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 — Nov 8, 2024.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for November 8, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: Man sentenced to prison for West Falls Church cold case murder | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Pedestrian bridge opens over W&OD Trail near Reston Town Center | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:45 am: JUST IN: Lincolnia man charged with murder in mother’s death | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Northern Virginia under red flag warning for risk of rapid fire spread | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Fairfax County School Board seeks uniform grading standards across district | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: FCPD: All suspects in September crime spree, including gun store theft, arrested | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: After Trump win, Northern Virginia leaders stress need for dedicated transit funding | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Hayfield football team officially banned from postseason for two years | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:15 pm: Oakton repeats as region-tournament field-hockey champions | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:00 pm: Chantilly, Langley cross country-teams win region championships | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Apple store to close at Fair Oaks Mall ahead of relocation (13437 views)
- Plan to demolish Dunn Loring building for new elementary school draws objections (10520 views)
- Hayfield football team could be banned from postseason (7317 views)
- Construction underway on mystery tenant at Fair City Mall (6583 views)
- Police search for suspect in series of Reston townhome burglaries (5641 views)
- Trees along Dulles Toll Road in Reston removed by accident, MWAA says (5101 views)
- County board split over possible I-495 toll lanes from Springfield into Maryland (4969 views)
- Motorcyclist dies after crash on Old Keene Mill Road, the road’s third fatality of 2024 (4578 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 9:15 am: Viringia Housing Homebuying Seminar – Tysons/Vienna
- 3:00 pm: GO & Type Vienna Type-In 2024
- 7:00 pm: Casino Night to Benefit Horizon Day Camp
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 👉 3:00 pm: Remembering the Original Reston Farm Market.
☀️ Saturday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high near 58 during the day, accompanied by a north wind at 5 to 9 mph. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to around 41, and a light, variable wind. 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. 👋
