Countywide
Tables with sun shades at Reston Town Square Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Transit Changes for Indigenous People’s Day — “On Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, Fairfax Connector will operate on a Holiday Weekday schedule. This is due to the Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day holidays.” Metrorail is “operating on Saturday frequencies at all stations not experiencing track work. Metrobus will operate on a Saturday supplemental schedule.” [WMATA]

Motorcyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run — “An adult male on a motorcycle was struck in a hit-and-run crash at Leesburg Pike and Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners last night, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim is in the hospital with a life-threatening condition. The driver fled the scene in a dark-colored SUV.” [Annandale Today]

Arrest for Exposure at Chantilly Bus Stop — “On October 8, at 1:15p.m., officers responded to 4700 block of Stonecroft Boulevard in Chantilly for a sex offense.  An adult victim reported seeing a man masturbating by a public bus stop.” A Fair Oaks man was taken into custody and charged with indecent liberties, indecent exposure and obscene sexual display. [FCPD]

Reston Office Buildings Sold — “Brookfield has offloaded a pair of 2000s-era office buildings that it owned for nearly two decades at its Halley Rise development site in Reston. The Canadian investment giant sold One and Two Halley Rise, a pair of six-story office buildings each weighing in at 190K SF, for $53M.” [Bisnow]

FCPD Helicopter Denied Air Space Access — “Air traffic control at DCA denied a request by the Fairfax County Police helicopter to fly in an area not far from where planes were descending over the Potomac River,” suggesting new safety rules might need to be tweaked. In this case, the denial doesn’t seem to have affected the FCPD’s ability to respond to a suspicious person call that turned out to be “a man who had cut his thumb.” [WJLA]

Man Reports $40K Scam — “Detectives from our Financial Crimes Unit have charged a New York man after he traveled to Fairfax County to scam a victim out of $40,000 in Kings Park West. On September 13, officers took a walk-in report for a fraud case” involving a man who claimed to be a representative of the victim’s bank “and convinced him to withdraw money on two separate occasions and hand it over in person.” [FCPD]

GMU Study Analyzes Va. Energy Needs — “A George Mason University report released Friday looks at how Virginia can meet its mandatory goal of decarbonizing the state’s utility providers while also getting more localities on board for certain energy projects.” [Virginia Mercury]

Metro Previews Rail Closures for Next Year — “Metro has shared information on upcoming rail station closures for planned work through September 2026, with work impacting all lines of the transit system. The closures are part of improvement and maintenance efforts to improve the reliability and safety of the nearly 50 year old system, Metro said.” [WTOP]

It’s Monday — Patchy drizzle with a chance of showers before 11am, then showers likely after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tonight, expect patchy drizzle with a chance of showers before and after midnight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%. [NWS]


Around Town

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 — Oct 10, 2025.

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

  • UPDATED: One dead, two injured in wrong-way Fort Belvoir crash (22481 views)
  • Dogfish Head Alehouse lands Reston spot for Fairfax County return (12378 views)
  • Global HR software company to trade Tysons office for Reston (12231 views)
  • County launches update of 20-year plan for Franconia-Springfield area (11008 views)
  • Fairfax County takes over troubled homeless shelters, as former operator alleges underfunding (9010 views)
  • Fort Belvoir mom challenges Congressional House Speaker to ensure military pay (6129 views)
  • Fairfax County proposes fees to sustain after-school program for middle-schoolers (5558 views)
  • BREAKING: Sizemore Heizer wins Democratic nod in Braddock District supervisor race (5289 views)
  • Construction underway on Flats at Tysons condos behind Patsy’s American (4281 views)
  • Developer to expand community with new Ritz-Carlton condos in Tysons (3823 views)
  • Taste of NoVA festival moves, Army Ten-Miler at risk as federal shutdown drags on (3697 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 a chance of showers after 3pm, cloudy skies, and a high near 69 with light east winds increasing to 5-8 mph in the morning; 20% chance of precipitation. For Saturday night, there’s a 70% chance of showers mainly after 2am, lows around 59, and a northeast wind at 7-13 mph, with gusts up to 21 mph; new precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are possible. 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. 👋


    Around Town

    A 24/7 pet emergency room that allows owners to stay with their furry and feathery friends through all stages of treatment opened its 114th location this week in Chantilly.

    VEG ER for Pets, located at 5009 Westone Plaza, offers an open floor plan with no lobby, and immediate contact with the medical team. Owners are able to follow their pets throughout treatment and have the option to observe procedures such as surgeries. Overnight stays for hospitalizations are also offered at no additional charge.


    News

    A private school in the Wolf Trap area is one step closer to expanding its services to younger students.

    The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval Wednesday (Oct. 8) of a special exception permit for Oakcrest School to expand its campus to add kindergarten through fifth-grade students.


    Event

    Come join Reflex Improv as we celebrate 10 years of laughs on Saturday, September 19 at 7pm. The improvised comedy show starts at 7pm and runs between 90 minutes and two hours. The show is open to all-ages, however the content may be adult in nature at times, so parental guidance is highly suggested.

    Reflex Improv offers beginner and advanced classes across northern Virginia (Arlington, Chantilly, Fairfax, Falls Church, and Reston) and Annapolis. The next session begins 9/10!


    Countywide

    Fairfax County leaders appear ready to battle any efforts in the 2026 General Assembly session to strip powers of local government to regulate creation of new housing.

    “We want affordable housing,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said, but the county’s lobbying efforts in Richmond would be focused on “making sure the General Assembly doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all” approach that erases local decision-making powers.


    Countywide

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

    Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government.


    Opinion

    In and around Fairfax County, a variety of small business boutiques, vintage stores and gift shops can make for a fun afternoon of browsing.

    Here are the nominees for “Best Local Shop in Fairfax” as part of our FFXnow Readers’ Choice Awards. See your favorite store below? If not, write them in!

    Voting will close in two weeks. Be sure to cast your vote before 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24.

    Voting for the Best Hardware Store in Fairfax is still taking place. Be sure to cast your vote before voting closes next Friday at 9 a.m.

    Two weeks ago, we voted on the Best Happy Hour in Fairfax. The results are now official:

    1. P.J. Skidoos 
    2. Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern
    3. Caboose Brewing

    News

    A 54-year-old man who admitted to punching a gate agent at Dulles Airport earlier this year will spend two months in federal prison.

    Yesterday (Thursday), U.S. District Court Judge Michael Nachmanoff also ordered Christopher Stuart Crittenden to pay $15,000 in restitution and a $5,000 fine as part of his sentence.


    News

    Fairfax County police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that happened in Seven Corners late last night (Thursday).

    One man is in life-threatening condition after his motorcycle was struck by a “dark color SUV.” The SUV then fled the scene, the Fairfax County Police Department said.