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
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.
Texas Amber Alert effectiveness questioned amid surge in issuance
The Texas Center for the Missing said that over half of their Amber Alerts have led to finding a missing child, but a criminal justice professor is questioning its true effectiveness.
Deer Park residents on edge as police hunt for culprits behind luxury car theft spree
Early Friday morning, three luxury vehicles were taken from various homes across the city. Police believe the same people are responsible for all three thefts.
Houston woman faces 3rd DWI arrest after police allegedly found her passed out in car with infant
Police say they found Denisha Young, 33, slumped over behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped in a moving lane of traffic on North Shepherd near Tidwell Wednesday evening.
All 57 jailed during pro-Palestinian protest at UT were released
"We are speaking up as a people to say, as a student body to say, 'Divest from Israel. Show that you support Palestinian life and Palestinian liberty,'" one student said.
10 people arrested after University of Texas police and troopers respond pro-Palestine protests
UT Austin confirmed 10 people were arrested. One student described protestors flanking both sides of mounted police and state troopers clad in riot gear.
Houston parents charged in connection to twin baby girls' death Oct. 2023 death, documents say
Police have filed charges against 21-year-old Fernando Vega and Angelina Calderon in connection to their twin girls' death, who were found unresponsive inside their southeast Houston home back in October.