Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria tattoo artist accused of grooming teen denied release by a Peoria County judge
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria tattoo artist charged and held in jail for grooming a minor must stay behind bars, despite his lawyer asking the judge to review his case for release on Wednesday. 34-year-old ...
Jul 17, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
US Senate passes aid, public broadcasting cuts in victory for Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate early on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's plan for billions of dollars in cuts to funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, handing the Republica...
Jul 17, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks to the Senate floor as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
Trump administration sued by US states for cutting disaster prevention grants
(Reuters) -A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the administration of President Donald Trump from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program...
Jul 16, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump walks upon his arrival from Pennsylvania, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
US says it has sent third-country deportees to Southern Africa's Eswatini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Tuesday a deportation flight carrying immigrants from different countries had landed in Eswatini, in a move that follows the U.S. Su...
Jul 16, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seen after a news conference in Del Rio, Texas, U.S., September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File photo
PPS board votes down new security system for the district's high schools
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Public Schools Board of Education voted down a new security system Monday night that would include metal detectors at Peoria, Manual, and Richwoods high schools. The system, ...
Jul 16, 2025 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
PPD: Young boy hit by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say a four-year-old boy was taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle. Officers were called to the area of NE Adams Street and Spalding Avenue aro...
Jul 16, 2025 Peoria Police Department
Collins: A hot, humid Wednesday could end with severe storms across Central IL
PEORIA, Ill. -Wednesday's going to be a hot one, with a threat of severe weather Wednesday night. 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says scattered strong to severe storms will appr...
Jul 16, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Trump joins tech and energy executives amid AI push
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -President Donald Trump will join executives from some of the largest U.S. tech and energy companies for a summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday as the administration prep...
Jul 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A car drives past a building of the Digital Reality Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
US consumer prices pick up in June; underlying inflation still tame
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in five months in June amid higher costs for some goods, suggesting tariffs were starting to have an impact on inflation and potentiall...
Jul 15, 2025 Shoppers cross the intersection of Broadway and Spring Street in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
Peoria woman arrested on gun charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman was arrested on gun charges following a traffic stop Friday night. Peoria Police say officers stopped the woman's vehicle around 10 p.m. in the area of W. Nebraska and N....
Jul 15, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
