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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.

Tuesday, May 15, 201805/15/2018

AMERICAN CRAFT BEER WEEK | Andy Sparhawk

Andy Sparhawk (Craft Beer Program Web Manager) talks with Les Sinclair about American Craft Beer Week

Tuesday, May 15, 201805/15/2018

Health Dept. Offers SERVSAFE Manager Certification | Eric Meyers

Eric Myers, TJHD Environmental Health Supervisor, talks with Les Sinclair about the Servsafe Manager Certification Course and Exam for new regulations.

Tuesday, May 15, 201805/15/2018

Charlottesville Introduces New Police Chief Candidate

The City of Charlottesville Manager and City Council introduce the newly recommended person for Chief of Police in Charlottesville. She is RaShall Brackney, Ph.D.

Monday, May 14, 201805/14/2018

Tammy Arnette with AAA-Mid-Atlantic talks Gasoline prices.

Tammy Arnette with AAA-Mid-Atlantic talks with Les Sinclair about Gasoline prices.

Monday, May 14, 201805/14/2018

How OLLI’s Fit Into Aging | Beth Barber

It’s Older Americans Month and this year’s theme is Engage at Any Age. Beth Barber, Exec Dir. of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UVa (OLLI), talks with Les Sinclair about OLLI’s at UVA. 

Monday, May 14, 201805/14/2018

Calorie Counts, Nudges and More  | Dr. Vivica Kraak

Vivica Kraak, assistant professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and talks  with Les Sinclair about the new requirements for restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus. 

Friday, May 11, 201805/11/2018

Top 5 Soundbites of the Week

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top 5 soundbites of the week ending–5/11/18

Friday, May 11, 201805/11/2018

Brother of Florida school shooting suspect coming to Virginia | Michael Donovan & Zachary Cruz

Michael Donovan, with Nexus Services, in Verona, VA and Zachary Cruz, brother of suspected Florida School Shooter (Nikolas Cruz) is moving to Virginia. They talk with Les Sinclair about the details and purpose of the move.

Friday, May 11, 201805/11/2018

Spring Musical at Monticello High, Benefiting Heather Heyer Foundation | Amaya Wallace

Amaya Wallace, director of Monticello High School’s production “A King’s Story”, and was part of the community performances and a group that went to New York where they gave a presentation to a conference on innovation in student theater.

Thursday, May 10, 201805/10/2018

DOT awards Virginia a Drone Pilot Program | Ed Albrigo

President and CEO, of the Center for Innovative Technology, Ed Albrigo talks with Les Sinclair about the pilot program from the Dept. of Transportation to test drones in Virginia.

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2 days ago in Features, Trending

Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day

Pope Leo XIV opened a virtual meeting with American Catholic young people Friday by revealing a closely held pontifical secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Travis Kelce plans to decide on retirement after the season, wants to give Chiefs time to prepare

Four-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce plans to wait until after the season to make a decision on retirement, though he did say Friday that he wants to make that decision early enough that the Kansas City Chiefs have time to prepare for the future.

2 days ago in Entertainment

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is officially eligible for the Oscars

"KPop Demon Hunters" is one step closer to another golden moment: The Oscars. The Netflix phenomenon is among 35 films features eligible for the animated feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards.

2 days ago in National

A federal judge blocked Trump’s National Guard deployment to DC but troops aren’t leaving just yet

A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation's capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, the president or local leaders in the contentious duel over the federal district.

3 days ago in Entertainment

Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.