia, speaks with Les Sinclair…

Friday, April 2, 202104/02/2021

Child Abuse Awareness Month in April

Cynthia Hurst, Executive Director for Foothills Child Advocacy Center discusses the organization and some facts you should know to be…

Friday, April 2, 202104/02/2021

The Civil War in Virginia, this week 156 years ago

In this segment, Les Sinclair talks with historian Rick Britton about THIS WEEK IN US HISTORY: This week 156 years…

Wednesday, March 31, 202103/31/2021

POP-UP ART WILL LIGHT UP UVA GROUNDS

The University of Virginia will light up the sky with the first pop-up projection mapping show UVA’s most iconic buildings…

Wednesday, March 31, 202103/31/2021

Study Shows Stem Cell Transplants Prevent Relapsesof Most Common Childhood Cancer

Les Sinclair speaks with Daniel “Trey” Lee, MD, a pediatric oncologist and Director of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant and Immunotherapy…

Wednesday, March 31, 202103/31/2021

COVID-19 After-effect–Hair Loss

WINA’s Dori Zook talks to Dr. Maggie Noland, UVA dermatologist, on hair loss after COVID-19

Monday, March 29, 202103/29/2021

CACF AWARDS LARGEST GRANT EVER.

The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has made the largest grant in its fifty-four-year history—$4.25 million to Piedmont Housing Alliance to…

Monday, March 29, 202103/29/2021

One Year Into Pandemic: Recovering from Workplace Stress.

COVID fatigue in the workplace is a real thing and Virginia Tech professor Charles Calderwood says he sees a lot…

Monday, March 29, 202103/29/2021

Brood X Cicadas About to Emerge

The 17-year Brood X Cicadas, also known as the Great Eastern Brood, will soon debut from their long underground life…

Latest Stories

2 days ago in Sports

College Football Playoff to remain at 12 teams after SEC and Big Ten fail to agree on expansion

The College Football Playoff resolved a few of its thorny issues Friday — including how to deal with Notre Dame — but left the toughest one unresolved, staying at 12 teams for next year and failing to expand the postseason to 16 or more.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Review confirms journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s 2005 death was a suicide

A review of the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson has confirmed authorities' original finding that his death was a suicide, Colorado investigators said Friday.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI’s most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive, was arrested in Mexico and on Friday was flown to the U.S. to face charges related to running a multinational drug trafficking ring and the killing of a federal witness.

2 days ago in National

Police arrest protesters at airport as Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest

Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota's largest airport Friday, organizers estimated, as thousands gathered, despite Arctic temperatures, in downtown Minneapolis to protest the Trump administration's crackdown.