Author Archives: Julia Bradley
PPS teachers stage silent protest
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools Board of Education was greeted by a silent protest at Monday night's school board meeting. Teachers lined the back row of the auditorium displaying signs that sai...
Julia Bradley Aug 23, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. urges citizens to leave Ukraine as fears grow of Russian attacks on capital
KYIV (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Ukraine, saying it believed Russia was preparing to target civilian and government infrastructure in the next few days as the ...
Julia Bradley Aug 23, 2022 The Russian flag flies on the top of a building, as a monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko is seen in the foreground, in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Trump seeks to temporarily block FBI from reviewing items seized from Florida home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal court to temporarily block the FBI from reviewing the materials it seized two weeks ago from his Florida home, until a spe...
Julia Bradley Aug 23, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pauses as he talks to members of the media after a meeting with Pentagon officials at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Officials: It was a good year for the IL State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Official numbers aren't available yet, but all indications point to a successful Illinois State Fair. As the fair wrapped up Sunday, State Fair Manager Rebecca Clark said they are...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2022 (Illinois State Fair via Facebook)
S.Korea, U.S. begin largest military drills in years amid N.Korea backlash
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United States began their largest joint military drills in years on Monday with a resumption of field training, officials said, as the allies seek to tighten readi...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Picture taken on August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Manier asks residents to "Shop Local" to keep Washington businesses thriving
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Washington, Illinois' local economy is made up of many small, locally-owned businesses. A few of them have struggled financially to the point that they're closing their doors. Wash...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2022 (City of Washington Facebook)
Daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack
(Reuters) -The daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue who advocates Russia absorbing Ukraine was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow, Russian state investigators said on S...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2022 Investigators work at the site of a suspected car bomb attack that killed Darya Dugina, daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin, in the Moscow region, Russia August 21, 2022, in this still image taken from video. Investigative Committee of Russia/Handout via REUTERS
Senator Graham wins temporary reprieve from testifying in Trump Georgia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court put on hold U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's scheduled testimony for Tuesday before a grand jury in Georgia probing efforts by Donald Trump to overturn the former ...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) asks questions to Attorney General Merrick Garland (not pictured) during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., April 26, 2022. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Man arrested after leading police on chase, crashing into Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Crews have secured damages to a Peoria Civic Center entrance after a vehicle crashed into the building early Saturday morning. Peoria Police said around 4 a.m., officers were flagged d...
Julia Bradley Aug 22, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATED: "Cop On Top" event raising money for Illinois Special Olympics
UPDATE: 3:09 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- There has been at least $5,300 raised as part of this year's "Cop On Top" fundraising event meant to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. Collections have been announce...
Julia Bradley Aug 19, 2022 (Morton Police Dept.)