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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 16, 2026

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 — Jan 16, 2026.

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

  • BREAKING: Protestors blockade Capital One Center in Tysons (34676 views)
  • FCPS anticipates construction on three new schools in proposed capital plan (8580 views)
  • Western High School could be name of Fairfax County’s new western high school (8335 views)
  • FCPD: Speed under investigation in fatal Fairfax County Parkway crash (6456 views)
  • New Reston Town Center offices fully leased, with retail coming (6402 views)
  • Pennsylvania-style diner concept debuts at Audacious Aleworks in Fairfax City (5329 views)
  • Signature apartments at Reston Town Center sold to help fund future development (5019 views)
  • Vienna residents protesting ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Good line Maple Avenue (4818 views)
  • Another pedestrian seriously injured in Saturday crash on Maple Avenue (4644 views)
  • FCPD: Vienna driver charged with leaving fatal pedestrian crash (4356 views)
  • Fairfax eateries join D.C. Winter Restaurant Week 2026, starting Monday (4194 views)
  • Replacement of Dulles Technology Center office buildings with new housing approved (3399 views)
  • Drought warning issued for Fairfax County amid dry winter (3258 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

    Scattered snow showers in the morning will transition to rain showers between 9am and noon, with a cloudy sky and high near 46. Expect Southwest winds at 8 to 10 mph, gusting up to 20 mph, and a 50% chance of precipitation. Saturday night brings a mix of rain and snow from 1am to 4am followed by possible snow, as temperatures drop to around 31. Light Northwest winds at 3 to 5 mph accompany 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. 👋

    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.