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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 25, 2026

By FFXnow.com
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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 — Sep 25, 2026.

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

  • Police: SUV passenger shot last night on I-66 near Vienna (16566 views)
  • JUST IN: Man charged with bomb threat against Dulles-area mosque (10395 views)
  • Fairfax County to start electronic monitoring for noisy vehicles in early 2027 (10134 views)
  • Vacant Reston office buildings add to resident complaints of trespassing, vagrancy (8050 views)
  • Report: Close calls with drivers on Fairfax roads are recurring issues, not isolated (6459 views)
  • Fairfax leaders hopeful two-way I-95 toll lanes plan can fix ‘biggest mistake’ in Va. highways (7647 views)
  • County board allows nearly 3,000 homes on Merrifield apartment site (5634 views)
  • Former DOJ prosecutor seeks to unseat Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano (5014 views)
  • Fairfax animal shelter, operating on reduced space, asks residents to help pets find homes (4276 views)
  • Inova acquires medical office buildings, adding to Merrifield footprint (4115 views)
  • Big Greek Cafe to open location in Reston’s North Point Village Center (4024 views)
  • Morning Notes for September 21, 2026 (3948 views)
  • Fairfax City’s Layered cafe to open first expansion at Tysons Corner Center (3435 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 increasing clouds with a high of 68°F and a 60% chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m. with north winds at 15-18 mph, gusting up to 28 mph. Rain could total between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. Overnight, showers are again likely after 2 a.m. with a low of around 57°F and north winds at 13 mph, gusting up to 26 mph. Precipitation might total between a quarter and half of an inch. 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.