Author Archives: TJ Carson
Peoria Police responde to numerous Labor Day weekend incidents
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police responded to numerous violent incidents from the Labor Day holiday weekend. Police are looking for a female suspect in an aggravated incident from Saturday morning. Office...
Sep 03, 2024
White House says hostage killings add urgency to Gaza ceasefire talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The killing by Hamas militants of six hostages, whose bodies were recovered by Israeli troops over the weekend, underscores the urgency for a ceasefire deal in Gaza and release o...
Sep 03, 2024 FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Mega Millions near $700 million for Tuesday's drawing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - With the right numbers, a mega payout could be yours Tuesday. The Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $681 million for Tuesday's drawing. If it were to be won Tuesday, it wo...
Sep 03, 2024 (Mega Millions Consortium)
US seizes Venezuelan president's plane in Dominican Republic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown it from the Dominican Republic to Florida after determining that its purchase violated ...
Sep 02, 2024 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a rally to celebrate the results of last month's presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba/File photo
DirecTV subscribers lose access to Disney networks after failure to reach deal
(Reuters) -Walt Disney and satellite TV provider DirecTV failed to reach a new distribution deal for ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned networks, the companies said on Sunday, resulting in more than 11 ...
Sep 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Thousands line streets for funeral of American-Israeli hostage killed in Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Jerusalem on Monday to bid farewell to slain American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the best-known faces of those seized...
Sep 02, 2024 Israel's President Isaac Herzog looks on as his wife Michal Herzog embraces Rachel Goldberg, mother of killed US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin whose body was recovered with five other hostages in Gaza, during his funeral in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. GIL COHEN-MAGEN/Pool via REUTERS
Central Illinois unions parade through downtown Peoria to honor workers
PEORIA, Ill. - A wide range of labor unions that serve central Illinois and beyond marched with pride Monday morning through the streets of downtown Peoria. Teachers unions, Teamsters, the UAW, electr...
Sep 02, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas and the ...
Sep 02, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a state memorial ceremony for Zeev Jabotinsky, founder of the Revisionist Zionist movement, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, August 4, 2024. Naama Grynbaum/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Big Al's closed by Peoria mayor
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's mayor says Big Al's Speakeasy has been shut down. 25 News reports that Rita Ali confirmed the business' closure with an "indefinitely suspension" of the club's liquor license. ...
Aug 30, 2024 (25 News)
Peoria woman pleads not guilty in death of infant son after apparent overdose
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman accused in the death of her infant son pleaded not guilty in court Thursday. The Peoria County Circuit Clerk's Office confirms the plea from 19-year-old Zenai Wolford, wh...
Aug 30, 2024 (Peoria County Jail)
