Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Peoria's 37th CANATHON is underway
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Area Anti-Hunger Coalition has partnered with Kroger in sponsoring the 2022 FoodShare CANATHON. The CANATHON runs through April 1, and collection bins have been set up in al...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2022 Salvation Army USA West / CC
Police arrest suspect in shootings of homeless in Washington, DC and New York
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Law enforcement authorities early Tuesday morning arrested a suspect in connection with shootings of homeless people in Washington, D.C., and New York, the police department in W...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A woman walks with balloons by an area where NYPD police have marked off an area where a 43-year-old man was found dead on Sunday evening in New York City, U.S., March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Kyiv struck by Russian shelling, curfew announced
KYIV (Reuters) -Russian shelling struck Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least two people, authorities said, as invading forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian capital and the mayor announced a 35-hou...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2022 Rescuers work next to a residential building damaged by shelling, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 15, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
PPS approves name changes for 5 Peoria schools
PEORIA, Ill. -- Five Peoria Public Schools will be changing their names after Monday night's board meeting. The board unanimously approved the names to be changed to Peoria-based leaders who made an i...
Julia Bradley Mar 15, 2022 (25 News)
Kyiv urges West to back Ukraine to 'avert a larger war'
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the West on Monday to supply Ukraine with weapons and apply more sanctions on Russia to help prevent other countries being ...
Julia Bradley Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a news conference after meeting with his counterparts Russian Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Mevlut Cavusoglu, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Antalya, Turkey March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
'Hard' Ukraine peace talks go ahead as Kyiv apartment block shelled
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine said it held "hard" talks on a ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of troops and security guarantees with Russia on Monday, despite the fatal shelling of a residential bu...
Julia Bradley Mar 14, 2022 Firefighters look at a residential building that was hit by a shell as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the Obolon district in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Former U.S. President Obama tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was feeling fine other than a scratchy throat. "I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but ...
Julia Bradley Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. former President Barack Obama looks on during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dead at age 71-Deadline
(Reuters) -William Hurt, an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in movies such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "Broadcast News," died on Sunday at the age of 71, according to Deadline. "It is wi...
Julia Bradley Mar 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Actor William Hurt arrives for the premiere of his movie "Winter's Tale" in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Peoria home damaged by fire Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home went up in flames early Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to the area of Spring Street and NE Glendale Avenue around 7:30 a.m. A search of the home found no one in...
Julia Bradley Mar 14, 2022 Midwest Communications
Fire Marshal's Office: Check detectors as you "Spring Forward"
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office is urging the public to check their smoke alarms as they "Spring Forward" this weekend. Fire Marshal Spokesperson J-C Fultz said Daylight ...
Julia Bradley Mar 12, 2022 Gallant's Photography / CC