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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 10, 2025

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 — Jan 10, 2025.

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

  1. Japanese grocery store aims for winter opening in Tysons (23659 views)
  2. JUST IN: FCPS cancels classes again as snow cleanup continues (19545 views)
  3. Fairfax County businesses close, offer specials during snowstorm (15006 views)
  4. BREAKING: FCPS cancels Monday classes with at least 5 inches of snow predicted (14916 views)
  5. See how snow amounts from Monday’s storm varied across Fairfax County (13683 views)
  6. JUST IN: Whole Foods sets target date for closing Idylwood store (13259 views)
  7. UPDATED: Two men found drowned in Chantilly pond (12429 views)
  8. Developer details plan to turn Merrifield office park into residential neighborhood (10164 views)
  9. Van driver killed after flipping over on Franconia-Springfield Parkway (9466 views)
  10. JUST IN: Fairfax County Public Schools closed again Thursday due to snow (9193 views)
  11. NEW: Potential developer makes case for Tysons casino and entertainment district (6951 views)
  12. Handmade Chinese dumpling eatery opens doors in Vienna (5672 views)
  13. Fairfax County suspends bus and trash service, travel discouraged as snow falls (5298 views)
  14. UPDATED: Police search for driver who fled into storm drain after I-495 crash (5215 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

❄️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect snow before 7am, followed by cloudy skies until mid-morning when gradual clearing will occur, bringing the high temperature to around 34°F. Morning winds will transition from light and variable to northwest at 8 to 13 mph, possibly gusting as high as 22 mph. There is a 30% chance of precipitation. Saturday night will be mostly clear, with a low of approximately 23°F, and northwest winds at 8 to 11 mph, potentially gusting to 18 mph. 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.