Several Inches of Snow Predicted in Region — “Chances are increasing that the D.C. area will experience one of its biggest winter storms in years between late Saturday and early Monday. The snow and perhaps ice, accompanied by bitter and long-lasting cold, could cause major disruptions to schools, airports and businesses Sunday into next week. The chance of at least several inches of snow is high, and totals reaching the double digits are plausible.” [Capital Weather Gang]
State Shares Winter Storm Safety Tips — “Before, during, and after a winter storm, roads and walkways may become extremely dangerous or impassable. Access to critical community services such as public transportation, child care, healthcare providers and schools may be limited. Preparing your home, car, and family before cold weather and a winter storm arrives is critical.” [Dept. of Emergency Management]
D.C. Pizzeria Eyes Alexandria — “The wood-fired pizza restaurant [Timber Pizza Co.] has opened six new franchise locations in the last year, including in Charleston, South Carolina, and Raleigh and Durham in North Carolina. It said it has additional deals in development locally in Alexandria as well as in Richmond.” ALXnow has reached out to the company for more details. [Washington Business Journal]
Herring Hopes To Rejoin RGGI — “House Majority Leader Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) told reporters on Jan. 21 that Democrats plan to introduce a budget amendment that could speed up the state’s process of rejoining RGGI. ‘It’s a great benefit, and we have to continue to act with our sister states,’ Herring told 8News. RGGI works to reduce carbon emissions by limiting how much carbon energy producers can emit and forcing them to pay for those emissions.” [DC News Now]
McPike Thanks Voters — “Should I win on February 10, I look forward to working to address our housing crisis, the challenge of climate change, and the damaging impacts of the Trump Administration on the immigrant families, LGBTQ+ Virginians, and Federal employees who call Alexandria home.” [Kirk McPike]
Driver Killed In Centreville Crash — “An Alexandria man was killed Wednesday morning in a crash on I-66 that left his vehicle totaled. Nurelen Befekadu, 35, was driving on the westbound I-66 ramp to Route 28 (Sully Road) in Centreville around 5:36 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a sound wall, according to the Virginia State Police.” [FFXnow]
Ex-Reality TV Star Primaries Warner — “Mark Moran, a former reality television star and Wall Street investment banker who lives in Falls Church, announced his candidacy Wednesday … If elected, Moran — who still has student loans to pay, he says — plans to prioritize cost-of-living issues. His goals include raising taxes on operators of data centers and using those funds to lower the cost of higher education and health care access.” [ARLnow]
Voting, Campaign Reforms Advance in Richmond — “Democrats on Tuesday advanced a slate of voting and campaign finance measures aimed at expanding access to the ballot box and increasing transparency in elections, while narrowly rejecting a series of Republican-backed proposals that would have scaled back early voting and limited when voters could cast ballots in person.” [Virginia Mercury]
It’s Thursday — Expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 51, with southwest winds at 7 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon and gusting up to 20 mph. As for Thursday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low around 29 and a light northwest wind at 3 to 6 mph. [NWS]
