Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans and their families often qualify for special tax benefits. An IRS news release describes some of the most common deductions and exclusions and tells where to get more information.

On the five-year anniversary of Haiti’s devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake, a Haymarket, Va. non-profit is on the ground and continuing to help orphans there. "There are 1 million orphans and abandoned children in Haiti,” Debbie Harvey said. “We currently love and support 40 kids ages two through 18 in our Kay Anj Village."  

On Friday, January 9, a​ll Prince William County Public Schools will open two hours late due to predictions of continued dangerously cold temperatures. SACC will open two hours late.

On Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at approximately 3:30 pm, a suspect entered BB&T Bank (9201 Church St) and demanded money.

Battlefield High School's IT Information Night, originally scheduled for tonight, is being postponed until Thursday, January 15th? The start time is 7:00 p.m. and the location is the auditorium.

Students from the Governor’s School @ Innovation Park in Manassas, Va., have earned the title of Best in State in the third Verizon Innovative App Challenge, a national competition in which students design a mobile application concept that addresses a need or problem in their local schools or communities

Due to a nonprofit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., and Hayward DuPont Staffing, Manassas City Police Department’s Canine Unit has been awarded three ballistic K9 vests through a nationwide event that took place in late 2014.

Jonathan Way was elected Vice Mayor of Manassas on January 5, 2015, by the Manassas City Council for a 2-year term He follows Andrew Harrover who did not run for re-election in November, 2014.

Alyson A. Satterwhite, Gainesville Magisterial District representative on the Prince William County School Board, was unanimously elected vice chairman for 2015 at the School Board’s annual organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 7.