Author Archives: TJ Carson
Drought worsens in central Illinois, but relief on the way
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions are getting worse in central Illinois, but relief could soon be on the way. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday shows all of Peoria, Tazewell,...
Oct 24, 2024 (NOAA/National Weather Service/USDA)
Israel, Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as Blinken pushes for peace
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli strikes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday and Hezbollah said it fired precision guided missiles for the first time at Israeli targets, as U.S. Secretar...
Oct 24, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool
Abandoned building on Peoria's South Side to be torn down
PEORIA, Ill. - An abandoned building on Peoria's South Side will soon meet the wrecking ball. The Peoria City Council on Tuesday approved the demolition of the South Side Market building on Adams Stre...
Oct 24, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria International Airport receives more grant funding for tower project
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria International Airport's air traffic control tower project is receiving more funding. The airport announced Thursday that a grant of $13.5 million has been secured by U.S. Senator...
Oct 24, 2024 Employees of the Peoria International Airport take part in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new air traffic control tower at PIA. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Israel, Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as Blinken pushes for peace
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli strikes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday and Hezbollah said it fired precision guided missiles for the first time at Israeli targets, as U.S. Secretar...
Oct 23, 2024 Smoke billows over the UNESCO-listed port city of Tyre after Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, southern Lebanon October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Arrest made in one of three shootings in Peoria on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - One person has been arrested and charged in connection to a shooting on Monday in Peoria that injured a man. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 18-year-old Daemion Moore i...
Oct 23, 2024
Trump meets definition of a fascist, his former chief of staff says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets the definition of a fascist and "prefers the dictator approach to government," his former White House chief of staff said in ...
Oct 23, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. October 22, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
House fire on Peoria's South Side under investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - The cause of a house fire on Peoria's South Side from Wednesday morning is under investigation. Peoria Fire says crews were called to the two-story home in the area of Adams and Stanley...
Oct 23, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
US existing home sales slide to 14-year low; prices stay elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. existing home sales dropped to a 14-year low in September, weighed down by higher mortgage rates and house prices. The second straight monthly decline in home resales reinfo...
Oct 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
US says evidence shows North Korea has troops in Russia, possibly for Ukraine war
ROME/SEOUL (Reuters) -The United States said for the first time on Wednesday that it had seen evidence of North Korean troops in Russia, and South Korean lawmakers said about 3,000 soldiers had been s...
Oct 23, 2024 Troops take part in a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, in Pyongyang, North Korea February 8, 2023, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS /File Photo
