Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
US Currently Has An Abundance Of Chicken Wings
Toilet paper might still be difficult to come by, but there sure are lots of chicken wings right now. The meat industry had stocked up, expecting to ship to restaurants in time for March Madness. But ...
Apr 03, 2020
Health Official Warns of 2nd Coronavirus Wave
While Tuesday’s White House coronavirus briefing painted a bleak picture of the pandemic’s devastation in coming weeks, one top health official says the coronavirus is likely to make a sec...
Apr 02, 2020
Comic-Con Still On for July Despite Coronavirus Fears
Organizers of San Diego’s Comic-Con are still hopeful that it will take place in July. This despite the fact every major event around this time has been canceled or postponed. The dates for Comi...
Apr 02, 2020
Researchers say 50 Percent of Coronavirus Carriers Never Show Symptoms
In what might explain the rapid spread of the coronavirus, doctors in Iceland say 50 percent of the country’s residents who have tested positive haven’t experienced any symptoms. With a po...
Apr 02, 2020
How Long Can Asymptomatic Coronavirus Carriers Infect Others?
Stephen Gluckman, an infectious diseases physician at Penn Medicine and the medical director of Penn Global Medicine, says “there are people that have Coronavirus that don’t have any sympt...
Apr 01, 2020
Man Caught After 100 MPH Chase, Says He Was Teaching Dog To Drive
Washington State troopers working south of Seattle were left dumbfounded on Sunday following a high-speed chase that reached in excess of 100 MPH. Using spike strips to stop the vehicle, officers foun...
Mar 31, 2020
Is 6 Feet Enough for Social Distancing? An MIT Researcher Says Droplets Carrying Coronavirus Can Travel Up to 27 Feet
MIT Researcher, Lydia Bourouiba, says exhalations, like coughs or sneezes, can cause gaseous clouds of droplets that can travel up to 27 feet. The current WHO and CDC recommendations of keeping six fe...
Mar 31, 2020
States Are Restricting Travel From Within The US
In an effort to keep the number of coronavirus cases from climbing, several states have now restricted travel from other parts of the US. Anyone coming from elsewhere in the country into Vermont, Hawa...
Mar 31, 2020
CDC May Recommend That We Wear Face Coverings in Public
The CDC is considering recommending that the general public wear face coverings while out during the Coronavirus outbreak. A Federal official anonymously told the Washington Post that the CDC may reco...
Mar 31, 2020
Idaho Governor Signs 2 Anti-Transgender Bills into Law
Idaho Governor Brad Little signed two anti-transgender bills into law on Monday. One law prohibits people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates. The other law Little signed bans tra...
Mar 31, 2020
