Dr. Jones family members talk about his life and how much he gave back to his community. His funeral is set for Sept. 10 at First United Methodist Church.
Before county commissioners in Yellowstone County talked about MetraPark Monday, KULR- 8 checked and found no signatures on a petition to recall Commissioner Don Jones.
The Stafford City Council voted 6-0 to make Alice Chen the cityâs new Mayor Pro Tem during a Jan. 20 council meeting, following Don Jonesâ resignation from the position.Â
 Jones read his resignation letter to the council during the meeting, and cited among the reasons for his decision to step down from the Mayor Pro Tem position the length of the term, which was shortened to six months due to a change in the cityâs election cycle brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. It also postponed the 2020 city council and mayoral elections from May to November, mandated by orders from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.Â
folks until about 8:00 or 9:00 p.m., expect to see more showers and thunderstorms. but severe weather really, really quieting down. a lot more in a few minutes. thanks. we turn now to the president s meeting at the white house with executives from their british petroleum coil. in the meantime, thousands of fwalz of oil still spilling every day into the gulf of mexico. crews have been burning oil that has been siphoned from the well today. bp agreed to set aside $20 billion to help victim of the leake oil. steve handelsman reports from capitol hill. reporter: one columnist called it a perp walk. senior bp executives summoned to the white house today to face president obama. their first meeting with him since their well blew out april 20th. president obama demanded bp set aside funds to faye costs to the gulf economy and the environment and bp officials afraid. $20 billion to start with the oil still spewing and the damage sure to get worse. this $20 billion will prov
howard county to the district and even down south to stafford. cooling off, 77 in sterling. 73 in martinsburg. look at all the clouds. that s what stabilized things today. the clearing skies east of the mountains. there s that rain. close to a third of an inch of rain and close to three quarters of an inch. 70 to 71 for the temperatures because chance of a thunderstorm until about 7:00 or 80 p.m. now this evening. thank you. and our top story, hundreds gather to remember a popular opera singer found murdered in a d.c. park. d.c. police admit they have few leads in the murder of local singer don jones. he was found dead in ft. dupe only park late last week. his family and friends and many people who knew his music said goodbye. aaron gilchrist has the stoir. reporter: he performed frequently in the washington opera. while police try to figure out why he was killed, this morning his family remembered a talented man of informed. the pastor delivered eulogy for don jones, a