Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Autopsy results of Peoria Co. inmate released, as investigation continues
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Coroner says an autopsy on a Peoria County Jail inmate, found dead early Tuesday morning, was inconclusive. In a statement Wednesday morning, Coroner Jamie Harwood say...
Jul 03, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Hurricane Beryl, churning toward Jamaica, threatens Haiti and Dominican Republic
KINGSTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday, after flattening homes and devastating agriculture on smaller islands in the ea...
Jul 03, 2024 A drone view shows waves crashing on the Santo Domingo Boardwalk, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic July 2, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Instagram/@moises.arias06/via REUTERS
Home in Tazewell County damaged by fire Tuesday night
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A fire in Tazewell County late Tuesday night heavily damaged a home and a vehicle on the property. Pekin Firefighters Local 524 said on its Facebook page that crews were on the...
Jul 03, 2024 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Americans look past fuel cost, bad weather to set July Fourth travel record
NEW YORK (Reuters) - High fuel costs and the threat of a hurricane are not expected to dampen Americans' desire to hit the road this summer, with vacationers preparing for record travel to kick off Fo...
Jul 03, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Traffic is seen on a highway ahead of the July 4th holiday, in New York, U.S., July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Biden faces growing doubts from Democrats about his 2024 re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some elected Democrats loyal to President Joe Biden raised fresh questions on Tuesday about his 2024 re-election bid, with one calling for him to step aside, a shift after many d...
Jul 03, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing from federal officials on extreme weather at the D.C. Emergency Operations Center in Washington, U.S., July 2, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Peoria Park District's new July 3rd event focuses on family fun
PEORIA, Ill. - A newly reimagined event is happening at Peoria's Glen Oak Park on Wednesday, July 3rd, called "The Streets Belong To Me: Glen Oak Park". Peoria Park District's Emily Cahill says there ...
Jul 02, 2024 (Peoria Park District)
Man found unresponsive at Peoria Co. Jail, later pronounced dead
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A detainee in the Peoria County Jail is dead after being found unresponsive in a holding cell overnight. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, a cor...
Jul 02, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD)
At least 87 people feared dead in stampede at religious event in India, NDTV reports
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least 87 people were feared dead in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, broadcaster NDTV reported. The stampede hap...
Jul 02, 2024 Family members react outside the Etah Hospital after a stampede at a religious event in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, India, July 2, 2024. ANI/ Via Reuters TV
Thousands flee their homes as Israeli forces bomb southern Gaza
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in what could be part of a final push of Israel's int...
Jul 02, 2024 Palestinian children, who fled the eastern part of Khan Younis after they were ordered by Israeli army to evacuate their neighborhoods, ride on a pickup truck loaded with belongings, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 2, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Beryl sets precedent for 'very dangerous hurricane season,' world met agency says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Hurricane Beryl, which has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, is setting the tone for a "very dangerous" hurricane season, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesd...
Jul 02, 2024 Hurricane Beryl is seen from Space, July 1, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. International Space Station via X/Handout via REUTERS
