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 17, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for January 17, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:15 am: Oakton doctor pleads guilty to improperly prescribing pills, faces 20 years | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: Custom picture framing store to open in McLean tomorrow | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: FCPS: Billions needed for school facility projects, even with declining enrollment | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: Reston math teacher honored with top U.S. award for STEM education | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: New cognitive health practice to launch first in-person office in Tysons | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Fairfax County seeks nearly $91 million in federal transportation grants | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Vienna man pleads guilty to leaking secrets about Israeli plan to attack Iran | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:15 pm: Madison grad awarded for having strong college football season | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:00 pm: Langley girls win key game in Liberty District basketball action | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Private girls’ school in McLean celebrates record $60M donation (24382 views)
- VDOT’s snowstorm cleanup gets critical reviews from Fairfax County board (18216 views)
- Fairfax County Public Library unveils most popular books of 2024 (16768 views)
- Fairfax County board backs plan to convert vacant hotel into family shelter (16600 views)
- Fairfax school board approves new contract with teachers, but pay raises depend on county budget (10337 views)
- New pickleball facility in Chantilly targets spring opening (9822 views)
- Here’s when to expect the new development at Reston Station (6642 views)
- Senate majority leader to champion Tysons casino bill in Richmond (5100 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 9:30 am: Viringia Housing Homebuying Seminar- Fairfax/Chantilly
- 2:00 pm: Burke Centre Boardgames
- 4:00 pm: Orchestra Concert – Tribute to Dr. King
- 👉 5:30 pm: Family Bingo Night
- 9:15 pm: Super Sonic Saturdays Video DJ Dance Party
🌧️ Saturday’s forecast
Rain and snow showers are expected before noon, followed by a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm. With a high of 44, a south wind of 6 to 9 mph is anticipated and a 40% chance of precipitation. Saturday night might see rain and snow after 4am, with mostly cloudy skies, a low of 31, and northwest winds of 5 to 8 mph after midnight. There’s a 30% chance of precipitation. 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. 👋
