Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Record gas prices nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX NEWS) -- There seems to be no relief in sight from prices at the pump. AAA said Tuesday gasoline prices rose four more cents, pushing the national average price for regular unlea...
Julia Bradley May 18, 2022 David Wilson / CC
Two Trump-backed candidates win U.S. election primaries, but two fall short
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican candidates endorsed by Donald Trump won their party's nominations for governor in Pennsylvania and for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina on Tuesday in the biggest t...
Julia Bradley May 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano speaks at a protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski
Peoria home destroyed by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to a reported house fire in the area of Spitznagle Avenue and N.E. Monroe Street. Crews arrived to find the entire first ...
Julia Bradley May 18, 2022 Midwest Communications
Kasper: Omicron subvariant responsible for recent rise in COVID cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- New York and California are seeing a significant rise of COVID-19 cases, as a subvariant of Omicron keeps popping up. Infectious Disease specialist Dr. Doug Kasper, with the University...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2022 Midwest Communications
Biden calls on Americans to reject 'poison' of white supremacy
UPDATED 5:10 p.m. BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned white supremacy, the media, the internet and politics for spreading racist conspiracy theories as he mourned th...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks, after paying respects and meeting with victims, family, first responders and law enforcement who were affected by the mass shooting committed by a gunman authorities say was motivated by racism, at Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo, NY, U.S. May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis
U.S. official says Pentagon committed to understanding UFO origins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two top U.S. defense intelligence officials said on Tuesday the Pentagon is committed to determining the origins of what the government calls "unidentified aerial phenomena" in t...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A parking sign at the Little A'Le'Inn as an influx of tourists responding to a call to 'storm' Area 51, a secretive U.S. military base believed by UFO enthusiasts to hold government secrets about extra-terrestrials, is expected in Rachel, Nevada, U.S. September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
UPDATE: Two children hospitalized with minor injuries after school bus crash
UPDATE: 12:07 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- We're learning more about a traffic crash that involved a Peoria Public School bus this morning. According to Peoria Police, two of the kids on board the school bus ...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2022 (25 News)
California church shooter upset over Taiwan-China tensions -police
(Reuters) -The man accused of killing a doctor and wounding five other people in a shooting at a Taiwanese-American church banquet in California methodically planned the attack because he was upset ov...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2022 A police car is seen after a deadly shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, U.S. May 15, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson
UPDATE: PPD says missing woman is found
UPDATE: 12:08 p.m. Peoria Police now say Donita Purcell has been found and is doing well. ------------------------------- PEORIA, Ill. -- Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 4...
Julia Bradley May 17, 2022 (Peoria Police Dept.)
PCCHD to begin vector surveillance for West Nile virus
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department will begin vector surveillance of mosquitoes and birds for West Nile virus beginning May 31 through October 15. Testing for West Nile will be d...
Julia Bradley May 16, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock