Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Update: Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty to charges brought under pressure from Trump
Updated at 9:21 a.m. ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges accusing him of making false statements and obstructing a congr...
Oct 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is seen in a frame grab from a video feed as he is sworn in remotely from his home during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2020. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Handout via REUTERS//File Photo
Peoria Heights trustees override mayor's grocery tax veto
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Heights trustees have voted to override the mayor's veto of a 1-percent sales tax on groceries, but the controversial issue may resurface in front of voters nex...
Oct 08, 2025 (Ed Hammond/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Princeville High School needs your help to win $1M prize from T-Mobile
PEORIA, Ill. - Princeville High School is on a Million-Dollar mission. The school is the only high school in Illinois vying for T-Mobile's "Friday Night 5G Lights" competition...recently making the To...
Oct 07, 2025 Princeville High School is in the running to win a $1 million prize from T-Mobile to upgrade their athletic stadium.
Bondi says DOJ ending 'weaponization of justice' as it pursues Trump critics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the Justice Department was ending the "weaponization of justice" even as several political adversaries of Pres...
Oct 07, 2025 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is sworn in to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Trump's threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities
(Reuters) -Donald Trump's threat to invoke a federal anti-insurrection law to expand his deployment of military personnel to U.S. cities has intensified the legal battle between the president and Demo...
Oct 07, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. October 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst REFILE - CORRECTING FROM "U.S. ARMY" TO "CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ADMIRAL DARYL CAUDLE".
Israeli forces shell Gaza on war anniversary, Qatar says Trump plan will take work
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -Israeli tanks, boats and jets pounded parts of Gaza on Tuesday, giving Palestinians no respite on the anniversary of the Hamas attack that led to two years of war and...
Oct 07, 2025 Smoke rises from explosions in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Trial for Peoria tattoo artist charged with grooming begins Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Jurors were selected Monday in the trial of a Peoria tattoo artist charged with grooming a minor. 34-year-old Mario Davis was arrested on June 3 for allegedly sending sexually...
Oct 07, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
PPD: Teenager shot in S. Peoria Monday evening
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Peoria Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot in a South Peoria neighborhood Monday night, when a dozen shots were fired. PPD tells 25 News, officers were called to the area of...
Oct 07, 2025
Creve Coeur man killed in tree cutting accident over the weekend
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A Creve Coeur man was killed while cutting trees in Peoria County on Saturday when a large tree limb fell on him. The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday on N. Hilltop...
Oct 07, 2025 (Peoria County Coroner)
The Greater Peoria YMCA's expansion to Elmwood needs your support
PEORIA, Ill. - The Greater Peoria Family YMCA is expanding its reach into rural communities with a planned Wellness Center and YMCA in Elmwood. Mickey McCarthy, with the Elmwood Community Foundation, ...
Oct 06, 2025 Conceptual designs of the Greater Peoria Family YMCA's expansion to Elmwood. (peoriaymca.org)
