Author Archives: Julia Bradley
PFD: Peoria home a total loss after early morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Arson appears to be the cause of a fire Wednesday morning at the corner of Frye and Atlantic in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron says crews arrived just after 4:15 a.m., findin...
Oct 29, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba hours after devastating Jamaica
HAVANA/KINGSTON (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba early on Wednesday, hours after causing devastation in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever storm on record to hit that Caribbean is...
Oct 29, 2025 Waves batter the shoreline ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
$5.5M settlement reached in Reditus whistleblower suit
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit paying $5.5 million to the government and to a whistleblower who helped send former Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi to prison for defra...
Oct 29, 2025 (25 News)
Long-stalled push to make US daylight saving time permanent hits dead end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate briefly took up a long-stalled effort on Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent and end the twice-yearly practice of switching clocks, but again failed to...
Oct 28, 2025 A bird flies across the U.S. Capitol rotunda, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Illinois joins lawsuit to force federal government not to pause SNAP benefits
Article Summary Illinois is one of 25 states suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over plans to pause benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Saturday. The USDA has said Nove...
Oct 28, 2025
Peoria's Friendship House sees a growing need for food assistance as SNAP benefits are set to end
PEORIA, Ill. - Many area families are worried about getting enough fresh food without SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. And, Peoria's Friendship House is trying to fill the gap. The organi...
Oct 28, 2025 (25 News)
PPD: Man arrested on aggravated arson and other charges following fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man has been charged with aggravated arson and criminal damage to property, among other charges, after allegedly setting a home on fire. Peoria Police initially were called to ...
Oct 28, 2025 (Peoria County Jail)
City of East Peoria's phones are down
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The City of East Peoria says its phone lines are currently down. A message on East Peoria's Facebook page says they are trying to resolve the issue, and when it is fixed, residents...
Oct 28, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Trump heaps praise on Japan's first female leader, signs rare earths deal
TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming the new prime minister's pledge to accelerate a military build...
Oct 28, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hold up signed documents regarding securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths, at a bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Hurricane Melissa to bring 'catastrophic situation' to Jamaica in storm of the century
GENEVA (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa was expected to bring catastrophe as it makes landfall in Jamaica with storm surges, flash floods and landslides in the worst storm to hit the Caribbean island this...
Oct 28, 2025 A satellite view shows Tropical Storm Melissa, over the Caribbean Sea, October 27, 2025. CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
