A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 23,398,517 visitors to national parks in Virginia spent $926.3 million and supported 13,256 jobs in the state in 2012.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a voluntary recall by Roos Foods of ALL LOTS of certain cheeses Mexicana. The products are in flexible plastic bags and rigid plastic clam shell packages in 12 oz. and 16 oz. sizes under brand names: Mexicana, Amigo, Santa Rosa De Lima and Anita.

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.

Virginia First District Representative Rob Wittman (VA-1) has announced that his staff will host regular monthly mobile office hours in Woodbridge, on the second Monday of each month, beginning on Feb. 10, 2014.

With the start of the 2014 tax season approaching on Jan. 31, the Internal Revenue Service urges taxpayers to be aware that tax-related scams using the IRS name proliferate during this time of year.

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is accepting applications from area high school and home school students for the 50th annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour, June 15-19, 2014, to see government in action. Applicants must receive electric service from NOVEC.

Barbara Comstock, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates who was a senior aide to Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf, is now a candidate for the Republican nomination for the seat.