Author Archives: Julia Bradley
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
US and China reach deal to temporarily slash tariffs, easing slump fears
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a damaging tra...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Camper fire in S. Peoria causes minor damage to homes nearby
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to the area of S. Blaine and W. Garden Streets on reports of a camper fire Sunday afternoon. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron says crews arrived around ...
May 12, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Republicans to reveal whether they will advance tax hike on the wealthy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in Congress are expected this week to reveal whether they are willing to go ahead with President Donald Trump's suggestion to raise taxes on the rich, which would bre...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on, after President Donald Trump delivered remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Trump says he will cut drug prices by 59% as shares drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will push to cut prescription drug prices by 59%, but gave no further details about his plan to lower medicine costs ahead of a health-relate...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknote and medicines are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
