Author Archives: Julia Bradley
White: Appointments necessary at Peoria's Driver Services facilities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- If your driver's license is about to expire, listen up. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding the public that appointments are required at some of the state's bigge...
Jun 10, 2022 Brady Wahl / CC
Uvalde schools police chief says he did not consider himself incident commander
(Reuters) - Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo said he never considered himself the incident commander of the scene of last month's school shooting in Texas that killed 19 children and two tea...
Jun 10, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Flowers, toys, and other objects to remember the victims of the deadliest U.S. school mass shooting resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers, are seen at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 30, 2022. Picture taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
'Mike Pence deserves it': Trump's ire at VP a focus of U.S. Capitol riot hearings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional panel investigating last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters presented evidence at its prime-time hearing that the former president p...
Jun 10, 2022 A video of former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaking is shown on a screen during the hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2022. Jabin Botsford/Pool via REUTERS
PPD: One person injured in overnight shooting incident
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are investigating a shooting early Friday morning near a gas station that left one person injured. PPD was called just after midnight to the scene in the area of W. Main ...
Jun 10, 2022 Midwest Communications
PCAPS offering free cat adoptions
PEORIA, Ill. -- Summer months are a busy time at local animal shelters. Case in point, Peoria County Animal Protection Services right now is caring for over 120 cats alone...well above what they're se...
Jun 09, 2022 Jennifer C. / CC
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but remaining at a level consistent with a tight labor market. Initia...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Biden says Republicans bullied by gun lobby during late-night show visit
Los Angeles (Reuters) - U.S President Joe Biden on Wednesday blamed the lack of any progress on gun safety on intimidation by the gun lobby, and he called on voters to make it a deciding issue come No...
Jun 09, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden smiles with host Jimmy Kimmel during the taping of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" as Biden visits the city for the ninth Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles, U.S. June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump aides' words to take center stage as U.S. Capitol riot hearings open
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional hearings on the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters will spotlight testimony by the former president's top aides and family members as ...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Democratic, Republican lawmakers push to maintain momentum in U.S. Senate gun talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rare bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate to agree on legislation to address a wave of mass shootings could reach a watershed moment on Thursday as lawmakers decide whether th...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry/File Photo
Man charged with attempted murder of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A California man armed with a handgun who planned to kill Brett Kavanaugh was charged with attempted murder on Wednesday after being arrested near the U.S. Supreme Court justice'...
Jun 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
