Good Thursday 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 19, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for February 19, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Toastique butters up for spring opening at Reston Town Center | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Officials narrowing down source of gas leak behind Centreville house explosion | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: FCPD to lean on contractors for school crossing guards under proposed budget | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Log cabin-inspired bar and grill coming to Merrifield, Great Falls | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Candidate forums will set stage for annual Reston Association board elections | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Mod Pizza to close in Greenbriar Town Center | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Former Supervisor Michael Frey’s unexpected death brings tributes pouring in | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 6:00 pm: Free Trial Session – Spanish Conversation Club
- 7:00 pm: URGENT – Tribute to Foreigner
🌦️ Friday’s forecast
Rain is expected mainly before 10am, followed by patchy fog until around 1pm, with a high temperature near 57. The northeast wind at 5 to 8 mph will shift to southwest in the afternoon. There is a 90% chance of precipitation, and new amounts could be less than a tenth of an inch. For Friday night, the skies will be mostly clear, with a low temperature of about 40, and west winds blowing at 7 to 9 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.
