Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Man Beats Driving With Cell Phone Ticket Using Hash Brown Defense
Jason Stiber got pulled over by police in Connecticut last year and was handed a distracted driving citation for using his cell phone behind the wheel. Except that wasn’t the case at all. The 45...
May 03, 2019
Unemployment Rate Drops To 49-Year Low
U.S. job growth continued to surge last month, dropping unemployment to its lowest point in 49 years. The economy added 263,000 jobs in April, more than were added in March and February combined. Unem...
May 03, 2019
CVS Closing Stores, Shifting Its Business Focus
The ‘retail apocalypse’ is continuing with drugstore chain CVS, who announced plans to close several dozen ‘underperforming’ locations. Last month, the company began closing 46...
May 03, 2019
Facebook Wants To Get Into Cryptocurrency
Facebook is looking to dip its toe into the cryptocurrency game, reaching out to other companies about launching a crypto payment service. According to reports, Facebook has approached companies like ...
May 03, 2019
Bald Eagles Poisoned In Maryland
Authorities in Maryland are looking for the culprit who poisoned and killed several bald eagles earlier this year. Wildlife officials say seven eagles have died and two more sickened after being poiso...
May 03, 2019
Former AAU Coach Who Molested Boys Sentenced To Life In Prison
An Iowa basketball coach who molested more than a dozen boys over 20 years will spend the rest of his life behind bars. 43-year-old Greg Stephens was sentenced to 180 years in federal prison on charge...
May 03, 2019
Florida Man Jailed For Smuggling Turtles In Candy Wrappers
Here’s your ‘Florida Man’ story for the day – a Florida man will spend a year behind bars for trying to smuggle baby turtles hidden inside candy wrappers. Prosecutors say Matth...
May 02, 2019
16-Year-Old Sues NBC for $275M
The Covington Catholic High School student who went viral earlier this year when he appeared to mock a Native American man has filed a $275 million lawsuit against NBC. The suit, filed Wednesday by 16...
May 02, 2019
Border Patrol Apprehends ‘Largest’ Group Of Border Migrants Yet
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has apprehended its largest group of illegal migrants yet. A group of 424 people was taken into custody overnight near Sunland Park, New Mexico. Another grou...
May 01, 2019
Maine bans styrofoam
Maine has become the first US state to ban styrofoam ‘to-go’ boxes. Governor Janet Mills signed the bill Tuesday, CNN reports. As of New Year’s Day 2021, restaurants, caterers, coffe...
May 01, 2019
