Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Man Wins $1M After Letting His Family Pick The Numbers
A North Carolina man is sure counting his blessings. All one million of them. Thanks to his very lucky family, Jonathan Gonzalez recently won the Power Ball jackpot in the state’s lottery. His g...
May 21, 2020
Amazon Reportedly Pushes Prime Day To September
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is reportedly moving Prime Day to September this year. The online shopping event is normally held during July but because of the pandemic, Amazon has been ...
May 21, 2020
Treasury Secretary Sees ‘Strong Likelihood’ of Needing another Relief Bill
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, speaking at a virtual event for The Hill Thursday, said he believes there’s “a strong likelihood” the country will need another COVID-19 relief...
May 21, 2020
Biden Leads Trump Nationally with African-American Voters
A new Quinnipiac poll shows presumed Democratic nominee Joe Biden with 81% of the African-American vote. President Donald Trump has 3% of support from African-American voters. Biden holds an overall 1...
May 21, 2020
Additional 2.4M Americans Filed Jobless Claims
An additional 2.4 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the U.S. jobless claims total to more than 38 million over the last nine weeks. 38.6 million, or 23.7% of the total U.S. ...
May 21, 2020
3 Injured in Arizona Mall Shooting
A gunman opened fire at the recently reopened Westgate Entertainment District located ten miles outside of Phoenix Wednesday evening, injuring three with one of the victims in critical condition. Glen...
May 21, 2020
The Study You’ve Been Waiting For: Cannabis Could Help Fight Coronavirus
Finally, a scientific study worth getting excited about – researchers in Canada say that cannabis might help fight coronavirus infection. The study identified 13 strains of cannabis that help re...
May 21, 2020
Colleges Aim For Shortened Semester
The fall 2020 semester will really fly by for college students, with many of the schools looking to streamline schedules. With fears of a “second-wave” of coronavirus infections, the Unive...
May 20, 2020
Biden Wins Oregon Primary
Already the presumptive nominee since he’s running virtually unopposed, Joe Biden just took Oregon in the state’s Democratic primary. Tuesday night’s victory gives the candidate a to...
May 20, 2020
Judge Blocks NC Law Limiting Church Services To 10 People
A federal judge has blocked a North Carolina rule that limits indoor church services to ten or fewer people during the pandemic. The judge determined that the rule, part of Gov. Roy Cooper’s ...
May 18, 2020
