Author Archives: Julia Bradley
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices almost unchanged as oil prices continue to drop
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped less than a penny a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.30 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Peoria's prices are 3.8 cents lower than a month ago and...
Aug 11, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
East Peoria fire sends two people to the hospital
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria firefighters were called to a home on E. Faulkner Road Sunday evening that was damaged by fire. Assistant Fire Chief Andy Ogbum says around 7:15 p.m., crews arrived fin...
Aug 11, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Trump officials will not face contempt over Venezuela deportations, appeals court rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court overturned on Friday a lower court's ruling that found probable cause to hold Trump administration officials in contempt of court over their handling of the ...
Aug 08, 2025 Venezuelan migrants arrive after being deported from U.S., at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction temporarily halted by US judge
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted new construction at an immigration detention facility in Florida dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" while a lawsuit over its environmental impact pla...
Aug 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows "Alligator Alcatraz" ICE detention center at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, U.S. July 24, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
US National Weather Service to restore hundreds of jobs cut under Trump
(Reuters) -The Trump administration is allowing the U.S. National Weather Service to restore most of the hundreds of jobs eliminated by the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency once led by...
Aug 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The National Weather Service logo is displayed at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) during a news conference in Miami, Florida, U.S. May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Update: Mississippi River reopens north of St. Louis after fatal helicopter crash
Updated at 9:11 a.m. CHICAGO (Reuters) -The Mississippi River has reopened to vessel traffic north of St. Louis after closing because a helicopter crashed into a barge on Thursday, killing two people,...
Aug 08, 2025 Smoke rises after a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois, U.S. August 7, 2025 in this screen grab from video. Adam Briggs/TMX/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. Verification: -River shore, dam and locks matched file and satellite imagery -Date confirmed by local authoritiesxxx in this picture obtained from social media.
Peoria apartment fire causes extensive damage Thursday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. - An apartment fire in Peoria Thursday afternoon reportedly caused $60,000 damage. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says crews were sent to an apartment complex on W. Woodhill Lane aroun...
Aug 08, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested in Princeton in connection with a Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have made an arrest for a shooting that left a man with serious injuries Thursday afternoon. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says a gunshot was heard around 4:10 p.m. inside ...
Aug 08, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Ignite Peoria bringing the arts in focus this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Ignite Peoria returns to the Peoria Civic Center this weekend. Saturday's event, presented by ArtsPartners of Central Illinois and now in its 11th year, is for people of all ages who ar...
Aug 07, 2025 Ignite Peoria is being held Saturday, August 9th at the Peoria Civic Center. (ArtsPartners of Central Illinois Facebook).
Senator Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI will help Texas track down Democratic state lawmakers who left the state as part of a collective effort to thwart state Republican efforts to redraw congressional distric...
Aug 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Texas Senators attend a redistricting hearing for invited guests after Democratic lawmakers left the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 6, 2025. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona/File Photo
