Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
FL Officer Fired over Parkland Shooting Response Given Job Back with Full Pay
The Florida sheriff’s sergeant who was fired for hiding behind a car during the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting is getting his job back with full pay and even back pay. B...
May 14, 2020
Black Professor with NY Plates in Vermont Told ‘To Leave’ State
A black professor driving through Vermont with his 11-year-old son on Friday thought two unknown vehicles approaching and flagging him down might need some help. Instead, he was told that he “wa...
May 14, 2020
Melissa Etheridge Loses 21-Year-Old Son to Opioid Overdose
Melissa Etheridge shared on Twitter that she joins “the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction”, while revealing that she lost her 21-year-old son, ...
May 14, 2020
Boy Scouts Banned From Planting Flags On Veteran Graves For Memorial Day
The coronavirus pandemic has cancelled a longtime patriotic tradition – placing flags on veterans’ graves in honor of Memorial Day. The Department of Veteran Affairs has cancelled all publ...
May 14, 2020
Another Armed Protest Held Outside Michigan State Capitol
Another group of armed protesters gathered outside the Michigan state Capitol on Thursday to protest the state’s stay-at-home order. About 200 protesters, many carrying weapons, gathered Thursda...
May 14, 2020
Tainted Alcohol Responsible For 70 Deaths In Mexico
On top of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexico is dealing with a sudden rash of deaths caused by tainted alcohol. More than 70 people have died in recent weeks due to bootleg alcohol purchased on the blac...
May 14, 2020
Schools Considering Saturday Classes to Make up for Lost Time
Overwhelmed parents who have had enough of being stuck indoors with their children can rest assured — revenge may soon be on the way. In the quest to make up for the time students have missed at...
May 14, 2020
Illinois Reports Most Single-Day Deaths so Far
Despite claims that the country has made it through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s still thriving in Illinois, which on Wednesday reported its most deaths in a single day so far. Th...
May 14, 2020
Arson Suspect Sets Own Foot on Fire
Ontario police should have no trouble identifying the suspect in an arson that occurred this week. He’ll be the guy with a badly burned foot. Surveillance footage taken at the scene of three car...
May 14, 2020
San Jose Overrun by Escaped Goats
After remaining mostly vacant throughout California’s stay-at-home order, the streets of San Jose were bustling with activity again on Tuesday — not by people, but goats. City officials sa...
May 14, 2020
