Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in U.S. by end-Feb
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech SE are expected to submit an emergency use authorization request as early as Tuesday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for vaccines for child...
Feb 01, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Michigan, U.S., December 13, 2020. Morry Gash/Pool via REUTERS
Morton crash leaves one person injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Morton Police said one person was hurt Monday evening when a car hit a bicycle. Police said the injured person, a male, was taken to a local hospital in "stable" condition after the co...
Feb 01, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria Zoo celebrates Zebra holiday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Monday, January 31 is International Zebra Day. The goal of celebrating it is to help raise awareness about the zebra's plight, so that they can be preserved and protected. Peoria Park ...
Jan 31, 2022 (Peoria Zoo Facebook)
Former Miss USA dies at 30 after apparently jumping from building - media
Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who worked as a entertainment correspondent for the television show "Extra," has died after apparently jumping from a Manhattan apartment building, New York police told ...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst competes in the Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. December 8, 2019. Picture taken December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/
Peoria officers involved in shooting incident overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were involved in a officer-involved shooting incident late Sunday night. PPD said just before midnight, officers were called to the area of E. McClure and N. Atlantic Ave...
Jan 31, 2022 (25 News)
Deal on Russia sanctions bill possible this week - U.S. senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators are very close to reaching a deal on legislation to sanction Russia over its actions on Ukraine, including some measures that may take effect before any invasion, t...
Jan 31, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) listens to Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) prior to a confirmation hearing, Washington, DC, U.S., March 23, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS
Collins: Winter Storm Watch begins Tuesday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- A blast of winter weather is headed for the Peoria area this week. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says the storm will be a continuous snow event beginning Tuesd...
Jan 31, 2022 Midwest Communications
Student responsible for threat at Washington school identified
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Officials at Washington Community High School said on Friday that they had resolved a potential student safety risk reported earlier this week. According to the school's Facebook p...
Jan 29, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Biden visits Pittsburgh bridge collapse, vows more U.S. investment
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -President Joe Biden stopped to look at a Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed just hours before he arrived for a scheduled visit to the city on Friday, dramatically underscoring the ...
Jan 29, 2022 Vehicles are seen on the remains of a bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. East Coast prepares for heavy snow, plunging temperatures as blizzard hits
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Residents of New York and New England hunkered down on Saturday for a fierce Nor'easter bringing high winds, deep cold and up to two feet of snow, a blizzard predicted to be one o...
Jan 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People walk in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
