Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Pekin mayoral candidate could be removed from the ballot
PEKIN, Ill. -- Three candidates have filed to become the new mayor of Pekin, but recent developments could mean one of them is eliminated before the ballots even open. Public policy states every candi...
Dec 07, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Colorado suspect formally charged for LGBTQ club shooting that killed five
UPDATE: 12:14 p.m. DENVER (Reuters) - The suspect accused of killing five people inside a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub last month before patrons stopped the attack was formally charged on Tuesday ...
Dec 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, the suspect in the mass shooting that killed five people and wounded 17 at an LGBTQ nightclub appears with state public defenders Joseph Archambault and Michael Bowman before a judge during his advisement hearing in a video link from jail, slumped to the side and in a wheelchair and showing facial injuries in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. November 23, 2022 in a court artist sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Senate candidates head into Georgia midterm election runoff
CUMMING, Ga. (Reuters) - With Republican influence in the U.S. Senate on the line, two dozen party faithful gathered in an Atlanta suburb on Sunday for the final stretch of a get-out-the-vote effort a...
Dec 06, 2022 Reverend Raphael Warnock, Democratic Senator for Georgia, speaks during his final midterm runoff election campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Kirstie Alley, 'Cheers' and 'Look Who's Talking' Star, dies aged 71
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Kirstie Alley, the two-time Emmy-winning actress who rose to fame in her role on the hit TV series "Cheers", died on Monday after a short battle with cancer. She was 71. Alley's...
Dec 06, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Kirstie Alley arrives at the house as the reality show 'Celebrity Big Brother' starts, in Elstree, near London, Britain August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Peoria Council candidate drops out after petition challenge
PEORIA, Ill. -- The number of candidates running for five at-large Peoria City Council seats in next year's election has been reduced to 10 after one of the candidates announced he's taken himself out...
Dec 06, 2022 (25 News)
Holiday shows bring record-breaking weekend to Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- It was another record-breaking weekend for the Peoria Civic Center. Harry Connick, Jr's show Saturday night was sold out, bringing a new record for the highest grossing theater concert...
Dec 05, 2022 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Deadline approaching for Salvation Army holiday assistance
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's still time to sign up for the Salvation Army's holiday assistance program. The last day for in-person sign-ups for toys, red stockings and food baskets in Peoria is this Wednes...
Dec 05, 2022
Senate candidates make last pitch in Georgia midterm election runoff
CUMMING, Ga. (Reuters) - With Republican influence in the U.S. Senate on the line, two dozen party faithful gathered in an Atlanta suburb on Sunday for the final stretch of a get-out-the-vote effort a...
Dec 05, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock takes a selfie with attendees as he campaigns ahead of the U.S. Senate run-off election in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
North Carolina county placed under curfew after power station attack, FBI investigating
(Reuters) -Residents of a central North Carolina county faced a second night of freezing weather without power on Sunday after vandals opened fire on two electric substations in what authorities calle...
Dec 05, 2022 Duke Energy personnel work to restore power at a crippled electrical substation after the Moore County Sheriff said that vandalism caused a mass power outage, in Carthage, North Carolina, U.S. December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, U2 receive Kennedy Center Honors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Actor George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight, composer Tania Len and rock group U2 were celebrated on Sunday for their contributions to the arts at a W...
Dec 05, 2022 Kennedy Center honorees U2 band member Bono greets Cuban-born American composer, conductor and educator Tania Leon during a reception for Kennedy Center honorees ahead of the official gala at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
