When it comes to Hollywood films, we hear a lot of about actors and directors but not so much about producers. The Virginia Film Festival hopes to change that situation by presenting a special award to exceptional producers.

When material warms, it expands. That can cause problems for roads, bridges and train tracks.

One standout metric from the report: construction jobs, long a growing space alongside Virginia’s booming data center industry, slowed more than expected this summer.

War often leaves soldiers suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the Veterans’ Administration provides care for that condition. The same symptoms are seen in many people confined to American prisons, and some mental health professionals are now calling for a new diagnosis— Post-Incarceration Syndrome.

Police say a 19-year-old man forced his way into Westwood Hills Elementary School Wednesday morning. He was found dead a few minutes later.

The city's school superintendent said all students, staff and teachers at Westwood Hills Elementary School are safe.

To help support early educators, Virginia Tech and other partners across the region are hosting a free symposium for childcare workers on September 25 in Blacksburg.

Many of the 380,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer this year who get mastectomies, lumpectomies, and breast reconstruction go home with hospital-issue surgical recovery bras. A Charlottesville breast cancer survivor, though, has teamed up to build something better.

“It’s this idea that you can compose, you can play with sounds that don’t fall into traditional ideas about harmony and rhythm.”

Governor Abigail Spanberger was in Botetourt County Tuesday to speak with cattle ranchers and farmers about what’s happening in their industry right now.