Author Archives: Julia Bradley
No sign Trump will honor US auto tariff protections won by Canada, Mexico in 2018
(Reuters) -Canada and Mexico won protections against potential new U.S. auto tariffs in 2018 as part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, but there is no evidence that President Donald Trump ...
Mar 31, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Flags of Mexico, United States and Canada are pictured at a security booth at Zaragoza-Ysleta border crossing bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still on the rise heading into April
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have risen less than a penny per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.28 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Peoria's pric...
Mar 31, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC
Trump planning to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May, Axios reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May on his first foreign trip of his second term, Axios reported on Sunday, citing two U.S. officials and a s...
Mar 31, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump looks on before he departs for Washington, from West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
PPD: Downtown Peoria crash sends three people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash with a rollover in downtown Peoria Friday. The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. at the intersection of Monroe and Main Streets, near the ...
Mar 29, 2025 Three-vehicle crash in downtown Peoria Friday afternoon near the Courtyard by Marriott. (25 News)
Musk to visit CIA on Monday, spokesperson says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk, who serves as a top adviser to President Donald Trump, will visit the Central Intelligence Agency on Monday to discuss government efficiency with director ...
Mar 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk wears a 'Trump Was Right About Everything!' hat while attending a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
US FAA to investigate close call between Delta flight and Air Force jet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate a close call that occurred on Friday between a Delta Air Lines flight and a U.S. Air Force jet near Reagan Washingto...
Mar 29, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A plane prepares to land as other planes wait their turn in a busy runway at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Crews battle basement fire in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded to an East Peoria home Friday evening on reports of a fire. Assistant Fire Chief Ronnie Marmitt says crews arrived around 5:55 p.m. to the single-family home...
Mar 29, 2025 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Collins: Continued threat of severe weather Sunday, then again Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins expects strong to severe storms to roll into Central Illinois Sunday afternoon. For that reason, Collins has designated Sunday a Fi...
Mar 29, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Peoria County urges residents to early vote this weekend before consolidated election
PEORIA, Ill. - With the consolidated elections just a few days away, Peoria County's early voting turnout has been lower than expected, and local officials are hoping to change that. Elizabeth Gannon,...
Mar 28, 2025 (Julia Bradley & 1470 100.3 WMBD Radio)
US consumer spending rises in February; core inflation firmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rebounded in February, likely lifted by higher prices, which could amplify fears that the economy was facing a period of tepid growth and high inflation a...
Mar 28, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A shopping cart is seen in a supermarket in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
