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 research rocket will launch into space June 26 from Wallops Island, VA with 12 Kettle Run HIgh School science experiments on board.

Manassas City police make assault and battery arrest in case of road rage incident and take reports of stolen vehicle parts and a stolen truck.

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has certified that five of its facilities in Virginia are currently in compliance with federal and state underground storage tank (UST) regulations, through a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to an EPA news release.

Prince William County School Board is again postponing the already-rescheduled June 4 vote on boundaries for the Division’s 12th high school at the request federal Department of Justice.

Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood and there are four drives for blood in Woodbridge beginning June 16.

Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood. This summer, there are 100 chances to give hope with the Red Cross by giving blood. Call 1-800-RED CROSS to learn more and to make an appointment.

Verizon is reporting trouble with a key circuit, resulting in sporadic problems with email, Web sites, and Internet connections at all Prince William County schools and facilities divisionwide.

City of Manassas government has created an online public records database at http://www.manassascity.org/publicrecords Recor.ds will continue to be added to the database as they are digitized and indexed. City Council meeting minutes back to 1963 are currently being digitized and will be added within the coming months.