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, November 14, 201411/14/2014

Katie Falcone

Katie Falcone of Ash Lawn Highlands joins Les Sinclair to share details of an upcoming open house of the historical home of James Monroe, fifth President of the United State

Friday, November 14, 201411/14/2014

Heidi Crandall

Heidi Crandall, with Devils Backbone Brewing Company, joins Les Sinclair with Business Unusual Segment.

Friday, November 14, 201411/14/2014

Chip Harding

Albemarle Sheriff “Chip” Harding joins WINA News to talk about the advantages of expanding Virginia’s DNA Database to include all criminal convictions. Also we hear about Friday’s court appearance of Jesse Mathew.

Thursday, November 13, 201411/13/2014

Joanna Salidis

Joanna Salidis, one of the members of “Friends of Nelson” an anti-pipeline group, joins Les Sinclair to discuss their opposition to the proposed Dominion Natural Gas Pipeline.

Thursday, November 13, 201411/13/2014

Paul Beyer

Paul Beyer, Director of the Tom Tom Founders Festival, talks with Les Sinclair about what TTFF will do wtih the Virginia Tourism Corporation grant.

Thursday, November 13, 201411/13/2014

Consider the Source

Les Sinclair talks about the state of media today. He calls it Chicken Little Media and how there’s a vested interest in getting us riled up. But, we play a part in that too, as if we ignore Chicken Little the story doesn’t get amplified.

Thursday, November 13, 201411/13/2014

Andrew Koch

Andrew Koch, DMA Associate Director of Bands University of Virginia joins Les Sinclair to talk about marching band activities and how you can help with their trek to Macy’s Parade in 2015.

Thursday, November 13, 201411/13/2014

Better World Betty

Better World Betty joins Les Sinclair to preview the events taking place around America Recycles Day.

Wednesday, November 12, 201411/12/2014

Lou Hatter

Lou Hatter VDOT Spokesperson joins Les Sinclair to talk about improvement project bids for the Route 29/250 interchange (a.k.a. The Best Buy Ramp).

Wednesday, November 12, 201411/12/2014

Jody Kielbasa

Jody Kielbasa, Vice Provost for the Arts at UVA and Director of the Virginia Film Festival, talks about the success of this year’s Virginia Film Festival.

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Ryan Coogler aware of potential Oscar history ahead but focused on ‘Sinners’ team before ceremony

Ryan Coogler understands what Sunday night could mean for Oscar history. He's just not dwelling on it. Instead, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is looking forward to spending one more night with his "Sinners" collaborators who helped bring the film to life.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Morrissey calls off concert in Spain after local festivities deprived him of sleep

British rock star Morrissey won't perform a concert in Valencia after festivities in the Spanish city kept him from getting a proper night's rest, the former frontman of The Smiths said Thursday.

2 days ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.

2 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

2 days ago in Olympics, Sports

Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn’t these Games be earlier?

At this month's Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and tank tops. One skier lamented "tropical" conditions and a snowboarder complained that soft, slow snow put him at a disadvantage. And some worried about their safety.