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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Feb 3, 2026 | FFXnow Good Tuesday 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 --...

FFXnow Daily Debrief for Feb 3, 2026

JUST IN: FCPS to open two hours late, with snow possible overnight | FFXnow Fairfax County Public Schools will start classes on a two-hour delay tomorrow (Wednesday), as the region continues its slow recovery from the Jan. 25 winter storm. Like they did today (Tuesday), schoo...

UPDATE: Fairfax County schools will again open on a two-hour delay tomorrow www.ffxnow.com/2026/02/03/p...

Vienna Inn marks 66th anniversary with specials, events for diners | FFXnow Previous Image 1/2 Next Image Vienna Inn will celebrate its lasting power in town by commemorating its 66th anniversary in February. The restaurant's 66th anniversary celebration begins this week with...

Vienna Inn marks 66th anniversary with specials, events for diners

Possible snow could complicate morning commutes in D.C. region | FFXnow A potential overnight dusting of snow could add challenges to tomorrow's morning commute. The National Weather Service released a Potential Winter Commuting Hazard advisory today ahead of possible snow...

Possible snow could complicate morning commutes in D.C. region

Fairfax student’s nonprofit organizes service projects to help homeless people | FFXnow Previous Image 1/4 Next Image After losing a brother who experienced homelessness, Carter G. Woodson High School student Minn Vo became aware on a personal level of how vulnerable people without shelter...

Fairfax student's nonprofit organizes service projects to help homeless people

Dance company that canceled Kennedy Center visit to offer free show at GMU | FFXnow A New York dance company that recently nixed scheduled appearances at the Kennedy Center is coming to George Mason University's Center for the Arts instead. Doug Varone and Dancers will visit the Fairfax...

Dance company that canceled Kennedy Center visit to offer free show at GMU

Fairfax mayor advocates for state to clear path for church-based affordable housing | FFXnow A lengthy approval process for an affordable townhouse development motivated Fairfax City Mayor Catherine Read to testify in support of state legislation eliminating a key hurdle to affordable housing...

Fairfax mayor advocates for state to clear path for church-based affordable housing

New agreement aims to protect both trees and power lines along W&OD Trail | FFXnow After months of negotiations and pressure from both elected officials and community members, Dominion Energy and NOVA Parks have settled on a new path forward for managing trees near power lines along...

New agreement aims to protect both trees and power lines along W&OD Trail

Proposals for affordable housing on Columbia Pike, Dulles Greene sites take shape | FFXnow Previous Image 1/6 Next Image The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) is moving forward with plans to transform two mostly vacant sites into affordable housing after identifying...

Proposals for affordable housing on Columbia Pike, Dulles Greene sites take shape

Fairfax County seeks more feedback on options for accessory housing units | FFXnow Local residents have until the end of the month to submit feedback on proposed changes to Fairfax County's rules for accessory living units (ALUs). "We see ALUs as a valuable tool in the housing toolkit,"...

Fairfax County seeks more feedback on options for accessory housing units

Morning Notes for February 3, 2026 | FFXnow Inova Eases Face Mask Rules -- "Based on current levels of respiratory illness, effective Sunday, February 1, 2026, Inova will suspend the requirement for universal masking for team members, patients...

🏥 Inova eases face mask rules
🎙️ Debate for state senate candidates
📑 Tysons company faces sale for ICE contract
👨‍🍳 Tysons chef to compete on new TV show

FFXnow Daily Debrief for Feb 2, 2026 | FFXnow 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 -- Feb...

FFXnow Daily Debrief for Feb 2, 2026

BREAKING: Herndon’s Brendan Banfield found guilty of murdering wife, another man | FFXnow A Herndon man faces life in prison after being convicted today (Monday) of murdering his wife and another man while having an affair with the family's au pair. After a trial that spanned more than two...

BREAKING: Herndon's Brendan Banfield found guilty of murdering wife, another man

JUST IN: Fairfax County to open schools on two-hour delay Tuesday | FFXnow As anticipated, Fairfax County Public Schools will resume classes tomorrow (Tuesday), albeit on a two-hour delay. "This means all schools will begin two hours after their regularly scheduled start times,"...

JUST IN: Fairfax County to open schools on two-hour delay Tuesday

Visit Fairfax CEO continues to talk up the need for local conference center | FFXnow As he approaches his 18th anniversary as CEO of Visit Fairfax, Barry Biggar has the same item atop his to-do list as when he started on the job: a conference center. "We needed it 25 years ago, we need...

Visit Fairfax CEO continues to talk up the need for local conference center

General Assembly silences one bill to regulate gas leaf blowers, but another is still alive | FFXnow Legislation allowing local governments to regulate or ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers is facing an uphill climb in the Virginia General Assembly. A measure by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-6) was deferred...

General Assembly silences one bill to regulate gas leaf blowers, but another is still alive

Winter storm update: Surge in sledding injuries, Herndon tennis center damaged | FFXnow Like the rest of the D.C. region, Fairfax County is still working its way out from under the mounds of snow and ice left behind by Winter Storm Fern. On top of the three deaths from medical emergencies...

Winter storm update: Surge in sledding injuries, Herndon tennis center damaged

Fairfax case alleging school-assisted abortions now in federal court | FFXnow A legal challenge alleging that a Fairfax County Public Schools employee helped minors get abortions without their parents’ consent is now in federal court in a case that hinges on a First Amendment...

Fairfax case alleging school-assisted abortions now in federal court

Gas-fueled fire destroys Franconia townhomes, but no one injured | FFXnow A fire that appears to have been fueled by natural gas blazed through two Franconia townhouses last night (Sunday), leaving the residence in ruins but its occupants apparently unharmed. Several Fairfax...

Gas-fueled fire destroys Franconia townhomes, but no one injured

High-rise apartments, townhomes could replace Tysons Concourse offices | FFXnow Previous Image 1/3 Next Image A Maryland developer wants to build a mix of housing in place of the Tysons Concourse office buildings near the Spring Hill Metro station. When completed, the development...

High-rise apartments, townhomes could replace Tysons Concourse offices

Fairfax apartment market favoring renters for now, but spring may bring changes | FFXnow Apartment hunters in Fairfax County are getting better deals than they did a year ago, with prices significantly discounted from the market peak last summer. Median apartment rents in five major Fairfax...

Fairfax apartment market favoring renters for now, but spring may bring changes

Morning Notes for February 2, 2026 | FFXnow Man Found Dead in Centreville -- "The Fairfax County Police Department is conducting a death investigation after a man was found unresponsive in the roadway on Saturday. In a post to the X platform at...

🚨 Man found dead in Centreville
🦠 Another measles exposure at Dulles Airport
🚧 Popes Head Road limited to one lane
🚶‍♂️ Walk for peace to pass through Fairfax County

UPDATE: The power outage at Tysons Corner Center was caused by snow interfering with a transformer, Dominion Energy says www.ffxnow.com/2026/02/01/n...

BREAKING: FCPS cancels classes again as ‘snowcrete’ lingers on sidewalks | FFXnow Hopes that Fairfax County Public Schools would resume classes tomorrow (Monday) after a whole week off for students in the wake of Winter Storm Fern have been dashed against a block of snowcrete. FCPS...

BREAKING: FCPS cancels classes again as 'snowcrete' lingers on sidewalks

NOW: Power outage affects Tysons Corner Center | FFXnow Previous Image 1/2 Next Image A power outage affected almost all of Tysons Corner Center this afternoon (Sunday). It's unclear exactly when the mall lost electricity, but Dominion Energy learned about...

NOW: Power outage affects Tysons Corner Center

FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 30, 2026 | FFXnow 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 -- Jan...

FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 30, 2026

Jury in Herndon ‘au pair affair’ double murder must now decide husband’s guilt | FFXnow By OLIVIA DIAZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Friday on whether a former IRS law enforcement officer in Virginia conspired with his family’s Brazilian...

Jury in Herndon 'au pair affair' double murder must now decide husband's guilt

Interfaith vigil for Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Reston inspires mourning, calls for action | FFXnow A capacity crowd filled a church in Reston yesterday (Thursday) to remember two U.S. citizens recently shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minnesota. Rep. James Walkinshaw, who helped organize...

Interfaith vigil for Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Reston inspires mourning, calls for action

FCPS budget proposal includes funding to expand athletics in middle, high schools | FFXnow The proposed fiscal year 2027 Fairfax County Public Schools budget includes funding to increase athletic programming and augment stipends to coaches. "We're expanding middle school sports again next year,...

FCPS budget proposal includes funding to expand athletics in middle, high schools

Cathy Hudgins Community Center reopens in Reston after months-long renovation | FFXnow After waiting through five months and one blizzard, the Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate is back in action. The Reston-based community center (12125 Pinecrest Road) will celebrate its reopening...

Cathy Hudgins Community Center reopens in Reston after months-long renovation