Good Monday 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 12, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for January 12, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Another pedestrian seriously injured in Saturday crash on Maple Avenue | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Vienna residents protesting ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Good line Maple Avenue | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Western High School could be name of Fairfax County’s new western high school | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: VDH: Child with measles visited Fort Belvoir medical center | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Trial begins against husband charged with Herndon double homicide | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Tysons man sentenced for fraud after $1M luxury watch scheme | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Special election frenzy heats up with voting for three state races, Braddock school board seat | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Fairfax leaders name education funding as top ask from 2026 state legislature | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Red Cross Blood Drive
- 12:00 pm: Setting Up Your Home to Enable Independence
☀️ Tuesday’s forecast
Expect sunshine today, with temperatures reaching around 50 degrees. In the morning, the calm wind will shift to the south, blowing at 5 to 9 mph. Tonight, the skies will turn mostly cloudy, with lows around 39 degrees. Southwest winds of 8 to 13 mph will pick up, gusting up to 21 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.
