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.

Friday, January 16, 201501/16/2015

Top 5 with Dori Zook

Dori Zook joins Les Sinclair to break down this weeks top five sound bites.

Friday, January 16, 201501/16/2015

Mark W Hanson

Mark W Hanson, with IRS, joins Les Sinclair with what you need to know about IRS Form changes due to Health Care Laws and Free File Opens Friday as well.

Friday, January 16, 201501/16/2015

Martha Mitchell Meade

Martha Mitchell Meade (Manager Public & Government Affairs AAA Mid-Atlantic) joins Les Sinclair to talk about AAA’s awarding of four and five diamonds to four of Charlottesville Area properties.

Thursday, January 15, 201501/15/2015

Scoot Woodruff

Scoot Woodruff, Senior Counsel with Home School Legal Defense Association, joins Les Sinclair to talk about a case in Goochalnd County where a 14 year old is being compelled to face the school board to justify their religious belief in order to continue home schooling.

Thursday, January 15, 201501/15/2015

Lisa Lane

CASPCA’s Lisa Lane joins Les Sinclair to talk about winterizing pets.

Thursday, January 15, 201501/15/2015

Rick Britton

Historian Rick Britton joins Les Sinclair to talk about Edgar Allen Poe at the University of Virginia.

Thursday, January 15, 201501/15/2015

Susan Elliot

Susan Elliot is the City of Charlottesville Climate Protection Program Coordinator, and talks to Les Sinclair about Cville being a semifinalist in a $5 million energy prize.

Wednesday, January 14, 201501/14/2015

Dr. Robert Roberts

Dr. Robert Roberts, Political Science Professor at James Madison University, joins Les Sinclair to talk about The “Morrissey Matter” in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Wednesday, January 14, 201501/14/2015

Craig Jennings

Craig Jennings director of Burley Bearettes the Burley Middle School young women’s chorus, joins Les Sinclair to talk about the upcoming benefit concert.

Wednesday, January 14, 201501/14/2015

Ryan Paris

Ryan Paris is a Radiation Safety Specialist and State Radon Coordinator for the VA Dept. of Health Office of Radiological Health, joins Les Sinclair to talk about the hazards of radon gas.

Latest Stories

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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.

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Duke heads into March Madness ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25, Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.