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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

1 day ago in Sports

MLB owners propose banning high school signings, adding an international draft

Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Former child actor Daveigh Chase, ‘The Ring’ villain and Lilo voice, dies at 35

Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her youthful voice in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" and her villainous performance in the thriller "The Ring," has died. She was 35.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

New Yorkers are set to fete the Knicks with a ticker-tape parade

New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style Thursday, throwing a ticker-tape parade for the team that brought home the NBA championship longed for by generations of fans.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Lil Nas X shares a video update after getting mental health care: ‘There’s less fear in my heart’

The musician Lil Nas X posted a moving video update to his Instagram on Wednesday morning. In the nearly three-minute clip, the artist — born Montero Lamar Hill — shared that he "has been in rehab for a few months," and since then, has returned home to both Atlanta, where he is from and his family lives, and Los Angeles, where he resides.

2 days ago in National

Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum

Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago. The guestlist for Thursday's dedication ceremony includes Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera and Bono, along with former Presidents Joe Biden, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.