Author Archives: TJ Carson
Gas prices drop again in Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices are still on a downward trend in central Illinois. GasBuddy reports an average of $3.34/g Monday in the Peoria area, down 2.4 cents in the past week. Their average is 23.1 ce...
Oct 07, 2024 Orin Zebest / CC
Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary under shadow of escalating war
REIM, Israel (Reuters) -Israelis on Monday marked the first anniversary of the devastating Hamas attack that triggered a war which has sparked protest worldwide and risks igniting a far wider conflict...
Oct 07, 2024 A woman reacts as she takes part in a march towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence, to mark one year since the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, in Jerusalem, October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Man reportedly with shotgun arrested Sunday in Tremont
TREMONT, Ill. - A man reportedly with a shotgun was arrested by Tremont Police Sunday afternoon. Tremont Police says the 38-year-old was spotted in the area of James and Elm at around 4:15 P.M. Police...
Oct 07, 2024
US Supreme Court kicks off new term with important cases ahead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cases concerning guns, transgender rights, online pornography, workplace discrimination and more are set to be heard during the U.S. Supreme Court's new nine-month term that beg...
Oct 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Hezbollah strikes Israel on Gaza war anniversary; fears grow over Middle East instability
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Hezbollah rockets hit Israel's third largest city Haifa early on Monday as the country looked poised to expand ground incursions into southern Lebanon on the first anniversa...
Oct 07, 2024 An Israeli police officer inspects the damage to a residential building caused by a rocket fired towards Israel from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Haifa, Israel, October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Rami Shlush
Israeli strikes batter Beirut in heaviest bombardment so far, witnesses say
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli air attacks battered Beirut's southern suburbs overnight and early on Sunday, the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel sharply escalated it...
Oct 06, 2024 Smoke rises over Dahiyeh in Beirut's southern suburbs, after Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Man injured after Friday shooting at South Peoria shopping center
PEORIA, Ill. - A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot Friday afternoon in South Peoria. Peoria Police say the shooting occurred in the area of Western and Howett at the Family D...
Oct 04, 2024 (25 News)
Rivian lowers annual production forecast due to parts shortage, shares drop
(Reuters) -Rivian slashed its full-year production forecast on Friday and missed third-quarter deliveries expectations due to a parts shortage and slowing growth in electric-vehicle demand, sending sh...
Oct 04, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Electric truck maker Rivian unveils R2 SUV during an event in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Man arrested in Peoria on federal weapons charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A wanted man was arrested Thursday on federal gun charges in Peoria. Peoria Police say 23-year-old Isaiah Nunn-Brown was observed leaving a residence in the area of Gale and Institute j...
Oct 04, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Israel targets Hezbollah intel HQ in Lebanon, Iran says it will not back down
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel said it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Lebanon overnight and was assessing the damage on Friday after a series of strikes on senior figur...
Oct 04, 2024 People stand near damaged buildings and vehicles, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on the Mreijeh neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush
