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, October 6, 201510/06/2015

Second Annual Mildred W. Spicer Arts Award

Mary Miller talks with Les Sinclair about the Second Annual Mildred W. Spicer Arts Award
October 8, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., CitySpace, free and open to the public.

Tuesday, October 6, 201510/06/2015

Virginia Schools at their Limits

Rosa Atkins, Virginia Association of School Superintendents President and Superintendent of Charlottesville City Schools, talks with Les Sinclair about the financial situation in the Commonwealth and the Governor’s recent visit doing an education round table with CCS and ACPS students/admin at Agnor-Hurt Elem.

Monday, October 5, 201510/05/2015

Community opportunities for persons living with Alzheimer’s

Ellen Phipps of Alzheimer’s Association on the community opportunities for persons living with Alzheimer’s and their Arts Fusion program. Including…

Monday, October 5, 201510/05/2015

Fire Prevention Week 2015

Battalion Chief Richard Jones, joins Les Sinclair with tips on how to prevent fire and how to prevent loss in…

Monday, October 5, 201510/05/2015

Analysis of SCOTUS not hearing Huguely Case.

The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up the appeal of George Huguely. Scott Goodman, Legal expert and local attorney,…

Friday, October 2, 201510/02/2015

Top Five Soundbites for the week ending Oct. 2, 2015

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair with the Top Five Soundbites for the week ending Oct. 2, 2015.

Friday, October 2, 201510/02/2015

Wet Weather This Weekend

AccuWeather’s Frank Straight, joins Les Sinclair to detail the forecast for the weekend. He’s followed by Virginia State Climatologist, Jerry Stenger, with more information about how the weather will impact our area.

Friday, October 2, 201510/02/2015

Businesses Need To Plan for Emergency Too

Nichole Riley, State Director for NFIB, give tips about how businesses should plan for emergencies, on Charlottesville Right now with Les Sinclair.

Friday, October 2, 201510/02/2015

Virginia’s Army National Guard on Storm Duty

Capt. George Fontaine, joins Les Sinclair to explain how the Virginia Army National Guard can implement severe weather assistance here in the Charlottesville area.

Friday, October 2, 201510/02/2015

Jesse Matthew 3 Life Terms Explained

Local Attorney and Legal expert Scott Goodman, gives expert analysis on the Jesse Matthew sentencing in the Fairfax, VA rape trial. Matthew gets three life terms and it’s explained by Goodman on Charlottesville Right Now with Les Sinclair.

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