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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Dec 26, 2025

By FFXnow.com

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 — Dec 26, 2025.

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

  • UPDATED: Body found in Fairfax County Parkway median, closing road (29965 views)
  • Man in Fairfax County Parkway median was killed in crash, police confirm (17671 views)
  • Indoor golf club and cafe swings for spring opening in Merrifield (7233 views)
  • Overhaul proposed for 51-year-old gas station in Franconia (4372 views)
  • Fairfax County to close offices, reduce services for Christmas 2025 (3044 views)
  • Temporary padel courts approved for office parking lot in Tysons (2946 views)
  • Reston Association disbands land use advisory committee in tense vote (3486 views)
  • Special election gives Republican new shot at David Bulova’s delegate seat (2488 views)
  • Delayed data shows jump in Fairfax joblessness, as region’s federal workforce shrinks (2362 views)
  • With condos under construction, new MetroWest developer seeks revisions to apartment plan (2212 views)
  • Former South Lakes football star gives back with Christmas donation drive (1900 views)

    • 📅 Upcoming events

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

    Here are the events planned for Sunday:

    🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

    Expect a partly sunny day with a high of 42 degrees, accompanied by an 8 to 10 mph north wind. The evening will be mostly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to around 31 degrees. A 5 mph northeast wind will become calm as the night progresses. 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. 👋

    About the Author

    • 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.