Author Archives: Julia Bradley
PPS has a new school board president
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools has a new board president. Monday night, former Vice President Martha Ross was voted to move to the top spot. Ross takes the place of now former Board President G...
Jul 26, 2022 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Arson appears to be cause of Peoria apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Fire crews were called just after 6:30 p.m. Monday to an apartment complex at 1615 N. Great Oak Road on reports of smoke coming from one of the units. The first engine company o...
Jul 26, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATED: Dallas Love Field secured following earlier suspected active shooter
DALLAS, Tex. (FOX News) -- Dallas police are investigating reports of shots fired at an airport Monday morning. A brief snippet of police audio said officers were responding to the active shooter situ...
Jul 25, 2022 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
IL Freedom Caucus calls for Kinzinger's censure
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Freedom Caucus Monday called on the Illinois Republican Party to censure Congressman Adam Kinzinger for his behavior during the January 6th hearings and for his conti...
Jul 25, 2022 Hudson Institute / CC
California's Oak Fire spreads uncontained toward Yosemite
(Reuters) -Firefighters deployed air tankers, bulldozers and hand crews to battle a fast-moving wildfire just west of Yosemite National Park on Sunday that suddenly and unpredictably grew into one of ...
Jul 25, 2022 The Oak Fire burns near Darrah in Mariposa County, California, U.S. July 24, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson
Two dead, five wounded in shooting at Los Angeles park
(Reuters) -Two people were shot dead and five others wounded by gunfire at Los Angeles park on Sunday after shooting broke out at an informal car show in the community of San Pedro, the Los Angeles Fi...
Jul 25, 2022 Emergency personnel carry a stretcher following a shooting at Peck Park, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 24, 2022 in this screen grab taken from a handout video. Cat Le Day/Handout via REUTERS
Overnight shooting in Peoria leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Another person was shot early Friday morning in Peoria. Public Information Officer Semone Roth said officers responded to three Shot Spotter alerts around 12:15 a.m. One of those alert...
Jul 22, 2022 Midwest Communications
Peoria home goes up in flames Friday morning
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria fire crews responded around 5:20 a.m. Friday to a residential fire in the area of W. Krause and S. Folkers Avenues. Fire Battalion Chief Scott Strum said the first engine compan...
Jul 22, 2022 liz west / CC
Man tries to stab New York governor candidate Zeldin on stage
(Reuters) -A man climbed on stage and tried to stab U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin on Thursday as he gave a speech in his run for New York governor, the candidate and authorities said. Zeldin was unhurt ...
Jul 22, 2022 Emergency vehicles and police personnel gather on the scene with Congressman Lee Zeldin present in the background in blue shirt, after an alleged attack on him during his stump speech, in Fairport, New York, United States, July 21, 2022. Ian Winner/Handout via REUTERS
OSF and IL CancerCare announce collaboration
UPDATED 11:41 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. -- On Thursday, OSF HealthCare and Illinois CancerCare announced they'll be working together in efforts to advance cancer care throughout the state. Preparations began ...
Jul 22, 2022 (Artist rendering/OSF HealthCare)
