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, February 28, 201402/28/2014

Steven Meeks

Steven Meeks is with the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society and joins Les Sinclair to talk about the 150 Commemoration of the Skirmish at Rio Hill.

Friday, February 28, 201402/28/2014

Mike Lyons

CBS Military Analyst Mike Lyons joins Les Sinclair to give an update on Ukraine.

Thursday, February 27, 201402/27/2014

Carter Johnson

Carter Johnson, Public Information Officer for the Albemarle County Police Department, to discuss the increase of crime but decrease of arrests in Albemarle County. Hosts: Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe.

Thursday, February 27, 201402/27/2014

Steve Bowers

Steve Bowers of Velocity Park Public Affairs, an expert in Communications Strategy and Public Relations, shares his insight, with Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe, on Del. Toscano family situation.

Thursday, February 27, 201402/27/2014

Robert Tracinski

Robert Tracinski, Senior Writer with “The Federalist” joins Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe to discuss today’s 5th anniversary of the first rallies held by Tea Party movement.

Thursday, February 27, 201402/27/2014

Rory McIlmoil

Rory McIlmoil shares information, with Les Sinclair and Carole Thorpe about a collaborative effort between Google and Appalachian Voices to map properties where energy costs are skyrocketing.

Wednesday, February 26, 201402/26/2014

Don Brown

Don Brown, the director of U.Va.’s Data Science Institute, joins Les Sinclair to talk about a new degree program at UVA.

Wednesday, February 26, 201402/26/2014

Jill Schlesinger

CBS Senior Business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins Les Sinclair to talk about Wall Street’s winter blues.

Wednesday, February 26, 201402/26/2014

Dawone Robinson

Chesapeake Climate Action Network’s Virginia Policy Coordinator Dawone Robinson joins Les Sinclair to talk about the Hybrid Tax repeal signed by Virginia’s Governor today.

Wednesday, February 26, 201402/26/2014

Sarah Hamfeld

Sarah Hatfield tells us all about The Big Read!

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Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared anyway and now he wants the company to pay him more — a lot more.

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33 minutes ago in Entertainment

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The Motion Picture Association is asking Meta to stop referring to content shown to teen accounts on Instagram as "guided by PG-13 ratings," saying it is misleading and could erode trust in its movie ratings system.

34 minutes ago in Sports

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler to undergo shoulder surgery and miss rest of season

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Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler will miss the rest of the season with a left shoulder injury that will require surgery, the team announced Wednesday. Kessler will have a procedure to repair a labral tear on Thursday in Los Angeles.

38 minutes ago in National

FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown

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The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 "high-volume" markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.