Author Archives: Julia Bradley
2 Mass Shootings In Less Than 24 Hours Shock U.S.
(AP)--Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours claimed at least 29 lives and left scores injured, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun viol...
Aug 04, 2019 AP/John Minchillo
Peoria Seeks Input On 2020-2021Budget
Peoria wants your input. Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich says residents and business owners are invited to attend a public budget meeting Monday night to learn more about the 2020-2021 budget. "We'r...
Aug 04, 2019
Official Says At Least 15 Dead In El Paso Attack
(AP)--A law enforcement official says at least 15 people were killed in the attack at an El Paso shopping center and that the suspect who was taken into custody is 21-year-old Patrick Crusius. The off...
Aug 03, 2019 (AP Photo/Rudy Gutierrez)
Trump's Intelligence Director Pick Withdraws
(AP) - President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, has withdrawn from consideration after just five days of growing questions about his experience and ...
Aug 03, 2019 AP/Andrew Harnik
Collapsing California Cliff Claims 3 Lives
(AP) - A popular Southern California surfing beach is closed after a sea cliff collapsed, sending tons of sandstone onto beachgoers and killing three people. The cliff near Grandview Beach in the Enci...
Aug 03, 2019 AP/Denis Poroy
PPS Offers New Bus Tracking App For Parents
The new school year is just days away. Peoria Public Schools is offering a new app for parents to track their student's bus. PPS Transportation Director Josh Collins says parents will now be able to u...
Aug 02, 2019
Lawmakers To Investigate Use Of Guardianship Loophole
(AP) - Illinois lawmakers say they will investigate the use of a loophole in the state's guardianship law that wealthy families took advantage of to qualify their children for college financial aid. R...
Aug 02, 2019
Budget, Debt Deal Clears Senate
(AP) - A bipartisan budget and debt deal has passed the Senate and is heading to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature. Thursday's vote addresses a worrisome set of Washington deadlin...
Aug 01, 2019 AP/J. Scott Applewhite
UnityPoint Health Announces New Central IL Officer
UnityPoint Health announces a new local officer. Jeanine Spain, RN-C, MHA has been named Chief Operating Officer of UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois. "Central Illinois is my home and I'm excited abo...
Aug 01, 2019 UnityPoint Health
OSF HealthCare Warns Community Of Phone Scams
OSF HealthCare says several of its hospitals have received reports of patients or caregivers receiving calls from what appears to be an OSF HealthCare caller ID. The callers ask for bank account and p...
Aug 01, 2019
