Author Archives: Ed Hammond
Phishing scam targets voting by mail
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Election Commission is warning of a texting scam that is targeting voting by mail. The text urges recipients to click on a false link to register to vote by mail in th...
Jul 06, 2024 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension
Storm Beryl spares Mexico's Yucatan beaches, takes aim at Texas
CANCUN/TULUM, Mexico (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Beryl was blowing out to the Gulf of Mexico on Friday afternoon and appeared likely to reach Texas by late Sunday, after its strong winds and heavy rain ...
Jul 06, 2024 Waves crash as Hurricane Beryl strikes, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Biden digs in as Democrats consider forcing him out of presidential race
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday battled to put down an uprising among some Democrats pushing him to abandon his reelection campaign after a poor debate performance, vowing ...
Jul 06, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Sherman Middle School, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Trump seeks to disavow 'Project 2025' despite ties to conservative group
(Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump tried to distance himself on Friday from a conservative group's sweeping plans for the next Republican presidency, days after its leader claimed a second Amer...
Jul 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks while holding a campaign event, in Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Thousands enjoy Choose Greater Peoria Red, White and Boom presented by i3 Broadband
PEORIA, Ill. - It turns out Mother Nature is a fan of Choose Greater Peoria Red, White and Boom presented by i3 Broadband. A rainy start to the Fourth of July holiday in Central Illinois made way to p...
Jul 04, 2024 Photo: T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Traffic pattern switch in Peoria road construction project begins Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - Road construction on Glen Avenue between University Street and Dawn Drive moves into another phase. Beginning Monday, the head-to-head traffic configuration on Glen Avenue will shift to...
Jun 30, 2024 Glen Avenue crossover from March, 2024. Photo: IDOT
U.S. has sent Israel thousands of 2,000-pound bombs since Oct. 7
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since...
Jun 29, 2024 Near Israel's border with Gaza, May 29, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Cancer victims lose bid to block proposed J&J talc bankruptcy
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by a group of cancer victims to block Johnson & Johnson from pursuing a proposed bankruptcy settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging th...
Jun 29, 2024 Bottles of Johnson's baby powder are displayed in a store in New York City, U.S., January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Trump cites Supreme Court ruling in calling for Jan. 6 'hostages' to be freed
CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (Reuters) - Donald Trump said on Friday that his supporters prosecuted for their actions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol should be freed, citing a Supreme Court ru...
Jun 29, 2024 Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a campaign event, in Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Metamora grad selected to USA Olympic Swim Team
METAMORA, Ill. - Germantown Hills native and Metamora High School grad Anna Peplowki has been selected to the U.S. Olympic Swim Team for this year's game in Paris. Peplowski, a senior at Indiana Unive...
Jun 23, 2024 Photo: Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics
