This year’s Virginia Film Festival [Nov. 1-4] is expanding the scope of its film selection. WMRA’s Marguerite Gallorini has this preview.

Virginia’s Attorney General follows other states and sets up a probe into the two Catholic dioceses in the Commonwealth… A new assessment of the potential for corruption in state government is out, and only eight states rank lower than Virginia... The mystery of a loud humming noise, day and night, in Crozet, is a mystery no more – Albemarle County blames a lumber mill….

One week after a blistering report in the New York Times, Charlottesville residents gather to express frustration over racial disparities in city schools… Teachers and policymakers meet at Uva to look for solutions to Virginia’s teacher retention problem… The last decade has seen a dramatic reduction in local newspapers across Virginia – we take a look at the problem of “news deserts”….

On Tuesday [Oct. 23], a day-long summit at the University of Virginia gathered education leaders, policymakers, and researchers to discuss teacher retention in Virginia. The summit was hosted by the Office of the Secretary of Education. WMRA’s Marguerite Gallorini has been following this issue, and has this report.

Opponents of Virginia’s cash bail system have a prominent new advocate in their corner… Candidates in the 5 th and 6 th District congressional races meet in a joint forum… We profile the candidates, and the tight race, in the 7 th District….

Absentee voting early for November’s elections is way up, and analysts say that bodes well for Democrats… Pipeline protesters gather at a meeting of a governor’s summit in Staunton… How one group is fighting the crisis of suicide among gay and transgender youth….

State officials say they have approval from the Feds to enroll new Medicaid recipients in November, finally making expansion a reality… The Trump administration considers a change to immigration policy that could have a significant impact in Virginia… We talk with a Shenandoah University professor who studies brain tingles….

Is there a certain sound that gives you chills or makes you feel so good that the hair on your arms raise? If so, you may be experiencing autonomous sensory meridian response or ASMR for short. Dr. Craig Richard , professor in the department of biopharmaceutical sciences at Shenandoah University in Winchester and creator of ASMR University , has been studying this phenomenon for years - he’s released a new book about it called Brain Tingles . Dr. Richard spoke with WMRA’s Chris Boros about how

State Senator Creigh Deeds settles a wrongful death lawsuit related to his son's suicide in 2013… New court documents show the Unite the Right rally organizers were anything but united, calling each other names before their violent rallies last year in Charlottesville… Young Elon Musk and Sheryl Sandberg wannabes test their start-up ideas at a workshop at Blue Ridge Community College….

Scores of teen wannabe Elon Musks and Sheryl Sandbergs from across the region convened at Blue Ridge Community College early this month to take part in a two-day Youth Entrepreneurship Workshop. WMRA’s Jessie Knadler was there to capture the teen spirit and learn how to think more like an entrepreneur.