Evan Jones

Roanoke airport ridership is up, and that may lead to more flights and lower airfares **OLD** roanoke-blacksburg-regional-airport

Roanoke airport ridership is up, and that may lead to more flights and lower airfares

Evan Jones July 24, 2017

Ridership is up almost 3%t so far this year at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, and airport officials say...

LewisGale Neurosurgeon: McCain’s confused questions were a likely tipoff to his brain tumor **OLD** Dr. Claudia Martin

LewisGale Neurosurgeon: McCain’s confused questions were a likely tipoff to his brain tumor

Evan Jones July 21, 2017

LewisGale Medical Center neurosurgeon Dr. Claudia Martin says she wondered if Senator John McCain had some sort...

Update: Power restored after earlier outages leave thousands without power in Roanoke City, County **OLD** APCO Appalachian Power

Update: Power restored after earlier outages leave thousands without power in Roanoke City, County

Evan Jones July 20, 2017

UPDATE: Apco’s web site says all power has been restored. Previously: Appalachian Power reports more than 4,500...

Does the campaign cycle ever end? 2018 Virginia campaigns already making news **OLD** dr-bob-denton

Does the campaign cycle ever end? 2018 Virginia campaigns already making news

Evan Jones July 19, 2017

This year’s election is still more than three months away, but next year’s Virginia Senate race is...

MVP opponents get their wish: two more DEQ public meetings **OLD** Mountain Valley Pipeline

MVP opponents get their wish: two more DEQ public meetings

Evan Jones July 18, 2017

State environmental officials have scheduled two additional public meetings on the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. Both are...

Report: credit newcomers pay 84% more for Virginia auto insurance than excellent credit drivers **OLD** WFIR Generic 2017

Report: credit newcomers pay 84% more for Virginia auto insurance than excellent credit drivers

Evan Jones July 17, 2017

A new report shows that auto insurance rates in Virginia are 84% higher on average for buyers...

Troutville woman killed when vehicle is struck by wrong-way driver **OLD** Fatal Accident-WFIR

Troutville woman killed when vehicle is struck by wrong-way driver

Evan Jones July 16, 2017

State Police say a Troutville woman was killed Sunday when a wrong-way pickup truck struck her car...

Corey Stewart: Virginia Republicans want a “vicious and ruthless” fighter to challenge Tim Kaine

Evan Jones July 14, 2017

Corey Stewart is already running for another statewide office. Stewart announced yesterday he is now running for...

Va Supreme Court: property owners cannot keep pipeline surveyors off their land **OLD** natural gas pipeline

Va Supreme Court: property owners cannot keep pipeline surveyors off their land

Evan Jones July 13, 2017

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the company planning to build a natural gas pipeline across...

Gillespie plan to combat Virginia opioid epidemic includes less focus on prison, more on treatment **OLD** Ed Gillespie

Gillespie plan to combat Virginia opioid epidemic includes less focus on prison, more on treatment

Evan Jones July 13, 2017

Republican candidate for governor Ed Gillespie is proposing five-part plan to fight Virginia’s opioid epidemic. It is...

Ed Gillespie live on WFIR: opioid epidemic, health care, taxes **OLD** Ed Gillespie

Ed Gillespie live on WFIR: opioid epidemic, health care, taxes

Evan Jones July 12, 2017

Republican candidate for Governor Ed Gillespie spoke live with WFIR this morning, addressing topics that included his...

AC repair contractors they tell workers not to overdo it — especially inside attics **OLD** Heat-Wave

AC repair contractors they tell workers not to overdo it — especially inside attics

Evan Jones July 12, 2017

This is a busy time for air conditioning contractors — but also one when they must keep...

Offshore wind-generated power coming to Virginia **OLD** Offshore Wind Turbine

Offshore wind-generated power coming to Virginia

Evan Jones July 11, 2017

A Virginia-based electric utility has announced plans to partner with a Denmark company to build two wind...

“Lifetime” pet licenses: cities and counties now have the option to offer them **OLD** Pet Dog

“Lifetime” pet licenses: cities and counties now have the option to offer them

Evan Jones July 10, 2017

A law that just took effect this month permits cities and counties to offer “lifetime” pet licenses,...

Kmart to close Roanoke store by early October

Evan Jones July 7, 2017

The Kmart store on Franklin Road in Roanoke will close by early October. It is one of...