Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. Justice Department says will file 100 more cases over Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it expects to file criminal charges against more than 100 additional people who allegedly participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S...
Mar 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jessica Marie Watkins (Left) and Donovan Ray Crowl (Center), both from Ohio, march down the East front steps of the U.S. Capitol with the Oath Keepers militia group among supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protesting against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/
Peoria home destroyed in fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two people and their pets escaped a house fire in Peoria early Friday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said fire broke out just before 4:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of W. Anto...
Mar 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
Leary wins Township race by two votes
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Township Supervisor's race from the February 23 primary has been certified, with the challenger just two votes ahead of the incumbent. Final results were confirmed on Thursd...
Mar 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
BBB warns of gift card scams
PEORIA, Ill. -- The coronavirus pandemic has provided a perfect breeding ground the past 12 months for so many scams. Jessica Tharp, with the Better Business Bureau of Peoria, told WMBD's "The Greg an...
Mar 11, 2021 (Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD)
Biden signs $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on U.S. lockdown anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden signed his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on Thursday, commemorating the one-year anniversary of a U.S. lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic with a m...
Mar 11, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the state of the U.S. economy and the need to pass coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid legislation during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to four-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a four-month low last week as an improving public health environment allows more segments of the econom...
Mar 11, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Expansion of Peoria's Warehouse District hinges on post office
PEORIA, Ill. -- The idea of moving Peoria's downtown post office to expand the Warehouse District isn't a new one. But, City officials are asking state lawmakers to help find the money to relocate it....
Mar 11, 2021
Senators push to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
WASHINGTON -- As the nation prepares to "spring forward" this weekend, a group of bipartisan U.S. senators are seeking to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Under the "Sunshine Protection Act of 202...
Mar 11, 2021
Biden White House plans nationwide victory lap to promote benefits of COVID-19 relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mindful of hard lessons learned by the previous Democratic administration, President Joe Biden and top aides are planning a nationwide tour to sell Americans on the benefits of ...
Mar 11, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden attends an event where he announced administration plans to double its order of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, procuring an additional 100 million doses, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Update: Wednesday morning fire came from scrap pile
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police and firefighters were called to an area near the Adams St. overpass just after 10 a.m. Wednesday for a fire. Plumes of black smoke could be seen coming from Allied Iron a...
Mar 10, 2021 (IDOT)
