Published February 20, 2026 at 9:00PM
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 — Feb 20, 2026.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Virginia House passes Fairfax County-supported bill targeting excessively noisy vehicles (33706 views)
Historic Fairfax Courthouse closure spurs call for renewed focus on building maintenance (8586 views)
Arlington tech companies to open Fairfax offices, bringing over 300 jobs (8025 views)
Fairfax County’s proposed $5.7B budget keeps property tax rate flat, leaves school funding gap (8009 views)
Changing course, FCPS adopts ‘Skyview’ as name of new high school (7877 views)
Log cabin-inspired bar and grill coming to Merrifield, Great Falls (5492 views)
Mod Pizza to close in Greenbriar Town Center (4697 views)
Tech investing firm moving HQ from Reston Town Center to Reston Row (4410 views)
JUST IN: Centreville homes still off limits after apparent natural gas explosion (3592 views)
Centreville residents still seeking answers after home explosion (2968 views)
Former Supervisor Michael Frey’s unexpected death brings tributes pouring in (2956 views)
Farm-fresh burger chain Good Stuff Eatery to open Springfield location (2821 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
The weather will transition from mostly cloudy to sunny with a high around 53°F and a light northwest wind at 6 mph. Overnight, there’s a 50% chance of rain, possibly mixing with snow after 4am, as clouds increase and the temperature drops to around 34°F. Expect a light northeast wind. 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. 👋
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.