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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, March 4, 202103/04/2021

Roy Wheeler Realty Merges With Howard Hanna

Roy Wheeler Realty Co., announces a merger with Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. Les Sinclair speaks with Michael Guthrie, Principal…

Thursday, March 4, 202103/04/2021

Larry Sabato on Governor Northam Endorsing Challenger for AG Jay Jones.

Larry Sabato, from UVA CENTER FOR POLITICS, spoke with WINA News about the reasons and reaction to Virginia Gov. Ralph…

Thursday, March 4, 202103/04/2021

PVCC Offering Adults to Get GED FREE

Les Sinclair speaks with Carol Coffey, Director of Thomas Jefferson Adult Career Education at PVCC about the launch  of a…

Monday, March 1, 202103/01/2021

National Optimism Month

Les Sinclair speaks with UVA Faculty and Employee Assistance Program’s, Mary Sherman, on how vital it is to be resilient…

Monday, March 1, 202103/01/2021

March is Fix-A-Leak Month

Les Sinclair speaks with Jill Greiner, the Water Efficiency Program Coordinator for the City of Charlottesville. about the “Fix A…

Monday, March 1, 202103/01/2021

Louisa County is Getting Broadband

Melissa Gay, Communications and Member Services Manager for Firefly Fiber Broadband, talks with Les Sinclair about the partnership between Louisa…

Wednesday, February 24, 202102/24/2021

Pulse of Virginia Poll from CNU

Les Sinclair discusses the latest poll from Wason Center for Public Policy with Research Director, RebeccaBromley-Trujillo, Ph.D. of Christopher Newport…

Wednesday, February 24, 202102/24/2021

Two local organizations doing good.

Les Sinclair talks with Jennifer Jacobs, AHIP’s Executive Director, and Robb. Buonomo, HVAC Manager with Beck Cohen, about another HVAC…

Monday, February 22, 202102/22/2021

Red Cross Needs Blood Donations

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

Monday, February 22, 202102/22/2021

ACLU of Virginia Reacts to the State’s Pending Repeal of the Death Penalty

Claire Gastañaga, Executive Director of ACLU of Virginia talks about the death penalty issue with Les Sinclair.

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When CBS ended "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" earlier this year, it also shuttered the program's robust music offerings — a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.

12 hours ago in National

North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee recommends his censure

Embattled North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards withdrew from his reelection campaign on Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his office.

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Stevens and El-Sayed are in a close race for Michigan’s Democratic Senate nomination

Moderate candidate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed were in a tight race for Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in the early morning hours of Wednesday.