Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• News Links: ICE Arrests 1,300 in NoVa, Stafford Crash Trial Delay Sought, PW Schools Face Funding Pressure (potomaclocal.com) — Families in Occoquan should know that Prince William County Public Schools are opening a brand-new Occoquan Elementary School building this fall, designed as the division's first net‑zero energy campus and replacing its oldest school. The broader regional roundup also covers major ICE arrests, a high‑profile Stafford bus crash case, statewide gun-law litigation, economic development wins, and environmental debates over data center water use.
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Clear the Shelters: Fee-waived Pet Adoption event (ffxnow.com)
Kingstowne
Fairfax County Juries Convict 2 Men Of Murder In 2025 Parking Lot Shooting (patch.com)
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