Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Mistrial declared in Peoria homicide case
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria County jury was deadlocked Thursday after two days of deliberating the case of a man charged in a fatal shooting last year. Judge Kevin Lyons declared a mistrial for Orlando A...
Julia Bradley Apr 22, 2022 Peoria Police Department
Saying goodbye to Peoria's oldest fire station
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters celebrated the history and memories within the oldest fire station in the River City on Thursday. Fire Station 4 opened in 1952 and is expected to close next month....
Julia Bradley Apr 22, 2022 (25 News)
Russia pushes offensive, collects corpses in 'liberated' Mariupol
KYIV/MARIUPOL (Reuters) -Russia pressed its new offensive in eastern Ukraine on Friday while in the port city of Mariupol, teams of volunteers collected corpses from the ruins after Moscow declared vi...
Julia Bradley Apr 22, 2022 Service members of pro-Russian troops, including fighters of the Chechen special forces unit, stand in front of the destroyed administration building of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Chingis Kondarov
On Earth Day, climate activists rally against fossil fuels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Climate change campaigners kicked off a wave of protests for Earth Day on Friday, pushing demands such as an immediate halt to European imports of Russian oil and gas and an end to...
Julia Bradley Apr 22, 2022 An activist places a placard outside the Ministry of Investment's office, during a rally called "Investment for the Earth, not Oligarchy," asking the government to choose sustainable investment to mark Earth Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Rivermen player Baer named SPHL MVP
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Southern Professional Hockey League on Thursday announced Peoria Rivermen forward Alec Baer as the league's most valuable player for the 2021-2022 season. Baer is the first-ever Ri...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2022
Biden unveils new $800 million U.S. military aid package for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million security assistance package for Ukraine on Thursday morning to further shore up support for the embattled European ...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley as he meets with military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; unemployment rolls lowest in 52 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell moderately last week, still suggesting that April was another month of strong job growth. The report from...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A "We're Hiring" sign advertising jobs is seen at the entrance of a restaurant in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Putin calls world's best
LONDON (Reuters) -In a show of strength two months into its assault on Ukraine, Russia test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile which President Vladimir Putin said on Wed...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2022 The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test at Plesetsk cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region, Russia, in this still image taken from a video released on April 20, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/via REUTERS
Putin calls off plan to storm Mariupol plant, opts for blockade instead
(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin called off plans for the Russian military to storm the sprawling Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said on Thursday he wanted Ukrainia...
Julia Bradley Apr 21, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises above Azovstal steelworks, in Mariupol, Ukraine, in this still image obtained from a recent drone video posted on social media. MARIUPOL CITY COUNCIL/via REUTERS
Intruder at Peruvian ambassador's house fatally shot by Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secret Service officers fatally shot an intruder at the Peruvian ambassador's residence after a confrontation on Wednesday morning following an apparent break-in attempt, au...
Julia Bradley Apr 20, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock