Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say
(Reuters) -U.S. National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington D.C. as part of what President Donald Trump said was his crackdown on crime will begin carrying weapons on Sunday night, two ...
Aug 25, 2025 A member of the Ohio National Guard wears his sidearm while patrolling in the Logan Circle neighborhood, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered National Guard and law enforcement to patrol the nation’s capital to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Trump to sign order ending cashless bail by withholding funds to cities
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday that seeks to end cashless bail by threatening to revoke federal funding for jurisdictions that use it, the White Hous...
Aug 25, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump wears a 'Trump Was Right About Everything!' hat, as he makes an announcement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Residents and pets displaced by Creve Coeur fire
CREVE COEUR, Ill. - Firefighters were called to a Creve Coeur home Sunday morning for a fire that displaced two people and their pets. Creve Coeur Fire Chief Roger Ristow said his department received ...
Aug 25, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Texas Senate approves redistricting bill, sending it to governor to sign
(Reuters) -The Texas Senate approved a bill early on Saturday to redraw the state's congressional maps at the behest of President Donald Trump in an effort to flip five U.S. House seats held by Democr...
Aug 25, 2025 Republican State Senator Pete Flores looks over redistricting maps as the Republicans attempt to pass a bill that would redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices drop a bit after storms knocked out Midwest refinery in Indiana
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 1.5 cents in the last week, averaging $3.29 a gallon on Monday. GasBuddy says Peoria's prices are 0.3 cents higher than a month ago and 37.4 ce...
Aug 25, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Police chief asks male role models to show support for Manual High students after violence last week
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria is encouraging male role models to show up Monday morning at Manual High School following two shooting incidents at the school last week. In a statem...
Aug 25, 2025 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
Irish Fest takes over the Peoria Riverfront this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Irish Festival is one of the city's biggest events of the year...and it's back this weekend. Organizer Daniel Haney's been part of the festival for 28 years running, and says t...
Aug 22, 2025 Peoria's Irish Festival on the riverfront. (Photo courtesy of peoriairishfest.com)
Illinois native stars in "Wicked" playing now in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - One of Broadway's most beloved musicals is "Playing in Peoria". "Wicked" performances are underway at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater at the Peoria Civic Center. Sharon Sachs, who pla...
Aug 22, 2025 Sharon Sachs is performing in "Wicked" at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater in Peoria as Madame Morrible through Aug. 31. (Sharon Sachs' Facebook)
UPDATE: FBI agents search Trump critic Bolton's home in latest move against rival
UPDATED 1:28 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -FBI agents searched the home of John Bolton, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump turned persistent critic, on Friday in what a source familiar with ...
Aug 22, 2025 FBI agents carry boxes as they exit the building that houses the Washington office of former National Security Adviser John Bolton, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
California lawmakers swiftly pass, governor signs, Democrats' redistricting plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The California legislature approved on Thursday a redistricting plan aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in the U.S. Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Do...
Aug 22, 2025 California Governor Gavin Newsom (c) speaks after he and other lawmakers signed the "Election Rigging Response Act" in Sacramento, California, U.S. August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
