Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Violent holiday weekend in the Windy City
CHICAGO, Ill. - It was another violent holiday weekend in Chicago, with at least 39 people shot, 9 killed, including a 5-year-old girl. Fox News reports 5-year-old Reign Ware was sitting in a car arou...
May 28, 2024 fergregory / Depositphotos.com
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices on the rise again
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have gone up 9.3 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.77 a gallon on Tuesday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 gas stations in Peoria. Local prices ar...
May 28, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: Judge declines to bar Trump from making comments about law enforcement
UPDATED 11:14 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday refused a request by prosecutors to impose a gag order barring Donald Trump from making inflammatory comments about law enforcement,...
May 28, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters outside of his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, U.S., May 28, 2024. JUSTIN LANE/Pool via REUTERS
Motor racing-Newgarden wins back-to-back Indy 500s as scandal lingers
(Reuters) - Josef Newgarden won a final lap duel with Pato O'Ward to become the first back-to-back winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 22-years on Sunday, team owner Roger Penske's 20th win of the "Grea...
May 27, 2024 May 26, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indycar Series driver Josef Newgarden celebrates after winning the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
East Peoria home damaged after being hit by truck
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria home suffered significant damage Sunday evening, after a truck hit it. East Peoria Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerman says fortunately, no one was home when the incident hap...
May 27, 2024 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Papua New Guinea landslide buried more than 2,000 people, government says
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea's massive landslide three days ago buried more than 2,000 people, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and difficulties transporting aid lowered hop...
May 27, 2024 Relief workers and people gather at a site damaged in the aftermath of a landslide in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, May 26, 2024, in this handout image obtained by Reuters. New Porgera Limited/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE: Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts international outcry
UPDATED 10:22 A.M. CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people in a tent camp in the Gazan city of Rafah, officials said on Monday, prompting an outcry from ...
May 27, 2024 Palestinians search for food among burnt debris in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced people, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Israel's Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress soon, Johnson says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon address a joint meeting of Congress amid heightened tension with ...
May 24, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the Senate dismissed the House Republican impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Peoria Park District prepares to open pools for the season. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer, and typically when the pools open for the summer season. Peoria Park District Aquatics Director Sienna Rogers says it will be...
May 24, 2024 Swimming lessons at Peoria Park District will get underway in June. (Peoria Park District Facebook)
Illinois could be 19th state to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -After years of negotiations and continued opposition from service providers, Illinois appears poised to prohibit employers from using a federal exemption tha...
May 24, 2024 MEIER: “It’s a lot better than what we had last year. It’s not what I want,” Rep. Charlie Meier, R-Okawville, says to his House colleagues as they debate a bill that would effectively raise the minimum wage that certain organizations can pay to workers with disabilities. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
