Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
How To Keep Google From Tracking Your Every Move
Google is better than any private eye in knowing what you’ve been up to and where you’ve been. “It’s a creepy level of detail,” says CNBC ‘s Todd Haselton. Thankful...
Apr 26, 2019
U.S. Economy Made Strong Gains In First Quarter Of 2019
The U.S. economy made strong gains in the first quarter of 2019, according to the latest data from the Commerce Department. GDP grew 3.3 percent in the first three months of the year, exceeding projec...
Apr 26, 2019
Texas Mayor Charged With Trying To Rig Election
The mayor of a Texas border town has been charged with voter fraud in an alleged scheme to rig his own election. Richard Molina, mayor of Edinburg, TX, is accused of having voters list fake addresses ...
Apr 26, 2019
Court Upholds Death Sentence For Man Who Ambushed PA State Troopers
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a man convicted of shooting two state troopers during an ambush attack. In 2014, Eric Frein shot two officers, killing one, outside of t...
Apr 26, 2019
Giant Bird That Killed Its Owner Is for Sale
A hulking, flightless cassowary bird who recently killed its owner with its daggerlike claws, is going on the auction block. On April 12 the bird killed it’s owner Marvin Hajos after he had fall...
Apr 24, 2019
Undercover Cops Bust Drug Buyers Who Were Actually Undercover Cops
Here’s one that comedy writers couldn’t have scripted better. Apparently, neither police team checked the schedule before leaving the station. Undercover cops from Detroit’s 12th dis...
Apr 24, 2019
Texas High School Implements Dress Code – For Parents
A Texas high school has implemented a new mandatory dress code – except this one applies to parents, not students. Here are some things you can’t wear while visiting James Madison High Sch...
Apr 24, 2019
Walgreens, Rite Aid Raise Tobacco-Buying Age To 21
Two of the nation’s biggest drugstore chains are raising the age to buy tobacco products to 21 later this year. Walgreens announced on Tuesday that beginning September 1st, it would only sell to...
Apr 23, 2019
Women Accused of Tossing Newborn Puppies Arrested
Authorities in Coachella, California vowed to find the woman seen on video throwing seven 3-day old puppies into a dumpster and they’ve done just that, announcing Tuesday morning that 54-year ol...
Apr 23, 2019
Lawmaker Catches Major Backlash For Criticizing Nurses
Washington state Senator Maureen Walsh just learned an important lesson about politics – don’t you dare talk smack about nurses. Walsh has apologized for comments she made during a legisla...
Apr 23, 2019
