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.

A third lane of westbound Route 50 will be opened Thursday night, Dec. 18 from Stonecroft Boulevard in Fairfax County to Pleasant Valley Road in Loudoun County.

Law enforcement officers across the country – and Virginia – will be out in full force now through January 1 actively searching for drunk drivers.

Prince William Vounty VA Police Department's crime report for Tuesday, Dac. 16, 2014

Prince William County School Board will consider two school calendar options at the December 17 meeting. Staff presented a standard calendar option at the Board’s December 3 meeting, similar to past calendars. Now, the School Board has a choice—to open before or after Labor Day in 2015.

At approximately 2:10AM on December 13, 2014 Manassas City Police responded to McDonald’s, located at 9001 Centreville Rd, for an assault that had just occurred.

The proposals include prohibiting possession of firearms for persons subject to protective orders and those who have committed such misdemeanors as stalking, sexual battery, and domestic violence; revoking concealed handgun permits for parents delinquent on child support payments.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that he is including $28 million in his budget to provide new voting machines to precincts across Virginia so all polling places will have uniform, state-of-the-art equipment for the 2015 November elections.

Congress member-Elect Barbara Comstock has been named to the U.S. House Committee on House Administration. This is in addition to her appointments to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee that were announced last week.