Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza as fighting enters second week
GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel bombed what it said were underground tunnels used by Hamas and Palestinian militants fired rocket barrages at Israeli cities as fighting spilled into a second week on M...
May 17, 2021 A man stands near a burning sponge factory after it was hit by Israeli artillery shells, according to witnesses, in the northern Gaza Strip May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ashraf Abu Amrah
Update: Arrest made in Peoria stabbing
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the 1700 block of N. Great Oak at approximately 7:18 a.m. Sunday on reports of a stabbing. Officers found an adult female victim who had been stabbed in th...
May 16, 2021 MWC-PPD
Job fears, price spikes mean heartburn for Biden White House as economy revs up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High unemployment. Rising prices. Gas lines. They're a bad memory for Americans old enough to remember the 1970s - but they're also likely causing a few sleepless nights in the ...
May 16, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Horse racing-Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit clears final drug test for Preakness
(Reuters) - Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit will compete in Saturday's Preakness Stakes after clearing pre-race drug tests, race organizers said on Friday. The Bob Baffert-trained horse tes...
May 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: May 1, 2021; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; John Velazquez guides Medina Spirit to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Apartment complex damaged in overnight fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called around 2:15 a.m. Saturday to the 2100 block of N. Wisconsin on reports of smoke in a building. Upon arrival, crews found a two-unit apart...
May 15, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters and paramedics responded to reports of a house fire just before 12:30 a.m. Friday in the 300 block of S. Webster Street. Fire Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said it ...
May 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; producer prices surge in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, as companies held on to their workers amid the growing labor shortage that helped to curb job growth in Apr...
May 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/File Photo
Broadway series returning to the Peoria Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Broadway is coming back. The Ameren Broadway Series will return to the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Friday, November 5. Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar told WMBD's "The Greg a...
May 13, 2021 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Top U.S. fuel pipeline recovering from devastating ransomware attack
(Reuters) - After a six-day outage, the top U.S. fuel pipeline on Thursday moved some of the first millions of gallons of motor fuels to East Coast states after throwing off a crippling cyberattack. T...
May 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction Tank Farm in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S. in an undated photograph. Colonial Pipeline/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo
Peoria home and garage damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday to a home near the corner of Shelley and Butler Streets on reports of a structure fire. Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hughes s...
May 13, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
