Author Archives: TJ Carson
Arrests made in connection to fatal shooting of child at Peoria apartment complex
PEORIA, Ill. - Two people have been arrested in connection to the Sunday night fatal shooting of a 10-year-old in Peoria. Peoria Police say 33-year-old Maurice Sargent was identified as the suspect in...
Oct 02, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Doctor pleads guilty in death of 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of illegally d...
Oct 02, 2024 Mark Chavez, a doctor accused of supplying ketamine to 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry before his death, leaves federal court in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Ohio man accused of stealing vehicle with child inside it in Peoria makes court appearance
PEORIA, Ill. - An Ohio man who was the subject of a manhunt after allegedly stealing a vehicle with a three-year-old child inside it in Peoria has made his first court appearance. 45-year-old Victor F...
Oct 02, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Ohio man accused of stealing vehicle with child inside it returned to Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. - The Ohio man behind a manhunt after allegedly stealing a vehicle with a child inside it in Peoria is back in the county after his out-of-state arrest. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkin...
Oct 01, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
November trial set for suspect in Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The man charged with attempting to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last month will stand trial in November, a U.S. judge sai...
Oct 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Ryan W. Routh poses in a jail booking photograph in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. February 10, 2010. Guilford County Sheriff?s Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Man indicted on murder charges for fatal downtown Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused in a downtown Peoria shooting death from this summer. 40-year-old Lacorles Edwards was indicted Tuesday on two counts of First Degr...
Oct 01, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: US condemns Iran's attack as significant escalation
UPDATED 4:09 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States warned Iran that it would face severe consequences for its ballistic missile attack on Israel on Tuesday, saying the barrage marked a signific...
Oct 01, 2024 U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends a press conference at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China August 29, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Task force aimed at combating vehicle crimes in the Peoria area receives state help
PEORIA, Ill. - The Greater Peoria Auto Crimes Task Force is receiving some help from the state. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday around $1.5 million dollars in grant fun...
Oct 01, 2024 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Iran launches salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israe...
Oct 01, 2024 People take shelter during an air raid siren, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in central Israel October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Chicago man arrested after allegedly trafficking missing Woodford County teenager
COOK COUNTY, Ill. - A Chicago man is facing numerous felony charges after he allegedly sex trafficked a missing teenager from Woodford County. The Cook County Sheriff's Office says the FBI contacted t...
Sep 30, 2024 courtroom gavel
