Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Menendez brothers eligible for parole after re-sentencing in 1989 shotgun murders
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have served 35 years of a life prison term for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were ruled eligible for parole ...
May 14, 2025 Actor Natasha Blasick holds a sign near the Van Nuys Courthouse West, on the day of a resentencing hearing in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole
Trump says US to lift Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi deal
RIYADH (Reuters) -President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf on Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the United States will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria, and a $600 billion c...
May 14, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Mayor Stevens working toward campaign goals in first week of office in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Lilija Stevens took over as Washington's new mayor from long-time mayor Gary Manier last week. Manier held the position for over two decades. Stevens says she has appointed an inter...
May 14, 2025 (City of Washington)
Minor earthquake hits SE Illinois overnight
LERNA, Ill. - The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake happened late Monday night near Lerna, Illinois, about 50 miles south of Champaign. The quake was considered mild, with no dama...
May 13, 2025 gmac84 / Depositphotos.com
Vehicle fire causes $100K in damage in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called early Tuesday morning to a vehicle fire that had spread to two nearby homes in the area of W. Gilbert and Loucks. Fire Battalion Chief Larry Carter says ...
May 13, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex-girlfriend Cassie testifies that Combs beat her frequently
Updated 10:48 a.m. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, a rhythm and blues singer known as "Cassie," testified at the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking trial on Tuesd...
May 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Singer Casandra Elizabeth Ventura arrives on the red carpet ahead of the screening of the film "Killing Them Softly", in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 22, 2012. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo
UPDATE: Trump signs economic partnership agreement with Saudi Arabia
Updated 9:27 a.m. RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a strategic economic agreement with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as the oil power rolled out the red carpet for him at the start of a...
May 13, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump is welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
PPS rejects waiving tuition for teachers' kids living outside the district a second time
PEORIA, Ill. -Peoria Public Schools has voted against waiving tuition fees for students whose parents are employed by the district, but live outside its boundaries. Board members Monday night rejected...
May 13, 2025 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
The Salvation Army is celebrating nearly 140 years in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The Salvation Army of Central Illinois is celebrating its long history this week...during National Salvation Army Week. The Corps' Major Heath Sells says their programs help people 365 ...
May 12, 2025 (Salvation Army)
UPDATE: Hamas says it freed Israeli-American hostage, Israel says no ceasefire
UPDATED 11:00 A.M. CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Hamas said it had freed an Israeli-American hostage as fighting paused in Gaza on Monday but there was no agreement on a wider truce or hostage release as...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signs and a photograph of Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli and Israel Defense Forces soldier taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, stand outside a Jewish community center in Alexander’s home town of Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S., December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Stephani Spindel/File Photo
