Author Archives: TJ Carson
Peoria Public Schools board holds off on developing succession committee
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Public School Board wants more time to decide on a new committee. The board at its meeting on Monday tabled a proposal for the creation of a succession committee. The committ...
Jul 25, 2024 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
UPDATE: Netanyahu meets Biden, Harris as US presses for Gaza ceasefire
UPDATED 4:58 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday at a White House meeting that was closely watched for signs of ho...
Jul 25, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House grounds, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Russia and Chinese nuclear-capable bombers patrol near United States
MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian and Chinese nuclear-capable strategic bombers patrolled near the U.S. state of Alaska in the North Pacific and Arctic on Thursday, the two countries said, a move tha...
Jul 25, 2024 Flags of China and Russia are displayed in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/ File Photo
Pekin woman accused of suffocating baby ordered to remain in jail until trial
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin woman accused of suffocating a baby will remain in jail as she awaits trial. 25 News reports a Tazewell County judge ruled Thursday that 21-year-old Makenna Rhodes could still be...
Jul 25, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden says he's 'passing the torch' in speech from Oval office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he is "passing the torch to a new generation" as he explained his abrupt departure from the 2024 presidential race to Americans for the firs...
Jul 24, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid. Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS
NBA signs broadcasting deal with Disney, Amazon, Comcast worth $77 billion
(Reuters) -Walt Disney's ESPN, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and Amazon.com have clinched the rights to carry National Basketball Association games in an 11-year deal valued at $77 billion, the league sa...
Jul 24, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The NBA logo is displayed as people pass by the NBA Store in New York City, U.S., October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Teenager arrested, another with additional charges, in relation to April Chillicothe shooting
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection to a shooting at an apparent after prom party in Chillicothe in April. The shooting occurred in the early morning hours of April 2...
Jul 24, 2024
Bat with rabies found in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - For the second year in a row, a bat found in Tazewell County has tested positive for rabies. The county health department says one was previously found in October of 2023. The ...
Jul 24, 2024 Grand Canyon National Park / CC
Harris calls on Black women to help power campaign as Trump readies riposte
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called on a rally of more than 6,000 Black women on Wednesday to help her revitalize the Democratic presidential campaign, ahead of her Republ...
Jul 24, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.’s Grand Boule event in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Cherry
South Peoria home damaged in Wednesday morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A South Peoria house was damaged after a fire Wednesday morning. Peoria Fire crews arrived just after 10:15 A.M. to Lincoln and Westmoreland to find smoke coming through the front door,...
Jul 24, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
