Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Restrictions Protestors Storm Fresno Council Member’s Home
A demonstration calling for an end to Fresno’s coronavirus restrictions got a little scary for council member Miguel Arias, who says a group of protestors attempted to break into his home. The i...
May 13, 2020
Woman Falls into Thermal Hole at Yellowstone
A woman suffered severe burns after falling into a thermal feature at Yellowstone National Park, according to Montana authorities. The incident occurred Tuesday after the unidentified woman reportedly...
May 13, 2020
Detroit Swimming Coach Charged in Student’s Drowning Death
A high school swimming coach in Detroit has been charged in the drowning death of one of his students. An involuntary manslaughter charge was filed Tuesday against 47-year-old Kareem Sigler, a teacher...
May 13, 2020
Associated Press Finds Counterfeit Masks Reaching Frontline Health Workers
As if frontline workers don’t have enough to worry about while fighting the coronavirus, fake PPE has been flooding into the US. According to the Associated Press , millions of counterfeit medic...
May 13, 2020
LA County to Extend Stay-at-Home Order through Summer
Los Angeles County will “with all certainty” extend its stay-at-home order for three more months. That’s according to County Public Health Director Barara Ferrer, who made the revela...
May 13, 2020
House Package Includes $25 Billion For Postal Service
With mail volume down by 30 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Postal Service is in need of a cash infusion otherwise it could run out of money by September. On Tuesday, House Democrats p...
May 13, 2020
Joe Biden Plans To Stay Home, Taking The Campaign Virtual
With medical experts continually advising that the best course of action to prevent catching and spreading the coronavirus is to just stay home, Joe Biden will heed that warning. The presumed Democrat...
May 13, 2020
Facebook To Pay $52 Million To Moderators Exposed To Graphic Material
Facebook will pay out $52 million to the people who work to keep the platform free of graphic or disturbing material. The company employs an army of moderators who work to remove such materials –...
May 13, 2020
Paul Manafort Released From Prison Over Coronavirus Concerns
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been released from prison to home confinement over coronavirus concerns. The 71-year-old Manafort was convicted in 2018 of tax evasion and other crimes...
May 13, 2020
Hyatt Laying Off 1,300 Employees
Hyatt Hotels has announced that it will be laying off 1,300 employees as part of a restructuring plan amid the coronavirus pandemic. It will also cut the pay of senior management, board members, and a...
May 12, 2020
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