Good Wednesday 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 4, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for February 4, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:30 am: Roof collapses at Mount Vernon church after build-up of snow, ice | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Scott’s Run Nature Preserve will close this spring for another sewer project | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Fairfax leaders mixed on quality of snow-removal efforts, propose volunteer program | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Fairfax City’s chocolate festival returns with venue change, new charity run | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Auditor: FCPD involvement in mental health calls should be reconsidered | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Retirements, low vacancies lead to $450K budget deficit projection in Vienna | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Fairfax board calls for VDOT to speed up reviews of housing projects | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:05 pm: JUST IN: FCPS extends two-hour delays to rest of week due to snow | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:10 pm: CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- No events today. Have one to promote? Submit it to the calendar.
☀️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect sunshine and a high of around 31 degrees, accompanied by a north wind ranging from 6 to 9 mph. As nighttime arrives on Thursday, anticipate increasing cloud cover and a low temperature near 16 degrees, with a consistent north wind at approximately 6 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.
