Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Rivermen force decisive Game 3 for SPHL championship
PEORIA, Ill. - Captain Alec Hagaman scored a hat trick leading the Peoria Rivermen to a 6-4 win at Carver Arena Saturday. The win evens the best-of-three SPHL President's Cup championship series at on...
Ed Hammond 44m ago (Peoria Rivermen)
South Peoria house fire leaves four people displaced
PEORIA, Ill. - Two pets were killed in a South Peoria house fire Saturday afternoon. Four people were displaced by the blaze that was reported around 4:07 p.m. at 1823 S. Arago St. The Red Cross was c...
Ed Hammond 1h ago liz west / CC
Driver rescued from fiery East Peoria crash
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Police troopers are credited with saving the life of a motorist involved in a fiery crash. It happened early Saturday morning when a car traveling east on Cedar Stre...
Ed Hammond 20h ago (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Five juveniles face business burglary charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police arrest five juveniles, all charged with several counts of business burglary. All the juveniles are female ranging in age from 15-to-17. One of them had an active warrant. ...
Ed Hammond Apr 27, 2024
Severe weather a possibility Saturday and Saturday night.
PEORIA, Ill. - Showers and storms are in the forecast as the Peoria area eases into the weekend. 25 First Alert Meteorologist Chuck Collins says this will be a "boom or bust weather day." "If thunders...
Ed Hammond Apr 27, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Daimler Truck reaches deal with United Auto Workers, averts U.S. strike
(Reuters) -Daimler Truck agreed to a new labor contract on Friday with over 7,300 hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) at six facilities in the U.S. South, averting a strike at ...
Ed Hammond Apr 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A sign showing the name of German truck maker Daimler is pictured at the IAA truck show in Hanover, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes
(Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday delayed its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a move that reflected the potential for a political backlash from Black voters in an election year. For decade...
Ed Hammond Apr 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Newport and Camel cigarettes are stacked on a shelf inside a tobacco store in New York July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
UPDATE: Pekin man victim of fatal Peoria County accident
UPDATE: 7:29 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - The victim of a fatal single-vehicle accident in Peoria County has been identified. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says Steven Wright, 34, of Pekin was pronounced ...
Ed Hammond Apr 21, 2024
Two dead, six injured in Memphis block party shooting, police say
MEMPHIS, TN - (Reuters) -At least two people are dead and six others injured in a shooting at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, according to police. Police say the block party was unsa...
Ed Hammond Apr 21, 2024
LaHood: Time for America to lead and stand on the side of freedom
WASHINGTON D.C. - Republican 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood of Peoria said he was among House members who supported a $95-billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. LaHood, through a s...
Ed Hammond Apr 21, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)