Luke Jones
He joins Eyewitness News from WKRC in Cincinnati, Ohio where he covered many stories that made national headlines including a break-in at an FBI field office and the subsequent fatal standoff, a mass shooting at a Louisville, Kentucky bank, and a powerful EF4 tornado that killed over 50 people in western Kentucky.
Before Cincinnati, Luke worked at WREG in Memphis, Tennessee. While there. he uncovered the fact that a county government psychologist was unlicensed, forcing the county to re-screen hundreds of sheriff's deputies, firefighters, and paramedics. His weeks of coverage of the county health department's mishandling of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout culminated in the health director stepping down and the state stripping the health department of its vaccine responsibilities.
Luke is no stranger to the Houston airwaves. He got his start at a local radio station where he worked throughout middle school and high school.
He loves the outdoors, exploring the city, and spending quality time with his pets. He's a cat guy and dog guy.
Luke's Stories
16-year-old bystander shot when 2 drivers fire at each other after crash in Greenspoint, HPD says
Police said it's unclear who the aggressor was in this situation, but they said the two drivers began firing at one another after the crash, also wounding a teen at a taco stand nearby.
Fort Bend ISD safety protocol questioned after in-class attack sends second-grader to hospital
"[My daughter] is crying. She had blood all on her clothes, her pants, and her shoes," a Fort Bend ISD mother said after a classmate attacked her child. "Y'all was supposed to protect her."
Postal inspectors investigating after boxes of mail abandoned near dumpster in The Heights
ONLY ON 13, Joy Kohl found USPS crates sitting by a dumpster in The Heights area on Friday morning. After she called the constable's office about the lost mail, a post office manager picked up the mess.
Montrose man uses taekwondo skills to defend dog from pitbull
"I started kicking the pitbull," the man said in an interview ONLY ON 13. He and a neighbor trying to stop the aggressive animal were injured. Now, he says BARC needs to do more about the attacking dog.
Victim claims 3 landscapers attacked him as he sought insurance info after SE Houston fender bender
"I bit the (expletive) out of his leg," the fender bender-turned-attack victim said in an interview ONLY ON 13. Police are searching for the men accused of the dust-up during what was supposed to be an insurance exchange.
Alvin ISD staffer accused of indecency, improper relationship with elementary school student
According to court records, the educator's alleged act took place last month, but he wasn't arrested until Tuesday, weeks later. Parents also learned about the allegations just this week.
ONLY ON 13: Cookware company founder says Houston panhandler attacked her after she gave him $10
ONLY ABC13 spoke with the founder of well-known company Chantal Cookware. She said the suspect told her to, "Give me more," before he punched her on Westheimer Road.
Kingwood residents evacuate as some homes take on water and rapid rising river risks more flooding
With water rapidly rising on the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, threatening to flood homes, just like residents said it did during Hurricane Harvey, some have made arrangements to be more prepared.
Deputies shoot and kill man who was stabbing himself in middle of NW Harris Co. street, HCSO says
The sheriff's office said a person armed with a knife failed to follow commands before deputies used "less than lethal force" followed by authorities discharging their service weapons.
2 NE Harris Co. neighborhoods under voluntary evacuation amid San Jacinto River flood threat
Harris County asked for voluntary evacuations in at least two neighborhoods near the East Fork of the San Jacinto River as threatening levels were expected into Wednesday.