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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 1, 201803/01/2018

Weather Warning: High Winds | AccuWeather

AccuWeather’s Josh Ferrick joins Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right Now” to explain the latest watches and warnings for Thursday night and Friday.

Wednesday, February 28, 201802/28/2018

Guns, Statues and More | Sen. Tim Kaine.

Senator Tim Kaine, discusses the Charlottesville statues, as well as gun control, on “Charlottesville Right Now with Les Sinclair” .

Wednesday, February 28, 201802/28/2018

Micro Farm wins Dominion Energy Innovation Center pitch competition | Alexander Olesen

Business Unusual: Alexander Olesen, the CEO of startup Babylon Micro-Farms talks with Les Sinclair about the business.

Wednesday, February 28, 201802/28/2018

Developing national water pipeline database | Dr. Sunil Sinha

Dr. Sunil Sinha, professor in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, talks about the efforts to develop a national water pipeline.

Tuesday, February 27, 201802/27/2018

Ruling to Uncover Statues in Charlottesville | Dori Zook

WINA’s Dori Zook, joins Les Sinclair to recount the events surrounding the judge’s ruling that the Charlottesville Lee and Jackson statues are indeed war memorials, and should be uncovered within 15 days.

Tuesday, February 27, 201802/27/2018

CVEC Broadband Project Town Halls | Melissa Gay

Melissa C. Gay, Communications and Member Services Manager Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, discusses with Les Sinclair the Broadband Project and upcoming Town Hall Meetings to help customers understand it and ask questions

Tuesday, February 27, 201802/27/2018

Local real Estate Numbers Mirror National Trends | Michael Guthrie

CEO of Roy Wheeler Realty, Michael Guthrie, gives expert analysis to Les Sinclair on “Charlottesville Right now” on the local real estate market.

Tuesday, February 27, 201802/27/2018

Gun Buying Loophole Survives Sub-Committee in Virginia Senate | Sen. Cree Deeds

State Senator, Cree Deeds discusses the war memorial issue in Charlottesville and outlines the movement in the Virginia Senate today.

Monday, February 26, 201802/26/2018

Half Haven’t Checked Credit Since Equifax Breach | Matt Schulz

CreditCards.com’s senior industry analyst, Matt Schulz. talks with Les Sinclair about the latest CreditCards.com survey showing half have not checked their credit report since the Equifax hacking and 18% have never checked any credit report

Monday, February 26, 201802/26/2018

School Safety in Albemarle County | Dean Tistadt

Dean Tistadt, Albemarle County School’s Chief Operating Officer, discusses the plan and timeline for improving school safety in Albemarle County Schools.

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