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, May 5, 201505/05/2015

Chris Callahan

WINA’s Chris Callahan joins Les Sinclair to talk about the latest in the Jesse Matthew case.

Tuesday, May 5, 201505/05/2015

Tobias Dengel

Tobias Dengel is CEO of WillowTree Inc. It’s the only company in Charlottesville that makes the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Fantastic 50. WillowTree is #4 on the fastest growing companies in Virginia list. Tobias joins Les Sinclair to talk “Business Unusual”.

Tuesday, May 5, 201505/05/2015

Jeffrey Fogel

Local Attorney Jeffrey Fogel talks with Les Sinclair about City Council Meeting (Monday) where there was no acknowledgement of the panhandling ordinance that was deemed unconstitutional. He also touches on the legality of cameras on the Downtown Mall.

Monday, May 4, 201505/04/2015

Rita McClenny

Virginia Tourism Corporation’s President & CEO, Rita McClenny talks with Les Sinclair about the power of tourism in Virginia.

Monday, May 4, 201505/04/2015

Jeanine Skowronski

Bankrate.com’s credit card analyst, Jeanine Skowronski talks with Les Sinclair about how few people are checking their credit report. Here’s a new service that offers consumers free credit scores and credit reports and no-cost financial assessment tools.

Monday, May 4, 201505/04/2015

JIm Avery

Jim Avery and Hospice of the Piedmont back on to update what is happening with HOP including their big annual 5K on May 9th.

Monday, May 4, 201505/04/2015

Tim Longo

Charlottesville Chief of Police, Tim Longo, talks with Les Sinclari about the small group session held over the weekend.

Friday, May 1, 201505/01/2015

Dori Zook

WINA’s Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair to talk about the top 5 soundbites of the week.

Friday, May 1, 201505/01/2015

Rick Britton

Today Civil War historian Rick Britton talks about the REAL end of the Civil War

Friday, May 1, 201505/01/2015

Alex Gilliam

Alex Gilliam, founder of “Public Workshop” talks with Les Sinclair about the “tree houses” that were built at Walton Middle School.

Latest Stories

15 hours ago in National

Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather

From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation's population in the path of extreme conditions.

15 hours ago in National

What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor

Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will "guarantee the midterms" for his Republican Party in November.

1 day ago in National, Trending

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.

1 day ago in Sports

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller's full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team's dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners at the corners. Then plate umpire Cory Blaser emphatically signaled strike three, stranding the potential tying run at third base and giving the United States a 2-1 win Sunday night that advanced the Americans to the World Baseball Classic championship game against Venezuela or Italy.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Burgers, cocktails, sparkly new duds: Oscar winners, losers and guests hit the after-parties

For most people across the globe, Oscar night ends with the bestowing of that final golden statuette. Not for Oscar winners and guests, of course. Their night is just beginning.