Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Kamala Harris says she will cut degree requirements for certain federal jobs
WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday she will cut college degree requirements for certain federal jobs if elected president as the Democratic presidential...
Sep 14, 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she speaks during a campaign event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Search for child abduction, vehicle theft suspect enters fifth day
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says despite some reported sightings of the suspect in a recent alleged child abduction and vehicle theft, the man remains at large. Victor Fa...
Sep 08, 2024 (Woodford County Sheriff's Office via Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Early morning fire damages South Peoria home
PEORIA, Ill. -Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a Sunday morning house fire. Crews were dispatched to the residence near Lincoln and Greenlawn about 7:10 a.m. Firefighters arrived to fi...
Sep 08, 2024 Midwest Communications
Road construction and traffic pattern shifts begin Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Road construction projects will begin Monday in the city of Peoria and Tazewell County. Lane closures will restrict traffic on Route 29/Galena Road just north of Gardner Lane to Homeste...
Sep 08, 2024 Midwest Communications
UPDATE: South Peoria shooting victim identified, man arrested
PEORIA, Ill. - A Mapleton woman is dead after she was shot in South Peoria. Mary Holcomb, 20, was found dead by officers in a house near Griswold and Latrobe around 10:41 p.m. Friday after they respon...
Sep 08, 2024 Photo: Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Second shooting victim from Wednesday night incident dies
PEORIA, Ill. - A Wednesday night shooting incident in South Peoria has claimed a second life. Jamarcus Walker, 31, of Port Gibson, Mississippi was pronounced brain dead at a local hospital at 4:09 p.m...
Sep 08, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Boeing reaches early deal with 25% higher pay in hope to avert strike
REUTERS - Boeing said on Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with a union representing more than 32,000 workers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, in a deal that could help avert a possible crippl...
Sep 08, 2024 The Boeing logo is displayed on a screen, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of overnight air attacks on border regions
(Reuters) -Ukraine and Russia accused each other of overnight air attacks on their border regions, with Ukrainian officials saying that two people died and four were injured in the Sumy region, and Ru...
Sep 08, 2024 A firefighter works at a site of residential buildings heavily damaged by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine September 8, 2024. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via REUTERS
Pope Francis delivers medical supplies in visit to remote jungle town
VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (Reuters) - Pope Francis flew deep into the jungle of the Southwestern Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to visit Catholics living in one of the most remote ...
Sep 08, 2024 Pope Francis meets with the faithful of the diocese of Vanimo at the esplanade in front of the Holy Cross Cathedral in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, September 8, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
CIA director says more detailed Gaza ceasefire proposal due in days
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the CIA, who is also the chief U.S. negotiator seeking an end to the Gaza war and release of hostages held by Hamas, said a more detailed ceasefire proposal would be mad...
Sep 07, 2024 A view of Gaza during sunset, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
