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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Aug 16, 2024

By FFXnow.com

Good Friday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 16, 2024.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. Sushi bar shutters after opening in Herndon last year (8027 views)
  2. Mars begins renovation of McLean headquarters (7819 views)
  3. NOW: Two hospitalized by crash on Route 1 outside Gunston Plaza (6195 views)
  4. Townhome concept suggested to replace century-old Vienna house (5218 views)
  5. Langley High School football coach suspended after sexual solicitation arrest (5189 views)
  6. Federal contractor owned by Cherokee Nation opens Tysons office (3966 views)
  7. NEW: Comstock eyes 2025 start to downtown Herndon development (3795 views)
  8. JUST IN: Reston man charged with sexually assaulting child at South Lakes Village store (3517 views)
  9. Family seeks to open homemade ice cream parlor in Herndon office condos (3499 views)
  10. UPDATED: Reportedly abducted child dies after police pursuit, crash on I-495 (3281 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

⛈️ Saturday’s forecast

Showers and thunderstorms are expected with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 84. A south wind will be around 8 mph and 50% chance of precipitation. Saturday night has a stronger likelihood of showers and possible thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance after 2am, with a low around 72, a south wind of 7 mph, and a 70% chance of precipitation. New rainfall amounts could range between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, with higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. See more from Weather.gov.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

We hope you have a great weekend! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋

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  • FFXnow is the definitive local news source for Fairfax County, featuring countywide coverage and hyperlocal reporting on the Reston and Tysons areas. This article was written by an editor or other member of FFXnow's full-time staff.