Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Biden says Facebook, others 'killing people' by carrying COVID misinformation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said social media platforms like Facebook "are killing people" for allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on its platf...
Jul 17, 2021 White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Senate scrambles to finish infrastructure bill ahead of vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate majority leader pressed lawmakers on Thursday to make progress on President Joe Biden's agenda, setting up a vote on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bil...
Jul 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) faces reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
St. Jude Runners making their way to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The St. Jude Memphis to Peoria Runners are making their way back home. St. Jude Runs co-founder Mike McCoy told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", they'll be back in Peoria around 6:15 p....
Jul 16, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Dalton Kemper
Illinois announces dates for cannabis dispensary license lotteries
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker has announced three upcoming lotteries for marijuana dispensary licenses. One lottery will be held late this month and then two more will be held in Aug...
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Biden sees U.S. child tax credit as 'giant step' to counter poverty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some 35 million American families have received their first monthly payout from the U.S. government in an expanded income-support program that President Joe Biden said on Thursda...
Jul 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden flanked by President of McHenry County College Clint Gabbard and Senator Tammy Duckworth, speaks with a child, as he tours the Children's Learning Center at McHenry County College during a visit to the northwest Chicago suburb Crystal Lake, Illinois, U.S., July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 97
(Reuters) - The death toll in the partial collapse of a residential building near Miami has risen by two to 97 as the number of people unaccounted for in the disaster dropped to eight, officials said....
Jul 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers walk past debris after the managed demolition of the remaining part of Champlain Towers South complex as search-and-rescue efforts continue in Surfside, Florida, U.S. July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
U.S. House select committee announces first hearing to probe Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The special congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it would hold its first hear...
Jul 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at her mobile phone on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol a day after security fencing was removed as a reduction in heightened security measures taken after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Update: 18-year-old suspect in Bellevue standoff ID'd
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Peoria County Sheriff's Office responded to 305 N. Apricot Avenue, regarding shots fired. Upon arrival, witnesses told deputies that they observe...
Jul 15, 2021 (Peoria County Jail)
U.S. drug overdose deaths rise 30% to record during pandemic
(Reuters) - A record number of Americans died of drug overdoses last year as pandemic lockdowns made getting treatment difficult and dealers laced more drugs with a powerful synthetic opioid, accordin...
Jul 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A full syringe, empty syringe and spoon sit on the roof of the car in which a man in his 20's overdosed on an opioid in the Boston suburb of Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder .
Crews use "Jaws of Life" to rescue driver from SUV
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to the 4600 block of S.W. Jefferson around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday on reports of a five car accident. Enroute, dispatch told Peoria Fire that there was a pos...
Jul 14, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
