Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Nine dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through U.S. Southeast
UPDATED 12:37 P.M. ATLANTA (Reuters) -At least nine people died in tornadoes that destroyed homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands in the U.S. Southeast, local officials said on Friday, and ...
Jan 13, 2023 Larry Fondren sorts through the rubble of his mobile home, which was destroyed when a tree fell on it as a tornado heavily damaged homes and destroyed mobile homes near Akron in Hale County, Alabama, U.S. January 12, 2023. Gary Cosby Jr./USA Today Network via REUTERS
Peorian caught beating a dog on camera going to prison
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria man caught on camera beating a dog last July is going to prison, a punishment the sheriff envisioned at the time of the man's arrest. Judge John Vespa sentenced Nicholas Princ...
Jan 13, 2023 (Peoria County Jail)
U.S. consumer prices fall in December; weekly jobless claims edge down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S consumer prices unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December amid declining prices for gasoline and other goods, suggesting that inflation was n...
Jan 12, 2023 People line up outside Kentucky Career Center prior to its opening to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
LaSalle chemical plant explosion leaves town covered in green substance
(Reuters) -A chemical plant in northern Illinois went up in flames on Wednesday morning, sending up plumes of black smoke and prompting officials to advise nearby residents to shelter in place as emer...
Jan 12, 2023 Firefighters tackle a large blaze at the Carus Chemical Plant in LaSalle, Illinois, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Cox
Special counsel named to probe Biden's handling of documents
UPDATED 12:24 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of sensitive gov...
Jan 12, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S.-Mexico border security and enforcement, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Airlines expect U.S. operations to rebound on Thursday as FAA investigates outage
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. airlines said they expect operations to return to normal on Thursday as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambles to pinpoint the cause of a computer outa...
Jan 12, 2023 Passengers wait for the resumption of flights at O’Hare International Airport after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures due to a system outage, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Peoria Council approves dispensary, pledges to better protect renters
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria City Council member on Tuesday said he's working to keep his promise of working on a solution to better protect local renters. District 3 Council member Tim Riggenbach's comme...
Jan 11, 2023 (File/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden 'surprised' about finding of classified documents, vows cooperation
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was surprised to learn that classified documents were found in a think-tank office he once used and said he and his team are cooperating f...
Jan 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S.-Mexico border security and enforcement, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Fire displaces Peoria residents overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Fire Department was called out late Monday night to a home in the area of N. Douglas and W. Windom Streets. When fire crews arrived around 11:30 p.m., they found smoke comin...
Jan 10, 2023 Midwest Communications
Flood, mudslide threats prompt evacuations along California coast
MONTECITO, Calif. (Reuters) -The latest in a string of Pacific storms blamed for at least 12 deaths soaked California on Monday, prompting evacuations of some 25,000 people, including the entire town ...
Jan 10, 2023 Abandoned cars are left in a flooded street in east Santa Barbara, California, U.S. January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Erica Urech
