Evan Jones
New regulations governing most Virginia clinics offering abortions should take effect within nine months. Governor McDonnell signed the bill this week to regulate them the same as hospitals. The likely local impact from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
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A state investigator is in Montgomery County today, looking into some election procedures there last November. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones has the story.
State health officials say they have no evidence of any kind to suggest radiation from Japan is posing any detectable harm to our drinking water supply. The latest from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
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A recent change in child seat guidelines has many parents wondering how long to keep their young children in rear-racing seats. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
Roanoke School Superintendent Rita Bishop is proposing a performance bonus for the city’s top-ranked teachers. It’s part of a larger one-time bonus plan using $3 million in federal jobs funds, and Bishop proposes a $1,500 bonus for almost all Roanoke city teachers. In addition, she recommends another $500 dollars each for the top one-third of teachers in each building.
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Bishop believes the system they have developed is a fair and objective measure of teacher performance, but as News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, some school board members have lots of questions.
The Virginia Lottery machines are busy today with tonight’s MegaMillions jackpot now at $312 million. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, it’s one of the largest U.S. lottery prizes ever.
The Roanoke Valley’s two Republican Congressmen share similar concerns regarding U.S. military action in Libya, especially if the action has no apparent end in sight. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones spoke with 9th District Congressman Morgan Griffith and 6th District Congressman Bob Goodlatte.
Roanoke County planners hope to have a revised set of proposed rules ready by late June to regulate large-scale wind turbines. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, the proposed regulations now take on increased importance.
A big change at the top for Carilion Clinic. CEO Ed Murphy is leaving to take a job in New York. Current Chief Operating Officer Nancy Howell Agee will become the new CEO July 1st. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, Agee already has some clear goals in mind.
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Someone’s taking wallets from hospital waiting rooms from Wytheville to the Roanoke Valley. And as News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, all signs point toward the same woman.
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