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.

Curious about what's going on at the historic Prescott House at 9300 Prescott Street in Manassas? Get a look inside Saturday, Aug. 24 from noon to 4 p.m. when the structure will be open to the community.

Until Aug. 30, NOVEC HELPS, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative’s group of employee volunteers, is collecting school supplies for children staying at two homeless shelters: Fauquier Family Shelter and Hilda M. Barg Homeless Prevention Center.

City of Manassas officials said no one was injured in the crash of a single-engine aircraft around 9:30 a.m. this morning, Aug. 22, 2013, at Manassas Regional Airport.

An Aug. 27 town hall meeting at Lake Ridge Baptist Church in Woodbridge being organized by Prince William Del. Richard Anderson will focus on what Virginia is doing to mitigate the effects of sequestration. Meeting will include Virginia Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.

Manassas VA city police department's crime report for Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013

How to start a Neighborhood Watch program and other crime prevention strategies that can help communities avoid crime will be the subject of an Aug. 28 evening workshop at Prince William County government's Development Services Building.

New results from the Virginia Department of Education show that Prince William County Schools' student body is meeting or exceeding state pass rates on almost all Standards of Learning (SOL) tests.

A firefighter was injured and three people were displaced when Prince William County and Manassas City Fire and Rescue units were dispatched in connection with a two story single family house fire in the 10300 block of Navarone Place, on Monday, Aug,12, at approximately 1:50 p.m.