Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Pop, pop, pop, then a bloodied Trump rushed from election rally
BUTLER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Donald Trump was standing on a stage behind a podium, six minutes into his speech at an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, his head turned to the right, under a cl...
Jul 13, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Trump safe after incident at campaign rally, Secret Service says
(Reuters) - Donald Trump is safe and protective measures have been implemented around him after an incident at a campaign rally for the former U.S. president on Saturday in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Secr...
Jul 13, 2024
UPDATE: Trump shot in right ear at rally, source says shooter dead
UPDATED 8:14 P.M. BUTLER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally on Saturday, sparking panic in the crowd and spattering the Republican presidential can...
Jul 13, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by guards during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
20th anniversary of Roanoke tornado
ROANOKE, Ill. - July 13 is the 20th anniversary of an F4 tornado that ravaged the village of Roanoke and destroyed the Parsons Manufacturing plant. The National Weather Service says the violent tornad...
Jul 13, 2024 Photo: National Weather Service
Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76
(Reuters) - Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at age 76, multiple media outlets reported, including ABC News and TMZ. The reports said his housekeeper found him unresponsive on Saturday morning an...
Jul 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Richard Simmons arrives at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in New York August 25, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
TV sex therapist Dr Ruth dies at 96, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) - Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the chirpy, diminutive therapist who became a pop culture figure as she encouraged Americans to have sex safely, frequently and creatively, has died at the age of 96, ...
Jul 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: 61st Grammy Awards - Arrivals - Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 10, 2019 - Ruth Westheimer. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Krejcikova holds off Paolini to win Wimbledon title
LONDON (Reuters) - Barbora Krejcikova held off Italian crowd favourite Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon singles title on Saturday, coming through 6-2 2-6 6-4 on a sunlit Center Court. The Czech do...
Jul 13, 2024 Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 13, 2024 Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates winning the final against Italy's Jasmine Paolini REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Beating suspect ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man charged with aggravated domestic battery has been ordered to remain in jail until his trial. Kenneth Moultrie Jr., 28, is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend so severely that her...
Jul 13, 2024 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Area road construction projects begin Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Monday marks the start of the new work week and the start of road construction projects in and near Morton, East Peoria and Eureka. Pavement patching will begin Monday on the I-74 Morto...
Jul 07, 2024 Photo: City of East Peoria
Body found in Illinois River near Bartonville
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office and the Peoria County Coroner's Office are investigating the discovery of a body found in the Illinois River. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins...
Jul 06, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
