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 Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, the City of Manassas lost a pillar of the community, mother of Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish and Judy Parrish Ratcliffe, and widow of the late Del. Harry J. Parrish.

Manassas VA city Police Department's crime report for Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.

Virginia students outperformed their peers nationwide by significant margins on the ACT this year as the number of the commonwealth’s high school seniors taking the college-admissions examination continued to grow, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Education.

All students entering sixth grade must present proof that they have received the Tdap vaccine for tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis before starting the 2014-15 school year

Federal, state and local law enforcement are hopeful that advancements in forensic technology can shed new light on the 30-year-old unsolved murder of Virginia State Police Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman.

The state medical examiner has ruled the suspicious death of a 26-year-old man whose body was found on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, in the 8900 block of Nicol Lane in the city of Manassas as a homicide

On Sunday, August 17, 2014 at 10:33 a.m., Manassas City Police were called to the scene of a suspicious death in the 8900 block of Nicol Lane.

During the week of Aug. 18-22, road construction work at Manassas National Battlefield Park will occur on North Chinn Road, South Chinn Road, New York Avenue, and the Groveton Confederate Cemetery parking area. The affected roadways and parking areas will be closed to traffic during construction activities.