Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to end reelection bid, LA Times reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Representative Adam Schiff called on President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid in a statement to the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, becoming the 20th congres...
Jul 17, 2024 U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Arson destroys S. Peoria home early Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - It appears arson is the cause of a fire that destroyed a South Peoria home early Wednesday morning. Peoria firefighters were called to a story-and-a-half home on W. Arlington around 4:5...
Jul 17, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Co. Sheriff: 14-year-old was running from police before he drowned
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office has released new information about the drowning death of 14-year-old Leron Griffin. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says during the course of an i...
Jul 17, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
US House Democrats, others protest virtual Biden nomination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least three U.S. House of Representatives Democrats were preparing to sign a letter protesting a plan to speed up the official party approval of President Joe Biden's reelecti...
Jul 17, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14, 2024. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Accident on I-74 leads to large spill near Knoxville Avenue exit
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department says one person was injured after a crash involving two semis and a passenger vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Hascall says it happe...
Jul 17, 2024 An accident involving two semis and a passenger vehicle Tuesday afternoon left a large spill on eastbound I-74 near the Knoxville Avenue exit.
(25 News)
UPDATE: Multiple tornadoes in Monday night's storm confirmed
UPDATED 3:49 P.M. The National Weather Service says multiple tornadoes touched down Monday night in Peoria County, in addition to the one in Tazewell County. Both twisters were rated EF-0. The first s...
Jul 17, 2024 Trees and power lines are down in East Peoria at Clover Avenue and Bloomington Road, after storms with strong winds left destructive damage and power outages across central Illinois. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US Senator Menendez convicted at corruption trial, cementing political downfall
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday on all 16 criminal counts he faced at his corruption trial by a jury in Manhattan federal court, completing the once-powerful New...
Jul 16, 2024 U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) exits Federal Court during his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
"Memphis to Peoria" runners on their way to Tennessee
PEORIA, Ill. - The St. Jude Peoria runners are headed to Memphis, Tennessee. 20 RVs, filled with 185 runners and support staff, left Peoria Tuesday morning bound for St. Jude Children's Research Hospi...
Jul 16, 2024 A screen shot from I-DOT of the St. Jude "Memphis to Peoria" caravan headed to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57, Palestinian health officials say
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and Palestinian health officials said at least 57 people were killed in Israeli bombardm...
Jul 16, 2024 Palestinians inspect at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in the central Gaza Strip, July 16, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
US retail sales unchanged in June, beating forecasts for slight drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales were unchanged in June and the underlying trend was strong, which could boost economic growth estimates for the second quarter. The flat reading in retail sale...
Jul 16, 2024 A shopping cart is seen in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
