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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jun 20, 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.

πŸ•— News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Jun 20, 2025.

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

  • FCPS surprises with purchase of discontinuing Herndon private school (43657 views)
  • Tysons furniture store will voluntarily move out amid legal battle (29038 views)
  • School board approves one-time bonuses for many FCPS employees (9876 views)
  • BREAKING: Tens of thousands without power in wake of destructive storms (8601 views)
  • Conversion of Lorton landfill into Fairfax County’s largest solar array underway (7971 views)
  • Fairfax County apartment rents keep rising, and Tysons again leads the pack (7367 views)
  • Alligator escapes trailer, seeks room at Fairfax County motel (6755 views)
  • Developer proposes townhouses in place of Reston offices near W&OD Trail (6022 views)
  • Buffalo Wild Wings offers free wings for a year at new Herndon location (4902 views)
  • Union, local politicians blast Navy Federal Credit Union for change in contractor (3763 views)
  • FCPD: County recreation director had ‘inappropriate’ contact with juvenile worker (3247 views)
  • Voter turnout jumps for Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Fairfax County (3245 views)
  • Thousands of Fairfax residents still lack power after Thursday’s storm (3857 views)
  • 📅 Upcoming events

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

    Here are the events planned for Sunday:

    β˜€οΈ Saturday’s forecast

    Expect a mostly sunny day with a high temperature around 91 degrees. In the afternoon, a calm wind will shift to a southwest direction at a speed of 5 to 8 mph. As for Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low temperature near 74 degrees, accompanied by a south wind blowing at 6 to 8 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.