Good Tuesday 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 — Feb 17, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for February 17, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Measles case reported at Lorton grocery store, Inova ER | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: FCPD: Suspects arrested in two Springfield-area shootings | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Tech investing firm moving HQ from Reston Town Center to Reston Row | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Virginia House passes Fairfax County-supported bill targeting excessively noisy vehicles | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Changing course, FCPS adopts ‘Skyview’ as name of new high school | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Fairfax County’s proposed $5.7B budget keeps property tax rate flat, leaves school funding gap | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Indoor trampoline park targets opening later this year at Fair Oaks Mall | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:45 pm: Centreville residents still seeking answers after home explosion | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 4:30 pm: Free Trial Session – Spanish for Kids (Grades K–6)
- 4:30 pm: Free Trial Session – Spanish Beginner Banter Club
- 👉 7:00 pm: First Baby? Find Your New Mom Tribe!
- 7:30 pm: “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” Screening & Talk-Back with Ilana Trachtman
🌥️ Wednesday’s forecast
Expect a possibility of rain after 2pm, along with patchy fog clearing by 11am. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 58, and southwest winds between 6 to 10 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. There’s a 20% chance of precipitation. For Wednesday night, patchy fog will appear after midnight and the sky will transition from mostly cloudy to mostly clear. The low temperature will be around 43, and west winds will range between 3 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.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
