Eighteen schools in Prince William County have earned Excellence Awards and Distinguished Achievement Awards from the governor and the State Board of Education.

If summer travel is in your plans, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is ready to help with mobile tools to keep you informed while you are on the go. You can find real-time information about traffic, incidents and congestion on Virginia roads at 511Virginia.

Loving, a motion picture based on the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a Virginia married couple who, in 1958, were arrested for violating a state law at the time prohibiting interracial marriage will be filmed in Virginia. The couple sued. Their case was ultimately heard in 1967 by the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming a landmark civil rights case in defense of marriage equality.

Virginia Film Office is accepting screenplays, 90-120 pages, and for the first time, one-hour television pilots, 60-90 pages, all with a Virginia "connection" for the 27th Virginia Screenwriting Competition. Virginia residents/students only. No entry fee. Entries are due in standard screenwriting style via PDF by midnight on May 25, 2015.

Governor Terry McAuliffe today, May 13, 2015, issued the following statement after granting an absolute pardon to Michael Kenneth McAlister.

Owners of Old House Vineyards will open a new craft distillery called Old House Distillery on their family farm in Culpeper County, becoming one of only a few joint winery and distillery operations in Virginia.

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) has kicked off a series of widening and improvement projects along VA 28 today, Monday, May 11.

Virginia has become the first state to take executive action to ensure that consumer protection goals established by President Obama are adopted in the Commonwealth, according to Executive Order #5 issued by Gov. Terry McAuliffe.