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.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime report for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014.

Telos Corporation, which has made the Washington Technology Top 100 Government Contractors list for the 10th year in a row, will invest $5 million in its Loudoun County operations, according to an announcement from the office of Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

After ceasing operations in the state 18 months ago, Carnival, the world’s largest cruise ship line, will resume sailing seasonally from Norfolk in the spring and fall of 2015.

Universal Human Rights Day will be marked in Prince William County on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at 9 a.m. in the James J. McCoart Government Building, in Woodbridge. The program includes breakfast, speeches, a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and awards.

Residents are reminded that in Prince William County all dogs age four months and older must be licensed by February 1, 2014. There are two locations in Woodbridge and two in Manassas or get the dog license in the mail. Here's how.

Customers served by the city's water department along Vint Hill Road in the Fox Chase community will be without water from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

The City of Manassas would like residents and business to be aware of a new payment scam in which the the caller claims he/she is with the City of Manassas Power Company Disconnect Team. There is no "Manassas Power Company" nor is there a "Disconnect Team" in the city of Manassas.

Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Steven L. Walts will present his proposed fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget to the School Board at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 with live coverage on PWCS-TV, Comcast Channel 18, Verizon Channel 36, and via Web cast at http://www.pwcstv.com