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12/06/2025

County board opens door for more housing north of Innovation Center Metro
https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/12/05/county-board-opens-door-for-more-housing-north-of-innovation-center-metro/

(FFXnow's No. 2 most-read article for Dec 5, 2025)

12/06/2025

Snow leads to tough morning commute in Fairfax, including Route 1 closure
https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/12/05/snow-leads-to-tough-morning-commute-in-fairfax-including-route-1-closure/

(FFXnow's No. 1 most-read article for Dec 5, 2025)

12/06/2025

FFXnow Daily Debrief for Dec 5, 2025

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 -- Dec 5, 2025. 7:30 am: Morning Notes for December 5, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments 8:30 am: Report: Fairfax ...

12/05/2025

JUST IN: Lorton tennis coach charged by police with abusing minor

A private tennis coach in Lorton has been arrested after a student alleged that he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with her. The victim told officers on Nov. 23 that Tony Adams, 62, had "subjected [her] to inappropriate conduct" when she was taking lessons from him, the Fairfax County Polic...

12/05/2025

FCPD still looking to solve 2021 killing that followed July 4 block party

More than four years after the body of Maryland resident Tafari "Trey" Nadhim was found in Hybla Valley, Fairfax County police are still searching for those responsible for his death. Nadhim is believed to have been shot and killed in the early morning hours on July 5, 2021 -- hours after attending....

12/05/2025

Elected officials suggest higher sales tax could be top contender to fund N. Va. transit

Despite political drawbacks, a sales-tax surcharge across Northern Virginia could end up being the main source to increase transit funding in the coming year. Increasing the sales tax regionally is "probably going to be looked at," Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn said in a Dec. 4 legis...

12/05/2025

NWS: Slippery roads possible tonight from snow freezing in D.C. region

Though snow is no longer falling in Fairfax County, below-freezing temperatures could combine with drizzly weather to extend this morning's tough travel conditions into the evening. The National Weather Service issued a new Winter Weather Advisory for the D.C. region shortly before 1 p.m., warning o...

12/05/2025

Poll: The best orthodontist in Fairfax County

Whether opting for braces or more subtle tools like Invisalign, there are orthodontic practices around Fairfax County that can make the experience of getting your teeth straightened easier to swallow. Here are the nominees for “Best Orthodontist in Fairfax” as part of our FFXnow Readers’ Choic...

12/05/2025

Snow leads to tough morning commute in Fairfax, including Route 1 closure

Previous Image 1/2 Next Image Snow has arrived in Fairfax County, creating slick, dangerous roads during this morning's rush hour. Richmond Highway has been closed in both directions in the Lorton area after "several vehicles ... spun out" on the snow-covered road, the Fairfax County Police Departme...

12/05/2025

County board opens door for more housing north of Innovation Center Metro

A developer that has been angling to build on a sliver of mostly vacant land north of the Innovation Center Metro station for two decades took a step closer to realizing its goal last month. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a comprehensive plan amendment at its Nov. 18 meeting that w...

12/05/2025

Morning Notes:
🚗 D.C. congestion worsened in 2025
🏡 County considers easing accessory unit rules
🎄 Woodburn students decorate Christmas tree

Va. Man Charged in Pipe Bomb Investigation -- "A man suspected of planting pipe bombs outside Democratic and Republican party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, siege, on the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday, authorities say. Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virgin...

12/05/2025

Driver charged with manslaughter for ambulance crash in Herndon
https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/12/04/driver-charged-with-manslaughter-for-ambulance-crash-in-herndon/

(FFXnow's No. 3 most-read article for Dec 4, 2025)