Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Young Girl Is Mask-Making Hero
A 9-year-old girl in Oakland Township, Michigan is getting praise across the country for sewing more than 500 face masks and donating all of them. Michaela Munyan learned how to sew at an after-school...
Jun 30, 2020
Disney+ Sets Summer Schedule
Disney Plus has announced plans for a new weekly event called “Summer Movie Nights” . The streaming service will release new original movies and family-friendly classics every Friday. The ...
Jun 30, 2020
No Go For Motor Show
Organizers are putting the brakes on the 2021 Geneva International Motor Show. It was scheduled for March of next year in Switzerland, but most exhibitors had already pulled out of the event. This yea...
Jun 30, 2020
Fauci: Vaccine Won’t Work If Not Enough People Take It
Dr. Anthony Fauci says a coronavirus vaccine won’t work unless enough Americans take it. On Sunday, Fauci told CNN that he’d be content with a vaccine that was 70-75 percent effective, bec...
Jun 29, 2020
Big Bucks On The Way for Starbucks Barista
The Starbucks barista who was publicly shamed by a customer who refused to wear a mask now has nearly $80,000 coming his way. 24-year-old Lenin Gutierrez was working at a San Diego Starbucks a week ag...
Jun 29, 2020
CDC: Pregnant Women Now Considered ‘High Risk’ For Coronavirus
The CDC has added pregnant women to the ‘high risk’ category for severe COVID-19 illness. The agency made several adjustments to the list this week, adding pregnancy as well as underlying ...
Jun 26, 2020
Texas Shutting Down Bars Again As Coronavirus Surges
Texas is taking another step backwards as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the state. On Friday, Gov. Greg Abbot ordered bars to shut down and restaurants to operate at 50 percent capacity. Gath...
Jun 26, 2020
Joe Exotic’s Zoo Under Investigation
The Oklahoma zoo formerly owned by Tiger King star Joe Exotic is under an animal welfare investigation. Oklahoma wildlife authorities are reviewing the health and safety of the animals at Greater Wynn...
Jun 26, 2020
Florida Logs 9,000 COVID Cases In One Day, Bans Alcohol At Bars
Florida is joining Texas in slamming the brakes on its reopening efforts after a major spike in COVID-19 cases. A whopping 9,000 new cases were reported on Friday, nearly double the previous day’...
Jun 26, 2020
SCOTUS ruling allows some fast-tracked deportations
The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a case that will allow some fast-tracked deportations. The Court ruled 7-2 that a federal law, which limits an asylum-seeker’s abilit...
Jun 26, 2020
