FFXnow Daily Update: September 14, 2026

Fairfax County staff will ask the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to spend about $708,000 restoring 11 high school crossing guard positions cut in the FY 2027 budget, after at least five students were struck by drivers since the school year began. Fairfax County Public Schools officials also warned the school board that FY 2028 will likely require substantial cuts, and a Burke motorcyclist was killed in the third fatal crash on Braddock Road this year. **Read the stories** • NEW: Fairfax County proposes high school crossing guard funding, safety improvements • Burke motorcyclist killed in crash, third Braddock Road fatality of 2026 • FCPS officials warn funding cuts likely needed with difficult budgetary year ahead • Fairfax school board considers naming rights sales, but warns against getting too corporate • Fairfax City Council can now discipline members under newly adopted code of ethics • Input wanted on renovations proposed for Alabama Drive Park in Herndon • 'Uncommon' wine shop opens inside long-standing Tysons florist • Fairfax County's local news, now in podcast form