Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Saturday Sports Showcase returns to WJBD/WSIQ this weekend starting at 9:05 as we preview next week's football opener with coach Kevin Greene as well as getting a firsthand account of this year's ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jordan Montgomery picked up his third win in as many starts with St. Louis, and Nolan Gorman drove in three runs to lead the Cardinals to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednes...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The maximum deal includes a player option for the 202...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kimi Raikkonen will take a break from his retirement to return to racing this weekend in the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The 2007 Formula One ...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. In 1987, the IRS started making people list their kids' Social Security numbers on their tax forms when they counted them as dependents, to cut do...

A 22-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of robbery in connection with an April incident in Foundation Park where $270 cash and a debit card were stolen from a 65-year-old Sa...

The Salem Fire Protection District is observing its 130th anniversary of its beginning as a fire service agency on Wednesday. It began with one man, a Mr. Jones whose duty was to patrol the city at ni...

Scooters Coffee Drive Thru's are coming to Salem, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Vandalia and two other communities. Rachel Wallace who owns many of the Subway Restaurants in the area along with the Best West...

A 21-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault. Dustin Peach had entered a guilty plea to the Class X charge in April in exchange for three chil...

Coach Travis Mulvaney and the SC Falcons baseball team are off to a 3-0 start. After opening their season with a pair of wins at the Greenville Tournament beating the hosts 4-3 and Nokomis 10-0, SC th...