Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Little League World Series Cancelled For First Time Ever
The Little League World Series has been cancelled for the first time in its history due to the coronavirus pandemic. Little League International announced Thursday that this year’s LLWS would be...
May 01, 2020
Cat Alerts Family to Fire – While Dog Sleeps through the Ordeal
A Canadian cat is being called a hero after it alerted its owner to a fire — while the family’s dog remained asleep throughout the harrowing incident. Portugal Cove resident Scott White sa...
May 01, 2020
Swedish City Uses Chicken Manure To Stop Crowds From Gathering In The Park
As spring continues, more and more people are coming outdoors to enjoy the weather. Unfortunately, many municipalities are still trying to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from spreading further. Inst...
May 01, 2020
Rats Could Take Over Your Pandemic-Abandoned Car
Car been sitting for a while since you no longer need to commute? You might want to check to make sure rats haven’t moved in. Caity Weaver at the New York Times says there are anecdotal reports ...
May 01, 2020
Navy Hospital Ship Departs New York City
After a month docked in the Hudson River, the USNS Comfort has departed New York City. The Navy ship was brought to the Big Apple to relieve the pressure on the hospital system, handling non-coronavir...
May 01, 2020
Closed Restaurants Are A Boon For Burglars
With non-essential small businesses forced to shut in order to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further, many are now dealing with an uptick in burglaries. Everything inside has become a target ...
May 01, 2020
FL Ordered Coroners to Stop Releasing Coronavirus Death Data
The Tampa Bay Times reports that the Florida Department of Health tried to stop a tally of Coronavirus deaths reported by 22 medical examiners from being released to the public. The newspaper started ...
Apr 30, 2020
Harrison Ford Being Investigated By FAA
Harrison Ford has not had good luck in his small plane piloting. He was injured when he crashed a vintage World War II on a golf course in 2015 and in 2017, Ford’s plane came close to an airline...
Apr 30, 2020
Dogs are Being Trained to Smell COVID-19 on People
The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine has researchers working to determine if dogs can smell COVID-19. Penn Vet is currently training eight dogs to sniff out the virus. ...
Apr 30, 2020
Trump Says He Won’t Extend Social Distancing Guidelines
President Trump is counting on states to take charge as they begin the process of reopening. Trump stated on Wednesday that the federal government’s coronavirus social distancing guidelines will...
Apr 30, 2020
