Author Archives: Julia Bradley
California rail yard gunman was 'highly disgruntled' over work, police say
(Reuters) -A transit employee who gunned down nine co-workers and killed himself at a Northern California rail yard was "highly disgruntled" long before carrying out the latest U.S. shooting rampage, ...
May 28, 2021 Police secure the scene of a mass shooting at a rail yard run by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California, U.S. May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva
Shooting in Peoria leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was injured in a shooting late Thursday night in Peoria. Police said it happened around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Trewyn and Montana. Peoria Public Information Off...
May 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
Overnight shooting leaves one dead in Peoria, victim ID'ed
***UPDATE*** 5/27/21 3:45 P.M. 20-year-old Kandon Bonner has been identified as the victim. An autopsy showed Bonner suffered multiple gunshots to his thorax. _________________________________________...
May 27, 2021 (25 News)
FEMA assisting local health departments with COVID-19 outreach
PEORIA, Ill. -- A team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is working with local health departments to raise awareness about the availability of COVID-19 vaccine clinics and various recovery ...
May 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden to push $6 trillion U.S. budget for next fiscal year - NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will seek $6 trillion in U.S. federal spending for the 2022 fiscal year, rising to $8.2 trillion by 2031, the New York Times reported on Thursday, a day befo...
May 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about jobs and the economy at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop sharply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week as layoffs subsided, with companies desperate for workers to meet surgin...
May 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Update: California transit worker kills 9, extending U.S. mass shooting epidemic
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - A California transit employee killed nine co-workers before taking his own life on Wednesday, the latest in a spate of deadly U.S. mass shootings, prompting the state's go...
May 27, 2021 Police secure the scene of a mass shooting at a rail yard run by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California, U.S. May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva
Amazon snaps up MGM for $8.45 billion as streaming war heats up
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it is buying MGM, the fabled U.S. movie studio home to the James Bond franchise, for $8.45 billion, giving it a huge library of films and TV shows and ramp...
May 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
East Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- It's unclear what caused an overnight fire in East Peoria, that left seven people displaced. The call came in around 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Anderson Avenue. Assistan...
May 26, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Police respond to reports of gunshots near intersection where George Floyd died
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Minneapolis police said they responded on Tuesday to reports of shots fired near the intersection where George Floyd died exactly a year ago, with one person suffering a gunshot ...
May 25, 2021 People march during the "One Year, What's Changed?" rally hosted by the George Floyd Global Memorial to commemorate the first anniversary of his death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
