Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies with a high temperature near 66 degrees and a northwest wind at about 8 mph. Monday Night will be mostly clear, with the temperature dropping to around 40 degrees. The northwest wind will ease to around 5 mph before becoming calm in the evening.
🚨 You need to know
If you’ve been cruising around Alexandria without paying for car insurance, it’s time to start shopping around with insurance companies.
Starting July 1, a new law passed in 2023 eliminating the “uninsured motor vehicle” option will take effect.
Previously, drivers could pay a $500 fee and drive without insurance. 13 News Now reported that around 12% of Virginia drivers are uninsured, slightly lower than the national rate of 14%.
📈 Friday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 19, 2024.
- Alexandria considering big plans for properties next to Eisenhower Avenue Metro station (2728 views)
- Alexandria City Council approves new ‘neighborhood’ at former Vulcan Materials site (1063 views)
- Del Ray bank closes after incident with fired employee (526 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
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Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.