Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Gov. Pritzker calls for Sangamon Co. Sheriff to resign over Massey shooting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker called Wednesday for the resignation of the Sangamon County Sheriff, whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home last month after she called 911 f...
Aug 08, 2024 Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and accused of shooting Sonya Massey to death in her kitchen. (Source: Sangamon County Sheriff's Department)
Boeing's Starliner astronauts could return on SpaceX capsule in Feb 2025, NASA says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA officials said on Wednesday the two astronauts delivered to the International Space Station in June by Boeing's Starliner could return on SpaceX's Crew Dragon in February 20...
Aug 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose ahead of the launch of Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
South Carolina braces for deluge as Tropical Storm Debby makes landfall
ATLANTA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Debby made landfall early on Thursday and is forecast to dump even more rain on the South Carolina coast, prompting fears of flash flooding in areas already soaked by...
Aug 08, 2024 Waves crash into Garden City beach pier as Tropical Storm Debby drifts in the East Coast, in Garden City, South Carolina, U.S., August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
State Fair to kick off Thursday as officials unveil 2024 butter cow
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Clad in a butter-colored shirt, Gov. JB Pritzker joined wife MK, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Miss Illinois County Fair Natalie Evans and others to unveil the 2024 ...
Aug 08, 2024 BUTTER COW: The butter cow is pictured on Wednesday at the Dairy Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The theme for this year is “It’s Showtime.” (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Ignite Peoria returns to the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Central Illinois' premier arts festival returns to Peoria this weekend. Ignite Peoria, being held at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday, showcasing local makers, artists, musicians, da...
Aug 07, 2024 (Ignite Peoria Facebook)
Tropical Storm Debby soaks US Southeast
ATLANTA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Debby inundated coastal Georgia and South Carolina with a deluge of rain on Tuesday that could bring "catastrophic flooding" to Charleston, Savannah and other cities ...
Aug 07, 2024 A sign is seen in a flooded street as Tropical Storm Debby moves across Georgia, in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., on August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Israeli army issues new evacuation orders in north Gaza after fresh rocket fire
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli forces on Wednesday issued new evacuation orders to Palestinians in areas of north Gaza that were among the first to be hit at the start of the war with Hamas in October, aft...
Aug 07, 2024 A Palestinian woman walks past destroyed houses at the site of an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Democrats Harris, Walz to campaign in crucial Michigan, Wisconsin
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will campaign alongside her new running mate, Tim Walz, on Wednesday, holding events in battleground states Wisconsin and Michigan that will...
Aug 07, 2024 U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks next to her newly chosen vice presidential running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
PPD: Arrest made in connection with Big Al's shooting
PEORIA, Ill.-- Peoria Police have arrested a man they say was responsible for a shooting at Big Al's last month. PPD says the suspect, 42-year-old Jerry Watson, is facing charges including aggravated ...
Aug 06, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
Debby pours more than a foot of rain on coastal Georgia, South Carolina
ATLANTA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Debby inundated coastal Georgia and South Carolina with a deluge of rain that could flood Charleston, Savannah and other cities on Tuesday, a day after it slammed int...
Aug 06, 2024 A view of a flooded street due to storm Debby, which made landfall as a hurricane before being downgraded to a tropical storm, in Holmes Beach, Florida, U.S., August 5, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. @ErnieVanderwalt via X/via REUTERS/File Photo
