Posted: 9:32 PM Hampton Roads is getting ready for its close-up.

Posted: 2:08 PM The National Gallery of Art plans to close its modern art galleries for three years to complete a $68 million renovation, adding new galleries and a rooftop sculpture garden.

Updated: 10:37 PM A local school is being recognized in a national contest for its video entry.

Updated: 10:36 PM The James Madison University community was celebrating on Tuesday as the men's basketball team went to the NCAA tournament. It's not just the students who were excited about the game.

Updated: 5:58 PM Families had some fun in the snow on Wednesday.

Posted: 2:31 PM The 2013 community reading program for Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro is underway.

Posted: 2:26 PM The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is unveiling the newest addition to its famous gem collection with a butterfly brooch made of 2,300 gems.

Updated: 8:03 PM It's estimated that nearly 50 million Americans complete at least one crossword puzzle every month. A Valley man has just been crowned the best crossword puzzle creator. In a field with only 400 professionals, this is a big deal.

Updated: 10:08 PM Remember those spelling bees as a kid? WHSV's Bob Corso spoke to three contestants in Saturday's Regional Spelling Bee.

Posted: 3:44 PM The Virginia Supreme Court has declined to say whether poker is a game of skill or a game of chance.

Updated: 11:05 PM Mixed martial arts competitions, like those seen on the show UFC on FOX, are growing in popularity around the country. The sport has even come to the Valley. A new gym in is proof that MMA is a permanent part of our culture.

Updated: 6:41 PM Thirty neighbors in the Valley got together Monday night to find out how zoning could impact their neighborhoods.

Updated: 5:43 PM Virginia Wine and Dine month starts on Friday. One city has special events scheduled to highlight the best in local food and wine.

Updated: 12:07 PM RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The clock is ticking for the winner of a $250,000 Virginia lottery ticket to claim the prize.

Updated: 6:22 PM A Valley church is about to get a lot of national attention when the organ they use every Sunday travels to Washington, D.C. for what's being called a "David and Goliath battle of the ages."

Updated: 4:45 PM Tom Dempsey takes on his last challenge in the Toughest Meals of the Valley series.

Updated: 6:24 AM Some of the world's most famous film titles and actors are from the U.S., but WHSV's John Rodgers found out what happens to those films long after they're out of the theater.

Updated: 9:39 AM A rare behind the scenes look at a Valley Museum will give fans of the show Downton Abbey the chance of a lifetime.

Updated: 3:00 PM Tom Dempsey takes on his fourth challenge in the Toughest Meals of the Valley series.

Updated: 6:08 PM College students got to tour a new history exhibit on a C-SPAN bus.

Updated: 1:26 PM It's time for round three of Tom Dempsey's Toughest Meals in the Valley food challenges.

Updated: 6:42 AM Less than a month after a nightclub fire in Brazil and 10 years after a nightclub fire in Rhode Island, a WHSV reporter followed a fire inspector to see what's being done to keep establishments in the Valley safe.

Updated: 11:07 AM It's Day Two of WHSV's Tom Dempsey's Toughest Meals in the Valley series. This challenge brings him to the Boardwalk Cafe in Waynesboro.

Posted: 7:19 PM The founder of the world's largest and longest-running water tasting competition says she's closing in on her goal of having sampled tap water from every U.S. state.

Updated: 11:15 AM For the past month, WHSV Daybreak Anchor Tom Dempsey has been participating in food challenges across the Valley.