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.

City of Manassas Fire & Rescue and Police will hold summer camps for incoming freshman of Osbourn High School beginning July 7. During the Fire & Rescue sophomore camp July 28-Aug. 1, students will take their skills to the next level.

On July 2nd, detectives from the Physical Abuse Unit responded to investigate an assault which was reported to have occurred at a residence located in the 13700 block of Keelingwood Cir in Woodbridge (22191).

On July 2nd at 1:11PM, investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of Williamson Blvd and Stonehouse Dr in Manassas (20109) to investigate a crash, according to Prince William County police spokesman Officer Jonathan Perok.

Prince William County Police have released a description of the suspect they are seeking in connection with a July 1 attempted robbery of the BB&T bank in Daniel Stuart Square, Woodbridge.

Detectives from the Prince William County-Manassas City-Manassas Park Narcotics Task Force concluded a narcotics operation which centered on distributors of prescription medication and heroin throughout Prince William County and resulted in 68 arrests June 24-26.

Governor Terry McAuliffe June 27 announced a new $6 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to provide training and job placement to 600 unemployed by 2016, according to a news release.

Teachers say children should read all summer to keep their skills sharp and to read what they enjoy. Some of the authors recommended are Patricia Polacco, David Shannon, Mo Williams, Mary Pope Osborne, Jan Brett and Eric Carle. Rated good books by students at Victory Elementary are the graphic novels, and the chapter books series. Victory reading teachers recommend A-Z and Capital Mysteries, the Lunch Lady series, Magic Treehouse, Dear Dumb Diary and Captain Underpants.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Tuesday, June 24, 2014.