Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Pentagon Spent $1.2 Million on July 4th Event
According to the Pentagon, the cost of military support for the big 4th of July event called “A Salute to America,” was only $1.2 million. The Independence Day celebration featured dazzlin...
Jul 10, 2019
Hundreds Of Pets Removed From NC Home
Police in Cary, North Carolina removed hundreds of pets from a home where they were living in unsanitary conditions. Nearly 250 animals including dogs, cats, rats, guinea pigs, and turtles were remove...
Jul 10, 2019
Taylor Swift Is The Highest-Paid Celebrity
Taylor Swift is the world’s highest paid celebrity according to Forbes. In the last year, her pre-tax income was $185 million. Swift has been on top of this list before. In 2016, she made $170 m...
Jul 10, 2019
House Will Vote On 9/11 Victims Fund
On Friday, the House will vote to renew the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. The fund is set to end in 2020 unless it is renewed. Recently, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart made headlines after testi...
Jul 09, 2019
‘Most Wanted’ Fugitive Found On Remote Montana Ranch
Last week, U.S. Marshals found and arrested an Iowa man who had evaded police for nearly eight years. Authorities found 62-year-old Michael Strain on a ‘remote ranch’ on a Native American ...
Jul 09, 2019
Border Patrol Finds Abandoned Boat With $3.7 Million In Cash
Ever find an old $20 bill in your coat pocket? Well, that’s nothing compared to what U.S. Border Patrol just found in Puerto Rico – an abandoned boat containing $3.7 million in cash. Agent...
Jul 09, 2019
Dunkin’ Donuts Manager Created Fake Employee, Then Pocketed The Paychecks
A manager at a Florida Dunkin’ Donuts has been arrested for a scam where she hired a fake employee, then kept the paychecks for herself. Investigators say back in May, 29-year-old Markia Nelson ...
Jul 09, 2019
Marine Vet Challenging McConnell for 2020 Senate
A retired Marine lieutenant colonel and combat pilot has announced that she will run against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel. Amy McGrath announced her bid on Twitter with a video saying that Mc...
Jul 09, 2019
Migrant detention conditions continue to raise eyebrows
Condition reports from migrant detention facilities continue to raise eyebrows. A recent New York Times article calls conditions at the Clint Border Facility in Texas “horrendous,” reporti...
Jul 08, 2019
Study: Teen use down in legal pot states
Well, isn’t this ironic? A new report suggests that legalized recreational marijuana has actually resulted in fewer youth toking it up. According to the paper published in the medical journal JA...
Jul 08, 2019
