Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Concerns Raised After 34-year-old Disney World Visitor Dies from Coronavirus
A 34-year-old man died Thursday from the coronavirus — just two weeks after he visited two of the country’s most popular theme parks. Jeffrey Ghazarian, of Pasadena, California, had recent...
Mar 20, 2020
Restaurant Offers Free Roll of Toilet Paper with Every Order
As shortages of essential products continue all over the U.S., one enterprising restaurant in Minnesota has come up with a way to drum up business: by offering a free roll of toilet paper with every o...
Mar 20, 2020
2 Lakers Players Test Positive for COVID-19
Two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive for the coronavirus. Revealing the news in a statement released Thursday, Lakers officials wrote, “We learned today that two Lakers players ha...
Mar 20, 2020
Who’s Hiring During The Coronavirus Outbreak?
If you’ve been let go, laid off, or furloughed during the coronavirus crisis, there’s still plenty of hope that you can earn a paycheck. With customers clearing off the shelves, several of...
Mar 19, 2020
Overworked Doctors Beg People To Stay Home Amid The Pandemic
Doctors all over the world are feeling overworked due to the Coronavirus pandemic. There is currently a campaign called, “Stay Home: Save Lives” that many medical personnel are participati...
Mar 19, 2020
Officials Say No Plans To Postpone Tokyo Olympics
Coronavirus may have suspended the NBA, NHL, and MLS seasons, canceled the NCAA tournaments, and pushed back baseball’s opening day, but officials won’t let that happen to the Summer Games...
Mar 19, 2020
Tiny Bright Spot Amid The Coronavirus Outbreak
Amid the loss of life and the economic devastation, there is one tiny bright spot during this coronavirus crisis. With Italy on lockdown, the beauty of Venice’s normally polluted canals is retur...
Mar 19, 2020
Contagion Becomes One of Most-Watched Films Online
Contagion has seen a huge spike on download sites since the coronavirus pandemic. The movie was released in 2011 and tells the story of a fictional illness that kills 26 million people. Warner Bros, w...
Mar 16, 2020
Al Roker And Craig Melvin Miss “Today” After NBC Staffer Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Today’s Al Roker and Craig Melvin were off the air on Monday. The two were sidelined because an NBC staffer that works on Today’s third hour tested positive for COVID-19. Hoda Kotb and Sav...
Mar 16, 2020
Stuck Working From Home? Here’s How Much Bandwidth You Actually Need
Does your office have a work from home policy? School have the kids turning to distance learning? Before you set up shop in the house, here’s how much internet bandwidth you actually need. Many ...
Mar 13, 2020
