Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Three injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 6 p.m. Thursday to the 200 block of N. Charlton Street on reports of a shooting. A ShotSpotter alert indicated multiple rounds were fired. When th...
Aug 20, 2021 (25 News)
Peoria shooting suspect surrenders
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. - A man wanted in connection with a weekend shooting has surrendered. Peoria police were looking for Jared Cameron, 29. Cameron was wanted in connection with an incident in the 2...
Aug 19, 2021 Courtesy: Peoria Police Department
BU prepares for Move-In this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University students will be back on campus this weekend. BU's Move-In begins with returning students on Friday, August 20 at 9 a.m. "And, on Saturday (August 21), our first-yea...
Aug 19, 2021 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 17-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 17-month low last week, pointing to another month of robust job growth, though surging COVID-19 inf...
Aug 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A hiring sign is seen at the register of Burger Boy restaurant, as many restaurant businesses face staffing shortages in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Gas leak shuts down N. Knoxville overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters, Public Works, and Police were called to a large gas leak late Wednesday night. Battalion Chief Stephen Rada said crews responded to the 2200 block of North Knoxvil...
Aug 19, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. to start offering COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in September
(Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Wednesday it plans to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots widely available to all Americans starting on Sept. 20 as infections rise from the Delta variant of th...
Aug 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
U.S. reports more than 1,000 COVID deaths in single day
(Reuters) -The United States reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, equating to around 42 fatalities an hour, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant continues to ravage parts...
Aug 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive with a patient to Jackson Health Center, where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Miami, Florida, U.S. July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
Biden scrambles to limit damage to credibility from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Joe Biden appeared in the White House East Room on July 8 to stress that the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan was proceeding apace, he declared that a Taliban takeov...
Aug 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the crisis in Afghanistan during a speech in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
OSF HealthCare breaks ground on Cancer Institute
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare broke ground on the new $237 million Cancer Institute on Tuesday, a facility that will provide state-of-the-art cancer treatment for patients from across the Midwest. Th...
Aug 18, 2021 (OSF HealthCare)
PPD makes third arrest in armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested a third and final suspect in a home invasion and armed robbery that occurred last week. A Ring doorbell camera recorded the attack on Tuesday, August 10 in ...
Aug 18, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
