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.

Recent weather-related closings and delays mean students in Prince William County public schools need to get more instructional time. The School Board adopted the superintendent's recommendations to meet Virginia state requirements.

Manassas VA City Police Department's crime report for Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.

On Feb. 18, detectives from Prince William County Va. Police Department's Gang Unit were able to identify three suspects involved in the Feb. 15 fight at Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge. Detectives further learned that the altercation stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two rival street gangs.

Snow has delayed reports to college admission offices. Prince William County Schools told college admissions offices this week that recent closings and delays played havoc with their efforts to finalize high school semester grades and send out mid-year transcripts, but they will be along shortly.

Nominations are now open for the first ever Prince William Poet Laureate, a two-year position to be selected and filled under an exciting new Laureate program of the Prince William County Arts Council.

Here’s a chance for parents, students and staff to weigh in on new entrées, side dishes and other food products that could be offered for breakfast and lunch during the 2014-15 school year in Prince William County school cafeterias.

A total of 81 animals from dogs and cats to snakes, a bird and a gerbil, found loving homes during Prince William County's Animal Shelter’s “My Furry Valentine,” a free adoption event Feb. 11-16.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeks people in diverse categories interested in serving on the National Advisory Council (NAC) to apply for appointment. The council aims to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.