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Morning Falls Church! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Falls Church high schools just cracked Virginia's top 10 list?
  • Man admits role in 2024 armed carjacking spree reaching Falls Church
  • Why an ICE encounter in Falls Church now faces a federal probe.

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Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DC, Virginia Schools Go Back-To-Back In Top 10 Of New National Rankings (dailyvoice.com) — Two Falls Church high schools just earned top-10 spots in Virginia in U.S. News & World Report's new 2026–27 rankings, with Meridian High at No. 5 and Marshall High at No. 9. The list highlights how Northern Virginia schools, especially around Falls Church and Fairfax County, dominate the state's public high school landscape. Rankings weigh college readiness, test performance, and graduation rates.
   

• Washington, D.C., man pleads guilty to armed carjackings including one in MoCo (bethesdamagazine.com) — A Washington, D.C. man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a string of 2024 armed carjackings that included one in Falls Church as well as incidents in D.C., Silver Spring, and Hyattsville. Prosecutors say he and an accomplice targeted drivers at gunpoint before being caught after a chaotic chase near RFK Stadium. Sentencing is set for January, with prosecutors able to seek up to 24 years.
   

• Democratic Leaders, Northern Virginia Representatives Open Investigation Into ICE Agents Threatening U.S. Citizen With Gun In Northern Virginia (house.gov) — Democratic congressional leaders and Northern Virginia representatives have launched an investigation into an August 10 ICE encounter in Falls Church, where a masked agent was recorded pointing a gun at U.S. citizen Carolina Molina. They're asking the FBI and Justice Department to review the incident, preserve all records, and place involved agents on leave, arguing the escalation and later DHS statements were unjustified.
   

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