Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Center for Prevention of Abuse raises awareness about human trafficking
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois is ranked 10th in the nation in regards to human trafficking numbers. Carol Merna, with the Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria, says they see victims of all ages, but a ...
Jan 06, 2023 EpicTop10.com / CC
Biden to mark anniversary of Jan 6 riots with awards to the day's 'heroes'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday will mark the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol with an award ceremony for "heroes" from law enforcement and politics for their ...
Jan 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S.-Mexico border security and enforcement, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. House speaker fight enters fourth day amid antebellum-era dysfunction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Kevin McCarthy's perilous quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered the fourth day on Friday, with a scale of congressional dysfunction not...
Jan 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The chair of the Speaker of the House sits empty for a third straight day as members of the House gather for another expected round of voting for a new Speaker on the third day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
UPDATE: House advances assault weapon ban, Senate giving it 'extensive review'
UPDATED 1:37 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois advanced out of the state House on Thursday and now awaits a...
Jan 06, 2023 (State of Illinois)
Man sentenced to 60 years in prison for death of father
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man convicted last October for the death of his father will spend the better part of 60 years in prison. Peoria County Court records say a judge Thursday sentenced Mark Runyon,...
Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2020)
Not guilty plea entered in Woodford County attempted murder case
EUREKA, Ill. - A woman charged with a Woodford County attempted murder has entered a plea of not guilty. Court records indicate Gabrielle Sturdivant, 21, pleaded not guilty Thursday on one count of At...
Jan 05, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Woodford County Jail via 25 News)
Russian patriarch calls for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called on Thursday for both sides of the war in Ukraine to observe a Christmas truce, a step dismissed by Kyiv as...
Jan 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a service in a church in Moscow, Russia November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova/File Photo
NFL-Bills' Hamlin showing "remarkable improvement", say doctors
(Reuters) - Damar Hamlin showed "remarkable improvement" over the past 24 hours but remains critically ill, the Buffalo Bills said on Thursday, after the 24-year-old safety suffered cardiac arrest on ...
Jan 05, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 2, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Buffalo Bills linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (49) and cornerback Cam Lewis (39) and cornerback Siran Neal (33) react to the life threatening injury sustained by safety Damar Hamlin (not pictured) during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
Pope Francis leads Benedict's funeral as supporters seek sainthood
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis presided at the funeral of former Pope Benedict on Thursday, delivering a homily comparing his predecessor to Jesus before tens of thousands of mourners, including...
Jan 05, 2023 The coffin of former Pope Benedict is carried during his funeral, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Rivian misses goal for 2022, but just barely
NORMAL, Ill. -- Rivian Automotive fell just short of its production goal of 25,000 electric vehicles at its plant in Normal during 2022, but production and vehicle deliveries picked up in the fourth q...
Jan 05, 2023 (25 News)
