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 15, 2025.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for August 15, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: NEW: Fairfax aims to open regional teen detox and crisis center next year | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Pedestrian struck by driver in West Springfield | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Woof Gang pet store to bound into Pimmit Hills shopping center | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: FCPD: Herndon private school teacher fired, arrested in child solicitation sting operation | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Walkinshaw and Whitson to face off in second candidate forum next week | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: New school year brings new speed cameras and a ‘zero-tolerance’ traffic violation campaign | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:50 pm: BREAKING: FCPS rejects Trump administration demand that it scrap trans-inclusive policies | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Fairfax Virginia Housing Homebuying Seminar
- 4:00 pm: Art Exhibition Closing Reception
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
🌤️ Saturday’s forecast
Patchy fog is expected to clear by 9am, giving way to partly sunny skies and a high temperature near 89 degrees. The east wind will range from 3 to 6 mph. As for Saturday night, anticipate mostly clear conditions with a low temperature around 70 degrees and a south wind at approximately 6 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. 👋
