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.

An off-duty Prince William County VA police lieutenant in Woodbridge spotted and detained a man who was later charged with armed robbery and the murder of a Woodbridge man who was walking his dog at about 9:40 p.m. Feb. 20.

Manassas VA city police department's crime report for Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 includes burglary at a funeral home and another note left by the phantom correspondent.

Registration is taking place now for an eight-week session that begins March 18 at Northern Virginia Community College. Courses in the eight-week session cover the same material and award the same credits as semester-long classes.

Jill Crayne has been nominated by the Stonewall Jackson High School community for the Prince William County Teacher of the Year Award and the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award. She teaches 135 students Computer Information Systems and Advanced Computer Information Systems at SJHS in Manassas.

On Monday, Feb. 18 at 10:57 p.m. Prince William County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to a reported fire in a third floor apartment located in 11211 Lady Jane Loop in Manassas. Sixty residents were displaced. Five people needed observation or medical treatment. Preliminary damage estimate is $500,000.

A new elementary school in Haymarket was designed and will be constructed under US Green Building Council guidelines. The school, which is located near the intersection of Haymarket Drive and Mercury Avenue, is scheduled to open in September 2014.

There were four occupants inside a Woodbridge residence when a stolen vehicle crashed into the home, this morning, Feb. 19. Responding officers removed the residents from the home. No injuries were reported. The Red Cross was called to assist with the displaced family.

The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) has revised its OmniRide Tysons Express schedules now that the I-495 Express Lanes have opened and new data about travel times has been gathered. Buses are making faster trips in the express lanes, a news release s