Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Here’s The Best Time To Travel This Thanksgiving
Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? So are 54.3 million Americans according to AAA. So if you’re looking to beat the rush, here are the best times to go. If you live in one of the major cities, t...
Nov 20, 2018
Florida Sues Walgreens and CVS Over Opioid Crisis
The State of Florida is suing the Walgreens and CVS drug store chains for allegedly overselling painkillers. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the companies have been added to a state-court la...
Nov 19, 2018
The ‘Unaccounted For’ List in the ‘Camp Fire’ is Revised
It is a fluctuating number, but the latest number of people that are considered “unaccounted for” as a result of the deadly “Camp Fire” in Northern California, is around 1,000 ...
Nov 19, 2018
Man Who Rapes Dying Woman Gets Light Prison Sentence
A man convicted of Raping a dying woman, as well as texting photos of that dying woman has received a shockingly light prison sentence. Brian Varela has been sentenced to 34 months in prison after ple...
Nov 19, 2018
Shakeup in an Automaker Alliance
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 The process is getting underway to fire the Nissan’s Chairman after the automaker says an internal investigation found Carlos Ghosn under-reported his income by mi...
Nov 19, 2018
New Jersey Couple Killed En Route to Their Wedding
A terrible chain-reaction crash has taken the life of a soon-to-be-married couple from New Jersey. The accident took place in Pennsylvania along I-78 in Berks County last week. 35-year-old Kathryn M. ...
Nov 19, 2018
David’s Bridal Files for Bankruptcy
David’s Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but upcoming weddings should be ok. The company plans to stay in business through the time period. David’s Bridal has assured...
Nov 19, 2018
Bitcoin Sinks to New 13-Month Low
A recent slide for Bitcoin hit new depths on Monday morning with the cryptocurrency dropping $5,173.23. The price marked a 13-month low and comes on the heels of ethereum and XRP suffering price hits ...
Nov 19, 2018
CA Wildfires Update: Over 1,000 Missing
Crews are continuing to sift through the wreckage left behind by northern California’s Camp Fire, and the list of people still unaccounted for has grown to over 1,000. 71 deaths have been confir...
Nov 17, 2018
Thousands of Student Veterans Haven’t Received GI Bill Payments
30 days have come and gone for 10,000 students, and 60 days for 1,000, without receiving their GI Bill stipend which has effectively for some halted their schooling and ability to pay for bills. Danie...
Nov 16, 2018
