Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Update: At least one dead after building collapse in Miami
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tons of rubble on Thursday after a 12-story oceanfront residential building partially collapsed in southern Florida, with ...
Jun 24, 2021 A bunk bed is seen in a partially collapsed building in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Biden plans new steps to combat U.S. gun violence as violent crime climbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden plans to unveil new steps to curtail U.S. gun violence on Wednesday, including measures aimed at stemming the flow of firearms used in crimes, after pledging ...
Jun 23, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Civic Center COVID testing site closing
PEORIA, Ill. -- The COVID-19 testing site at the Peoria Civic Center will be closing permanently on Wednesday, June 23, after more than a year of serving the community. The testing site was first set ...
Jun 23, 2021 1470 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
PPD's new chief stresses the importance of community involvement
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria will have a new chief in town in just over a month. Following a nationwide search, the City recently announced Eric Echevarria as Peoria's new police chief. He's currently servi...
Jun 23, 2021 City of Peoria
Police searching for missing Peoria woman
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are asking for the public's help in finding a woman who's been missing for over a month. PPD said someone filed a missing person's report on Tuesday for Angela Seifried, ...
Jun 23, 2021 (Peoria Police Dept.)
White House to concede U.S. likely to miss July 4 COVID-19 vaccine target - NBC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is preparing to acknowledge it will not meet President Joe Biden's goal of delivering at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose to 70% of U.S. adults by July 4, U.S...
Jun 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A woman receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, at Jordan Downs in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Peoria's Labor Day Parade cancelled
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Labor Council of West Central Illinois has announced that the 2021 Labor Day parade has been cancelled. "After much thought regarding the safety of our residents, we made the tough...
Jun 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Officer among 3 killed in Denver-area shooting
ARVADA, Colo. -- A gunman among the dead in a shooting that also claimed the life of a police officer and another person in a Denver suburb. Police said an officer, a 19-year veteran of the department...
Jun 22, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Democrats' voting rights plan faces long odds in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal to reform U.S. elections that Democrats say is vital to protecting Americans' right to vote hits the Senate floor on Tuesday, where it faces opposition from Republica...
Jun 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Voting stickers are seen at the Franklin County Board of Elections in Columbus, Ohio U.S., October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Biden says he has concerns about bipartisan infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden held separate talks on Monday with two key Democratic senators about a bipartisan infrastructure plan and told them he was encouraged by the proposal bu...
Jun 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Construction workers are seen at the site of a large public infrastructure reconstruction project of an elevated roadway and bridges in upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
