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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 2, 2026

Good Friday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

πŸ•— News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Jan 2, 2026.

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

  • Fairfax County board paves way for housing to replace Fair Oaks-area office buildings (21431 views)
  • Wendy’s to close longstanding Vienna restaurant today (9424 views)
  • Housing with community center proposed for former T-Mobile campus in Reston (9391 views)
  • D.C. man charged with a dozen vehicle break-ins and thefts in Reston area (8532 views)
  • UPDATED: Pedestrian dies after being struck twice on Route 29 in Merrifield (8121 views)
  • FCPD: Annandale HS employee charged with assaulting student (6159 views)
  • Man accused of Reston murder now also faces federal charge (6157 views)
  • Fairfax resident to lead Virginia’s diversity efforts under Gov.-elect Spanberger (5337 views)
  • Starbucks workers in Reston and McLean seek to unionize amid strike (4398 views)
  • Extended stay hotel in Fair Lakes could be turned into apartments (4187 views)
  • Republicans back homeschooling advocate for 17th House District seat (3280 views)
  • 📅 Upcoming events

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

    Here are the events planned for Sunday:

    πŸŒ₯️ Saturday’s forecast

    The weather will be mostly cloudy with a high around 36 degrees and a light north wind. On Saturday night, there’s a 20% chance of snow before 1am, followed by gradually clearing skies and a low temperature of around 26 degrees. Winds will remain calm throughout the night. 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. 👋

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    • 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.