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, October 29, 201810/29/2018

Jay James, of The Bridge Ministry

If The Bridge Ministry can raise $200,000 by end of the month their bank that holds the mortgage will forgive the remaining debt.  

Monday, October 29, 201810/29/2018

7th Dist. of VA a Virtual Dead Heat | Rachel Bitecofer, Ph.D.

Rachel Bitecofer, Ph.D. and Assistant Director, Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University details the latest poll showing a virtual dead heat in the 7th District (Brat/Spanberger).

Monday, October 29, 201810/29/2018

Charlottesville Police Appriciation Dinner | Mindy Goodall

Mindy Goodall, Executive Director of the CPF, explains how you can support the Cville Police with a gift for the Appreciation Dinner.

Monday, October 29, 201810/29/2018

How to recover after Pittsburgh synagogue Shooting | Doron Ezickson, ADL

Doron Ezickson, Washington, DC Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League, talks with Les Sinclair the mass shooting that killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue. He discusses how we can recover and what we can do to quell the violence and help with understanding each other.

Friday, October 26, 201810/26/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–10/26/18

Friday, October 26, 201810/26/2018

How to Run For Charlottesville | Sarah Corning

Sarah Corning, speaks to Les Sinclair about the Run for Charlottesville, happening Nov. 4, with proceeds going to Heather Heyer Foundation

Friday, October 26, 201810/26/2018

UVA creates a simpler way to understand the microbiome | Jason Papin

Jason Papin, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia explains how they’ve created a simpler method to not only understand what is happening in the microbiome but why it’s happening.

Friday, October 26, 201810/26/2018

Legal Matters | Scott Goodman

Legal Expert and local attorney Scott Goodman talks with Les Sinclair about local legal matters including an assault on James Fields (charged with first-degree murder and other counts in the death of Heather Heyer) and UVA issuing 10 trespass warnings to individuals involved in August 2017 violence.

Thursday, October 25, 201810/25/2018

Online shopping is dominated by food | Ted Rossman

“Charlottesville Right Now’s” Les Sinclair speaks with CreditCards.com industry analyst Ted Rossman, who reveals the latest info from the CreditCars.com survey.

Thursday, October 25, 201810/25/2018

PVCC 10th Grade Biz Kids | Miriam Rushfinn

Miriam Rushfinn, PVCC Program Manager, Youth and Special Programs, speaks with Les Sinclair about the PVCC 10th Grade Biz Kids…

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