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.

Tuesday, January 26, 201601/26/2016

UVA Basketball Schedule Update

Jay James joins Les Sinclair in-studio to give an update on the upcoming UVA Basketball games.

Tuesday, January 26, 201601/26/2016

2nd Street Opens Downtown, A Portion of W. Market Stays Closed

Miriam Dickler, Director of Communications for City of Charlottesville, gives the breaking news of 2nd street opening to Les Sinclair and explains why a portion of W. Market needs to stay closed, because of the unstable building in the area.

Monday, January 25, 201601/25/2016

Recap of the storm.

Virginia State Climatologist, Jerry Stenger, talks with Les Sinclair about this Top 10 snowstorm for our area. He gives us the snowfall totals and why some areas got more or less snow.

https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/recap-of-the-storm

Monday, January 25, 201601/25/2016

The “Crystal Ball” looks at politics.

Geoffrey Skelly, Associate Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball at University of Virginia Center for Politics, talks with Les Sinclair about recent happenings in politics…Bloomberg’s possible entry in the Presidential race, Christie’s return home and when it gets really important.

https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/the-crystal-ball-looks-at-politics

Monday, January 25, 201601/25/2016

VDOT Update on Snow Removal

Virginia Dept. of Transportation’s, Lou Hatter, talks with Les Sinclair about what you need to know for the next couple of days dealing with your road travels.

https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/vdot-update-on-snow-removal

Monday, January 25, 201601/25/2016

Building Damaged by heavy snow causes street closures TFN

WINA’s Dori Zook check in with the news on the unstable structure causing Charlottesville Police to close Market Street from Old Preston to 1st St. Second street is being closed from High Street to Water Street. Avoid the area and use alternate routes. When the roads reopen we will let you know.

Image by Google Maps

https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/building-damaged-by-heavy-snow-causes-street-closures-tfn

Monday, January 25, 201601/25/2016

Final Days of Open Enrollment

HHS Region III Director Joanne Grossi, joins Les Sinclair to lay out the progress Virginia has made in enrollment through the health insurance marketplace.

For more information –
Call: 800-318-2596 or visit http://enrollva.org

Thursday, January 21, 201601/21/2016

Jessie Matthew Hearing Update

WINA’s Dori Zook updates us with the latest from the Jessie Matthew hearing that happened Thursday.

https://soundcloud.com/1070wina/jessie-matthew-hearing-update

Thursday, January 21, 201601/21/2016

VDOT Update: How prepared are they for the storm.

VDOT’s Lou Hatter, talks with Les Sinclair about their preparations leading up to the impending snow storm.

Thursday, January 21, 201601/21/2016

What you need to know before you go CHO

Brantley Ussery, Marketing Assistant for Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO), talks with Les Sinclair about how you can best prepare for your flying travel out of Charlottesville.

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