Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. nears record poultry deaths from bird flu; virus type complicates fight
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A near-record number of U.S. chickens and turkeys have died in this year's outbreak of avian flu, as a different form of the virus than farmers battled before has infected more wil...
Oct 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Chickens feed from a row of feed bins at in Fairmont, North Carolina June 10, 2014. / REUTERS/Randall Hill
Coronavirus pandemic prompts Biden to focus on biological threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday set in motion a plan to counter biological threats and prepare for the next pandemic after the COVID-19 coronavirus caused more than 1 millio...
Oct 18, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before receiving a second COVID-19 booster vaccination in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
PPS school safety director announces political plans
PEORIA, Ill. -- The school safety director at Peoria Public Schools on Monday announced he is running for an at-large seat on the Peoria City Council in next year's election. Demario Boone has worked ...
Oct 18, 2022 (25 News)
Decomposed body discovered in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A death investigation is underway after someone discovered a decomposed body late Monday afternoon on railroad property near Columbia Street in East Peoria. Police said in a relea...
Oct 18, 2022 (25 News)
U.S. screened 2.49 million air passengers Sunday, highest since early 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.49 million air passengers on Sunday, the highest daily number since February 2020. The number was, however, below...
Oct 17, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Passengers are seen at the Delta Air Lines check in area before their flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Kanye West to buy social media app Parler
(Reuters) - American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has proposed to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among U.S. conservatives, parent Parlement Technologies said on Monday. Nashvi...
Oct 17, 2022 Rapper Kanye West holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Randall Hill
IDPH recommends flu shot and COVID-19 booster for kids
CHICAGO, Ill. - Following the CDC's recommendation this week of the new bivalent boosters for children five and older, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is recommending pa...
Oct 17, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
Juveniles arrested for attempted vehicle theft
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just after 12 p.m. Saturday to the area of W. Wilcox and N. Hanssler Place regarding an attempted vehicle theft. Peoria Public Information Officer Semone Roth...
Oct 17, 2022 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Russian drones attack central Kyiv, heavy fighting in east Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked the centre of Kyiv during morning rush hour with drones on Monday and shelled other cities around the country, the second time in a week it has unleashed strikes across...
Oct 17, 2022 Smoke rises after a Russian drones strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Arson appears to be the cause of a fire overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home went up in flames just after 1 a.m. Saturday in the area of N. Bestor Street and W. Armstrong Avenue. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall said flames could be seen c...
Oct 15, 2022 liz west / CC
