Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Death Toll Rises To 33 In Japanese Studio Fire
(AP)--A Japanese fire official says the death toll from a Kyoto animation studio fire is now 33 and nobody else is believed to be still missing. Kyoto fire department official Kazuhiro Hayashi says 36...
Jul 18, 2019
Peoria Hires New Public Works Director
Peoria has a new Public Works Director. City Manager Patrick Urich says Rick Powers will start his new position on September 3. "Rick Powers is an accomplished leader with over twenty years of experie...
Jul 18, 2019
Jury Deliberations To Resume In Christensen Case
(AP) - Jurors are set to resume deliberations on whether an ex-University of Illinois doctoral student deserves the death penalty for slaying a 26-year-old scholar from China. Thursday will be their s...
Jul 18, 2019
A.J. Guyton Hired As PPS Director Of Athletics
A local basketball legend is hired by Peoria Public Schools. Peoria Public Schools has announced that A.J. Guyton, a Peoria High star who went on to play at Indiana University and for the Chicago Bull...
Jul 17, 2019 Peoria Public Schools
Local Goodwill Industries Not Making Job Cuts
Don Johnson, CEO and President of Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois, based in Peoria, says his organization has not eliminated any positions for workers with disabilities. A news story focused o...
Jul 17, 2019
House Vote Condemns Trump's Tweets, Draws Some GOP Support
(AP) - House Democrats have issued a remarkable rebuke against President Donald Trump, passing a resolution condemning what they called Trump's "racist comments" aimed at four liberal congresswomen of...
Jul 17, 2019
Closing Arguments Expected In Penalty Phase Of Christensen Case
(AP) - Prosecutors and defense attorneys are delivering final arguments to jurors on whether a former University of Illinois doctoral student should be sentenced to death for killing a young scholar f...
Jul 17, 2019
Collins: Excessive Heat Through Saturday Night
An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for the Peoria area Wednesday afternoon through Saturday night. 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins says an Excessive Heat Warning is issued when a prol...
Jul 17, 2019
Riverfront Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11
It's the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's launch to the moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins blasted off from Kennedy Space Center on the morning of July 16, 1969. Peoria Ri...
Jul 16, 2019
Car Hits Home’s Gas Line; Suspect On The Loose
(25 News) - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is looking for the driver of a car they say severed a gas line to a house, before taking off. It happened just after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block o...
Jul 16, 2019
