Evan Jones
Downtown Roanoke is preparing for a very busy Saturday. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, the Saint Patrick’s Day celebration is green in more ways than one.
The National Weather Service has canceled its earlier flood warning for points along the James River, including Buchanan in northern Botetourt County. Forecasters had expected more rain than actually fell, and river levels are no longer expected to reach flood stage on the James. As this case demonstrates, forecasting experts say it is difficult to be precise with river level predictions. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
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State Police say a US Army Sergeant from Colorado was at the wheel of a car that plowed at full speed into a large boulder that fell onto Interstate 77 Monday night in Carroll County. Police identify the driver as 31-year-old Su Wan Ko of Colorado Springs. (Photo at left courtesy Virginia State Police.)
A federal grant will help about 70 Roanoke area high school dropouts get their diplomas, earn a wage, and develop job skills. Details from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
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The commission that will recommend new congressional and legislative boundaries for Virginia is getting down to the mapwork, and it has just over three weeks to come up with a plan. The latest from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
A big boulder tumbled onto Interstate 77 in Carroll County last night, and a driver was killed instantly when his car ran into it at full speed. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones. (Photo at left courtesy Virginia State Police.)
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Southwest Virginia officially remains under a drought watch — for now. Rainfall for the year is still below normal. But the combination of last weekend’s rains and expected heavy downpours this week may relieve any immediate drought concerns. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
Click here for the U.S. Government Virginia drought monitor.
There’s a new on-line tax assistance program to help more than two million Virginians file their returns this year, and if you qualify, it’s free. The details from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
Click here for Virginia Free File’s web page
It’s been almost two months since an Arizona congresswoman was shot at a public event, leading many of her colleagues to reconsider security at their appearances. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports Morgan Griffith is thankful to local police — and the Second Amendment.
The commission that will draw new legislative boundaries in Virginia is in its final weeks of work, preparing to submit its report April 1st. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, southwest and Southside Virginia are likely to lose some of their collective clout in Richmond.