Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Fire kills more than 70 in Johannesburg apartment block
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed overnight when fire raged through a five-story apartment block in a poor area of Johannesburg, officials said on Thursday, adding that some of ...
Aug 31, 2023 Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze in the early hours of the morning, in Johannesburg, South Africa August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Shiraaz Mohamed
Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida, then weakens and turns fury on Georgia
PERRY, Florida (Reuters) - Hurricane Idalia plowed into Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday with howling winds, torrential rains and pounding surf, then weakened as it turned its fury on southeastern Ge...
Aug 31, 2023 A view of wreckage and debris after the arrival of Hurricane Idalia in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, U.S., August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Shooting on Peoria's south side leaves six injured. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police found six victims on W. Marquette Street after responding to a pair of ShotSpotter alerts Wednesday night. The first alert around 9 p.m., indicated 10 shots were fired, t...
Aug 31, 2023 A large police presence late Aug. 30, 2023 outside OSF St. Francis Medical Center where six shooting victims were hospitalized. (25 News)
UPDATE: Juvenile shot overnight in Peoria. Here's what we know
Updated 9:19 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Police are investigating a shooting on Peoria's south side Tuesday night. Around 10:45 p.m., officers were called to the area of Widenham and W. Smith on a ShotSpotter...
Aug 30, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Tampa native rides out Hurricane Idalia, as storm hits other areas of the coast
Updated 8/30 9:27 a.m. TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. - Hurricane Idalia made landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast early Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm. Tampa, Florida native Mark Hutson, whose wife Nanc...
Aug 29, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Mark Hutson) --Hutson says Hurricane Idalia missed his home in Temple Terrace, Florida, hitting other parts of the Florida Gulf Coast much harder.
Arson to blame for Peoria fire Monday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria crews were called to a home in the area of S. Livingston and Lydia for a fire late Monday night. Arriving just after 11 p.m., firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the vacan...
Aug 29, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin council picks police chief to become next city manager
PEKIN, Ill. (25 News) - The Pekin City Council has chosen Pekin Police Chief John Dossey to become the next city manager despite criticism about the process that led to Dossey's selection. The council...
Aug 29, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Intensifying Idalia threatens Florida's Gulf Coast with storm surges
UPDATED 11:19 A.M. CEDAR KEY, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Idalia was strengthening on Tuesday as it lumbered toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where officials ordered evacuations and urged millions of res...
Aug 29, 2023 A mandatory evacuation sign is seen ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Idalia, in Cedar Key, Florida, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Princeville teacher arrested Friday on battery charges. Here's what we know
PRINCEVILLE, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office says a Princeville teacher has been arrested on battery charges. On Friday, August 25, detectives arrested 46-year-old Anthony R. Johnson, an art...
Aug 28, 2023 (Peoria County Jail)
Bicycle vs. vehicle crash in Peoria leaves one dead
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police were called early Monday morning to the intersection of W. Howett and S. Western on reports of someone hit by a vehicle. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth says office...
Aug 28, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
