Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Dorian's Winds Slow, Storm Now A Category 4
(AP) - Hurricane Dorian, while continuing to batter the Bahamas on Monday with life-threatening winds and storm surge, has weakened very slightly to a Category 4 storm. The National Hurricane Center i...
Sep 02, 2019 AP/Ramon Espinoza
Officials Say Some Dead And 34 Missing In California Boat Fire
(AP) - Officials say some people are dead and 34 are missing after a fire aboard a commercial scuba diving vessel off the Southern California Coast. The Daily Beast quoted Capt. Brian McGrath of the V...
Sep 02, 2019 AP/Ventura County Fire Department
Mourners Gather For Funeral Of Illinois State Trooper
(AP) - The widow of an Illinois state trooper fatally shot on the job says she wanted to be angry about his death but could only think about the family they made together. The funeral of state Trooper...
Sep 02, 2019 MWC-FOX NEWS SOURCE
First Female State's Attorney For Peoria County Sworn In Sunday
(25 News)-Judge Jodi Hoos was selected by the Peoria County Board to be the next State's Attorney. She was sworn in during a small ceremony on Sunday afternoon. She takes over for the late Jerry Brady...
Sep 02, 2019
Suspect In West Texas Mass Shooting Identified
(AP) - Two law enforcement officials say the man who killed seven people in West Texas has been identified as Seth Ator. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday but were not authorized t...
Sep 01, 2019 AP/Jake Bleiberg
Updated: Peoria Officers Involved In Sunday Shooting, Suspect Identified
Peoria Police were called to the 300 block of E. Virginia early Sunday morning on an unknown problem. A female called for police assistance, but the call was disconnected at approximately 4:25 a.m. Wh...
Sep 01, 2019 Peoria County Jail
Dorian Ties Record For Strongest Atlantic Hurricane Landfall On Record
(AP) -The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Dorian made a second landfall at 2 p.m. on Great Abaco Island near Marsh Harbour at 185 mph. The center says that is tied for the strongest Atlantic h...
Sep 01, 2019 AP/Ramon Espinosa
Police: Texas Gunman Used 'AR-Type Weapon'
(AP) - Authorities say a gunman who killed seven people during a rampage in West Texas used an "AR-type weapon" while opening fire at random as he was chased by police. FBI agent Christopher Combs sai...
Sep 01, 2019 AP/Sue Ogrocki
Larger Than Life Character Behind Peoria Animal Sculptures
What's the story behind the wild animal sculptures popping up around Peoria? Monte de Gallo is the larger than life alter ego of local area artist Nic Di Caro's Sculptures by Monte. "Monte is everyone...
Aug 31, 2019
Fierce Category 4 Dorian Menaces Bahamas En Route To Florida
(AP) - Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, bearing down on the Bahamas as it edges closer to Florida's east coast. Millions of people in Flori...
Aug 31, 2019 AP/NOAA
