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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 12, 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 — Sep 12, 2025.

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

  • Fairfax lets archers loose on local deer population (23715 views)
  • JUST IN: Smithsonian to expand Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly (12675 views)
  • What to know about tomorrow’s special election for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District (8535 views)
  • Defense contractor’s plan for major expansion in Fairfax unites Youngkin and McKay (7321 views)
  • BREAKING: Physical therapist charged with sexually assaulting patient at Inova campus (7019 views)
  • After winning election to Congress, Walkinshaw resigns from Fairfax County board (5610 views)
  • Parking restrictions considered to stop overflow of boats on Hunter Mill District streets (5598 views)
  • More eateries coming to former Whole Foods spot in Idylwood (5222 views)
  • Fairfax City’s new Shake Shack will open next week (4646 views)
  • West Falls Church man charged with strangling girlfriend, who died (4428 views)
  • BREAKING: James Walkinshaw projected to win special election for Congress (4207 views)
  • Army Ten-Miler Expo moving to Springfield due to National Guard (3978 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 sunny skies with a high near 83 and a calm wind shifting to the south at 6 mph during the afternoon. Saturday night will be mostly clear with a low around 62 and a steady south wind at 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. 👋

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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.