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.

Alzheimer's Association will present two workshops Dec. 1 and Dec. 8 in Lake Ridge on “Living with Alzheimer’s: For Late-Stage Caregivers.” The series is sequential and should be taken in order.

The craft beer industry in Virginia got a boost Nov. 21 when Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that Black Hops Farm, LLC in nearby Loudoun County will initially convert 15 acres of former pasture land into a hopsyard and build a new processing facility, thus becoming the largest hopsyard in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic’s first commercial-scale hops production and processing facility.

Students from the River Falls, Coventry Glen, Bacon Race, Reid’s Prospect, and Cannon Bluff communities off Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge will attend the county’s newest high school being built in Manassas under a revised boundary plan adopted at the Prince William Çounty School Board’s November 18 meeting.

Need a high school diploma to advance in your career? If you have acquired academic skills through life and work experiences and can demonstrate what you have learned, the National External Diploma Program (NEDP) could be for you.

The Governor's School @ Innovation Park. The Governor's School @ Innovation Park in Manassas will host an information meeting for parents and prospective students from PW County, Manassas and Manassas Park high schools on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 p.m. in room 1101 at the Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center, 14715 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA 20112. (near the county landfill).

Standards of Quality and teachers' salaries are Prince William County School Board's top two issues for state funding according to a news release.

Murder Investigation *UPDATE – On November 18th, detectives from the Homicide Unit identified the shooter involved in the murder of Christopher Weaver which occurred in the 13400 block of Keating Dr in Woodbridge on November 16th.

On Monday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m. Joe Ehrmann, a former Baltimore Colt, is coming to Wakefield School's campus in The Plains to give a keynote to the community on respect and positive mentoring. This event is open to the public.