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.

Wednesday, October 16, 201910/16/2019

Virginia Film Festival Opens Downtown Headquarters

The new headquarters for the Virginia Film Festival opens Downtown Charlottesville at Violet Crown Cinema. Les Sinclair speaks with Jody…

Tuesday, October 15, 201910/15/2019

Governor Northam Signs Executive Directive 5 for Health Care

WINA’s Les Sinclair speaks with Virginia’s Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Daniel Carey, M.D., about Executive Directive Five. They…

Tuesday, October 15, 201910/15/2019

TEDx Tuesday | Lewis Miller

Les Sinclair talks with Lewis Miller, creator of The Flower Flash, street art installations made of flowers. He re-purposes flowers…

Tuesday, October 15, 201910/15/2019

UPDATE: Charlottesville & Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau

Les Sinclair speaks with Courtney Cacatian, Executive Director of the Charlottesville & Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau, about what the…

Monday, October 14, 201910/14/2019

Local Drought Conditions 

Les Sinclair discusses local drought conditions with Virginia State Climatologist, Jerry Stenger. More info: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/Portals/0/DEQ/Water/WaterResources/VirginiaDroughtStatus/CurrentDroughtTaskForceReport.pdf

Monday, October 14, 201910/14/2019

UVA’s NASU event during Indigenous People’s Day

Les Sinclair discusses the Native American Student Union event at the George Rogers Clark statue at UVA. Anthony Malabad, president…

Monday, October 14, 201910/14/2019

Albemarle County is updating its Housing Policy

Les Sinclair interviews Stacy Pethia, Principle Planner for Housing at Albemarle County, about the County’s Housing Policy and the process…

Friday, October 11, 201910/11/2019

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–10/11/19

Friday, October 11, 201910/11/2019

TODAY IN US HISTORY: Today, October 11th

In this segment Les talks with historian Rick Britton about TODAY IN US HISTORY: Today, October 11th, is the 198th…

Friday, October 11, 201910/11/2019

Carter Myers Automotive Gives to Pediatric Cancer

Les Sinclair talks with Liza Borches Pres. and CEO of Carter Myers Automotive about the over $10,000 gift to pediatric…

Latest Stories

11 hours ago in Entertainment

Awkwafina digs into her culinary roots to try something a little crazy: Open a restaurant

Awkwafina was feeling under the weather recently and decided she was going to make soup. And that startled her because she hasn't always been the kind of person who made soup.

11 hours ago in Sports

Several coaches on the hot seat need major turnarounds in the second half to keep their jobs

NFL owners have been more patient this season. At least one coach was fired by Week 9 in each year since 2022 but there haven't been any dismissals so far. The Colts fired general manager Chris Ballard, though. Several coaches could be in trouble if they don't turn things around quickly.

12 hours ago in Sports

Jaguars thrash the depleted Ravens 33-10 for their 5th win in 6 games

With their top two quarterbacks injured, the Baltimore Ravens were prepared to use any trick necessary in their attempt to keep the game competitive against Jacksonville. That included snapping the ball directly to Derrick Henry on quite a few occasions.

12 hours ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending

25 years after ‘Britney,’ 5 new Britney Spears songs showcase a pop icon at a transformative moment

Legacy Recordings on Friday is releasing "Britney (25th Anniversary Edition)," an expanded reissue of her pivotal record, which went quadruple platinum in less than two months. The collection features two remixes and five previously unreleased songs from that era, her first new (or is it old?) music since she announced she would "never return to the music industry" in a 2024 Instagram post.

1 day ago in Sports, Trending

Cristiano Ronaldo announces his international retirement from Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo won't play for Portugal anymore, ending on Thursday a career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title and the men's all-time international scoring record.