Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Snowplow Driver Finds Car Buried In Snow With Woman Trapped Inside
* A snowplow driver in South Lake Tahoe, CA was surprised to find a car buried underneath the snow on his route. He was even more surprised to find a woman inside. * Officials say the snowplow acciden...
Feb 28, 2019
Judge Blocks Texas From Purging Voter Rolls
* A federal judge is blocking Texas officials from purging nearly 100,000 names for the state voter rolls. * The judge said Texas Secretary of State David Whitley “created a mess” when he ...
Feb 28, 2019
Border Wall Prototypes Coming Down
* More than $3M was spent to build them and now they’re being torn down. Crews are scheduled to begin tearing down US-Mexico border wall prototypes today. * “At this point, we have learned...
Feb 27, 2019
Housing Market Rebounds In January
* The housing market saw a rebound in January, but is still down overall since last year. * The National Association of Realtors says home sales went up 4.6 percent in January, but are still down by 2...
Feb 27, 2019
High School Wrestler Forfeits Rather Than Wrestle A Girl
* A high school wrestler in Colorado forfeited a match and lost his chance at the state wrestling tournament. The reason? His opponent was a girl. * Brendan Johnston was set to face Angel Rios in the ...
Feb 27, 2019
Prosecutors: Driver who killed teen had used crack cocaine
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a suburban Chicago man had been using crack cocaine for four days and had alcohol in his system when he drove into a 17-year-old girl as she crossed the street. Sh...
Feb 27, 2019
FedEx Robot Could Be Coming To Your Door
* Soon you could have orders from your favorite stores delivered quickly by a robot. * FedEx is testing a last mile delivery robot that will bring you items from local Walmart, Target, Lowes, AutoZone...
Feb 27, 2019
Stranded Amtrak Train Finally Moving After 36 Hours
An Amtrak train that has been stranded in the Oregon snow for more than 36 hours is finally on the move again. The train departed from Seattle to Los Angeles on Sunday, but got stuck outside Eugene, O...
Feb 26, 2019
Jenna Bush Hager To Co-Host Fourth Hour of “Today”
Jenna Bush Hager will be taking Kathie Lee Gifford’s seat on the fourth hour of NBC’s Today Show. The announcement was made on Tuesday. Bush Hager will co-host the hour with Hoda Kotb. Gif...
Feb 26, 2019
LGBTQ Activist Charged With Setting House On Fire In Hate Crime Hoax
A well-known LGBTQ activist in Michigan has been charged with setting their own house on fire in what appears to be a hate crime hoax. 54-year-old Nikky Joly’s house burned down in August of 201...
Feb 26, 2019
