Tysons

N. Va. Residents Missing After Nepal Floods — PKP Tender Hearts Foundation, a service organization that assists the D.C. region’s Nepali community, is raising funds to support rescue missions in Nepal, where nearly 2,500 people remain missing after flash floods and mudslides last week. Those unaccounted for include “at least 10 Northern Virginia hikers who were visiting Nepal as a part of a group trip.” [NBC4]

Power Outages a Recurring Issue for FCPS — “The strain on Northern Virginia’s electrical grid is now being seen – and felt – inside some of the region’s schools. Ten different public schools in Fairfax County lost power [on Aug. 23], hours before the first day of school, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid said.” Dominion Energy said in a statement that it had no record of those outages. [NBC4]

Park Service Backs Trump Arch — “A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.” [Associated Press/ARLnow]

How ICE Has Affected Region’s Schools — Students, school administrators, workers and nonprofit leaders share how the impacts of the Trump administration’s “historic deportation push” have “also rippled across aspects of education — from a drop in multilingual students to a rise in absenteeism; from shifting school funding to a loss of immigrant school bus drivers.” [NBC4]

Anti-Abortion Advocates Poised to Challenge Referendum — “A legal challenge to amend the ballot language for Virginia’s pending reproductive rights constitutional amendment has been in limbo since June. Even if no movement on the case happens before Election Day, counsel for the plaintiffs said this week, they will seek to invalidate the vote.” [Virginia Mercury]

Reston Eye Doctor in Fashion Contest — Fairfax resident Dawn Devaney, a “55-year-old optometrist and former owner of The Eyewear Gallery at Reston Town Center[,] is competing in Next Runway Star, a national contest whose winner will receive $20,000 and an opportunity to walk in a show during New York Fashion Week.” [Patch]

A Look at Metro’s Customer Service Team — “Commuters complain about everything … But for the customer service team at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, it doesn’t matter what passengers are bemoaning. It’s their job to respond; they try to address every complaint.” [Washington Post]

Reston Community Center Head Shares Journey — “When BeBe Nguyen arrived in the United States in the early 1980s as part of the exodus following the Vietnam War, her family initially settled in Silver Spring, Maryland … More than four decades later, Nguyen is leading Reston Community Center, an organization she joined in 2007.” [Patch]

New Legal Notice — Restaurant seeks ABC beer/wine on and off premises license. [Public Notices]

It’s Monday — Expect mostly sunny skies with a high of around 92°F and a light wind from the northwest. Monday night will be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to about 75°F. Winds from the southeast at 5 mph will become calm in the evening. [NWS]

Worker Rescued on Dulles Toll Road Ramp — “On August 27, at 11:28 a.m., #FairfaxsBravest responded to a technical rescue on Route 267 WB at the exit ramp to Dolley Madison Boulevard. Units arrived to find a worker trapped approximately 20 feet above the ground in a bucket truck that had lost power.” The ramp had to be temporarily closed, but the worker was uninjured. [FCFRD/Facebook]

Va. IDs Available in Apple Wallet — “To prove their identity, Virginia residents can now upload their driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, the Virginia DMV announced this week. The tech functions similarly to a digital credit card. Instead of presenting a physical ID, people with an iPhone or Apple Watch can now simply tap their device against an identity reader.” [ARLnow]

Flight of Accused Killer Could Lead to Reforms — “Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is promising changes after an accused killer fled the U.S. while on unsupervised release from a Fairfax County mental health facility.” The governor’s office said in a statement that she “will work aggressively to make changes in the system that allowed this to happen.” [FOX5]

Arrests in Child Exploitation Sting — “A proactive enforcement operation led by the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau’s Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) resulted in the arrest of nine men, the majority of whom traveled to Fairfax County intending to engage in criminal encounters with minors.” [FCPD]

Proposal on Data Center Power Supply — “PJM, the regional grid operator for most of the East Coast, is asking federal regulators to approve a rule requiring new large-load customers, namely data centers, to bring their own power supply to the grid. With Virginia among the 13 states served by PJM, the proposal … could mean further changes to how the state regulates the growing industry.” [Virginia Mercury]

No More Tree Commission — “The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 9-1 Tuesday to dissolve the county’s 53-year-old Tree Commission before unanimously restructuring” the Environmental Quality Advisory Council. Some advocates expressed concern that the new Fairfax County Environmental Commission will have reduced “independent oversight, specialized expertise and opportunities for residents to participate.” [Patch]

Local Reporter Reunited With Cat — Fairfax County waste management and animal shelter staff helped WTOP reporter Neal Augenstein track down his family’s cat Mike this week. “After he and his wife, Paula, tossed out some old furniture, they realized one of their cats was missing, launching a search that took him to a Northern Virginia warehouse, trash transfer station and two animal shelters.” [WTOP]

Back-to-School Celebrations Abound — Tomorrow (Saturday) will bring multiple community events to ease the transition out of summer break with family fun. Catch a “School of Rock” screening at the Back 2 School Boro Bash in Tysons, take in live music and birds of prey at Reston Town Center’s KidFest, or check out local vendors and entertainment at Springfield Town Center’s first-ever Back to School Bonanza.

It’s Friday — After 2pm, expect a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, it will be partly sunny with a high of about 87°F. Night will be mostly cloudy with a low of around 69°F and a 20% chance of precipitation. [NWS]