Evan Jones
It’s getting hot again — and even hotter inside cars left out in the sun. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, public safety agencies caution parents to avoid leaving children in the car.
Stink bugs may be a winter annoyance in your home, but they’re causing much bigger trouble outside during the summer. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports on the clear and present danger to farmers — and efforts to fight it.
Crews are beginning the annual transformation of Elmwood Park into Festival in the Park. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones takes us there.
If you have ever thought about starting a farm or ranch, you are not alone these days, and work is underway to help more people in this region get started. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
We’re into the first hot spell of the year, and heat exhaustion can be a particular problem when each summer season begins. More from News/Talk 960 WFIR.
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The hard-hit Martinsville area is losing hundreds more jobs, and this time it is from an employer that came there less than seven years ago. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, no one seems to have seen this coming.
Virginia’s Hurricane Preparedness tax-free holiday starts Wednesday and will continue for one week. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management says the tax-free holiday covers a wide variety of items from cell phone chargers to bottled water to weather alert radios.
State Police have saturation patrols out again today on Interstate 81. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones has more on “Operation Air Land and Speed.”
Our wet spring may have been put a damper on many outdoor activities, but it’s resulting in a banner display along the Blue Ridge Parkway. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones has the details.
If you ever attended Cave Spring Middle School, you have one last chance to look around this weekend before wrecking crews move in next month. More on the school’s past and future from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
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