Author Archives: Julia Bradley
One person injured, four dogs die in Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria fire investigator said a residential fire near the corner of N. Atlantic and N.E. Glen Oak Wednesday night in was electrical, causing $60,000 damage. Firefighters arrived just...
May 04, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Texas authorities arrest several people who may have helped fugitive hide
(Reuters) - Texas authorities have arrested several people who may have helped a man suspected of killing five neighbors evade a manhunt for four days, a local deputy sheriff said on Wednesday, a day ...
May 03, 2023 San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers announces the capture and arrest of Francisco Oropesa, suspected of killing five neighbors in Texas over complaints of noise he was making by firing his gun outside at night, in Cleveland, Texas, U.S. May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia
Russia says Ukraine tried to kill Putin with drone attack on Kremlin
(Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian authoritie...
May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and Zaryadye Park in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo
Serbia school shooting: boy kills nine in Belgrade classroom
BELGRADE (Reuters) -A 14-year-old boy shot dead eight fellow pupils and a security guard and wounded his teacher and six other students when he opened fire in his Belgrade classroom on Wednesday morni...
May 03, 2023 Police officers stand as a security guard died and at least five students were wounded after a schoolboy opened fire in a downtown Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic
Changes on the horseshoe at Peoria City Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two new faces joined the horseshoe Tuesday night in Peoria City Council chambers, sworn in alongside three incumbents elected last month to their at-large seats. The new members are Dr...
May 03, 2023 (City of Peoria via Facebook)
Suspect in killing of 5 Texas neighbors caught after 4-day manhunt
(Reuters) -Police on Tuesday captured a man suspected of shooting five Texas neighbors to death and leading multiple agencies on a four-day manhunt, after a tip led them to a home in a nearby town whe...
May 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) van where a search is being conducted for Francisco Oropeza, 38, who police say shot dead five neighbors in Cleveland, Texas, U.S. April 29, 2023 in a still image from video. ABC affiliate KTRK via REUTERS
UPDATE: I-55 closed again as ISP asks for help in identifying victims of deadly crash; 7th victim confirmed
UPDATED: 5:51 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The chain-reaction crashes along Interstate 55 south of Springfield Monday have gotten worse. Illinois State Police say they now believe seven people were killed...
May 02, 2023 (Illinois State Police via Facebook)
Seven bodies, including two missing teens, found in Oklahoma town
(Reuters) -The bodies of seven people, including two missing teens and a convicted sex offender, were found Monday afternoon on a property near the small Oklahoma city of Henryetta, the county sheriff...
May 02, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
US may default on June 1 without debt ceiling hike; Biden, McCarthy to meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week after the Treasury warned the government could run short of cash to p...
May 02, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as they depart following the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
American Airlines pilots vote to authorize strike
(Reuters) - A union representing American Airlines Group Inc pilots said on Monday its members had approved a strike mandate ahead of the busy summer travel season, although the chances of an actual l...
May 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
