The Rebel Rocks – Now With Local Hosts!
Due to our remarkable success since moving to a music streaming station back in June, we will be re-adding air staff starting on Monday, November 4th!… More
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The Rebel Rocks Lives On!
Rebel Programming Information: Cumulus Sold the Rebel signal 105.9 to Educational Media Foundation. The Rebel went off the radio dial Friday 5/31 at 6pm. You will no longer hear the Rebel on traditional radio. Cumulus will support the Rebel as an all streaming station found at the Rebel Rocks.com and all smart speakers. This is…… More
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A baseball player shared how he bought his mom her dream car after she quit smoking and her reaction was priceless
A baseball player said he surprised his mom with a reward for quitting smoking and caught her priceless reaction on camera. Free agent third basemen Josh Donaldson, who most recently played for the Atlanta Braves, said he made a deal with his mother — if she quit smoking he’d buy her a Maserati. In an…… More
She ran a multi-million dollar operation bringing women to the US so their children would get citizenship. She’ll be sentenced today
A woman is facing up to 15 years in prison for helping Chinese customers — including doctors, lawyers and government officials — travel to the US to give birth so their children would receive citizenship. The operation Dongyuan Li ran, You Win USA Vacation Services Corp., coached families on what to say in their visa…… More
Investigators found potential evidence in the Jersey City shooting the same day another arrest was made
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy told CNN Sunday that he has full confidence in the multi-agency investigation into the Jersey City shooting that killed four people. That investigation has already resulted in an arrest and the discovery of new evidence over the weekend. The FBI and ATF, along with the US attorney’s office and the…… More
Snow and freezing rain will hit much of the country this week
It will be a busy forecast as the week before Christmas begins. Millions will either wake up to snow and ice or heavy rain and severe thunderstorms Monday as a storm system moves east. Wintry weather from the Great Plains to the Northeast As snow, freezing rain and mixed precipitation blanketed the Midwest and Ohio…… More
An Amber Alert was issued for two siblings last seen playing in their Jacksonville yard
An Amber Alert was issued Sunday for two young siblings who were last seen playing in their front yard in Jacksonville, Florida, authorities said. Braxton Williams, 6, and his sister Bri’ya Williams, 5, were reported missing around 11:30 a.m. Sunday after family members couldn’t find the pair, Jacksonville Sheriff Public Information officer Christian Hancock told…… More
Harvey Weinstein speaks out, weeks before his rape trial
For the first time in more than a year and only weeks before his sex crimes trial, Harvey Weinstein has spoken out publicly, calling himself a “forgotten man.” In an exclusive interview with the New York Post, Weinstein refused to speak about the allegations against him, according to the newspaper. He said he agreed to…… More
Over 35 million people are under winter weather alerts from Colorado to West Virginia
A storm system moving east with rain and snow has put more than 35 million people under winter weather alerts from Colorado to West Virginia. A swath from eastern Colorado to the Ohio Valley was the hardest-hit on Sunday, said CNN meteorologist Robert Shackelford. Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio saw snow over…… More
A rescue worker died while looking for a missing hiker on Mount Baldy in California
A volunteer rescue worker died Saturday while searching for a hiker on Mount Baldy in California, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said. Timothy Staples, of the West Valley Search and Rescue team, was among those looking for Sreenivas “Sree” Mokkapati, a 52-year-old reported missing December 8 while hiking to the Mount Baldy summit. At…… More
A porch pirate stole a package from a home, then threw shade with a snarky thank-you note
A real-life Grinch took nastiness to a new level after snatching a gift from a doorstep and leaving a sarcastic thank-you note for the victim. Hilary Smith ordered a Christmas gift for her boss and had it delivered to her snowy home in St. Paul, Minnesota. But she never saw the package. “I looked down,…… More
Sea-Tac Airport to allow people without tickets to go past security
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is restarting a program that allows people to go through security and meet loved ones at the gate without purchasing a ticket. The idea is that non-ticketed visitors will use the program to surprise arriving loved ones, enjoy extra time with friends and family and, of course, spend money at the airport’s…… More