In the race for Virginia's top elected office, it's Democrat Terry McAuliffe at 42 percent and Republican Ken Cuccinelli at 37 percent. Libertarian Robert Sarvis is drawing between eight and 10 percent.

Andrew Reams' online reviews of local elevators have attracted tens of thousands of subscribers on YouTube.

The Head Start preschool program was slashed by sequestration — and now the government shutdown means some Head Start centers will face more cuts.

From the roller coaster ride of the government shutdown to a woman who teaches aerobatics in the sky, we take a look at "ups and downs."

As the federal government shutdown entered its second day, legislators whose districts have been particularly hard hit began looking for ways to minimize the local impact.

Furloughed federal government workers in Virginia may have free time to enjoy the great fall weather, but the shutdown is keeping them from legally using the popular Mt. Vernon Trail.

New standardized test scores show that students who live along the Route 1 corridor in Fairfax County are struggling to meet minimum standards.

The two lawyers who helped bring down California's ban on same-sex marriage have joined a lawsuit seeking to do the same in Virginia.

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler, a Democratic candidate for governor in 2014, joins Kojo and Tom Sherwood in the studio.