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 Monday, June 10, 2013 includes an armed robbery, a rape, two malicious wounding incidents involving two women, residential burglary involving theft of two oriental rugs and several arrests on drug charges.

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) has initiated a multimodal transportation alternatives analysis along U.S. Route 1 (“Route 1”) in Northern Virginia.

Registered voters can vote tomorrow, June 11th, in the Democratic Primary to choose a candidate for attorney general and for lieutenant governor. Polls are open from 6 AM - 7 PM.

Beginning July 1, 2013, Virginia law requires every moped driver to carry a government-issued photo ID (does not have to be a driver’s license) and every driver and passenger must wear a helmet while riding a moped.

A Department of Motor Vehicles mobile office will set up at Nokesville VA Elementary School on Saturday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Five American Girl doll kits are now available for checkout at the Bull Run Regional Library. This new service begins June 10.

Rippon Middle School teacher Joan Lomax was named Lead Mentor of the Year; and Woodbridge Middle School Spanish teacher Trinette Haralson was named Mentor of the Year.

The Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College will present a series of free “ESL for Employment” classes on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills June 24 to July 24.