Author Archives: TJ Carson
CityLink bus driver assaulted on Saturday. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A CityLink bus driver was assaulted by a passenger from the past weekend. A Peoria Police spokeswoman says the driver was punched in the eye by a passenger just after 2:00 P.M. on Satur...
Apr 01, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Biden administration weighing $18 billion in arms transfers to Israel, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is weighing whether to go ahead with a major $18 billion package of arms transfers to Israel that would involve dozens of F-15 aircraft and munitions, th...
Apr 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Peoria Police investigating separate shootings with injuries from the past weekend
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating and looking for suspects in two separate shootings from the past few days with injuries. Officers responded just before 8:30 P.M. on Friday to reports of...
Apr 01, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Maryland opens temporary channel at collapsed Baltimore bridge site
(Reuters) -The U.S. state of Maryland has opened a temporary channel on the northeast side of the collapsed Baltimore bridge, allowing vessel traffic around the container ship stuck at the disaster si...
Apr 01, 2024 A barge moves past as wreckage of the Francis Scott Key bridge lies across the deck of the Dali cargo vessel as salvage work continues, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Theft investigation in Peoria on Saturday leads to arrest on out-of-state warrant for vehicular homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A reported theft Saturday afternoon in Peoria led to an arrest on an out-of-state warrant for homicide. Peoria Police say they responded to the theft in the area of the Westlake Shoppin...
Apr 01, 2024 Mugshots of Tiambra Walker, Tervon Moore, and Thomas Jennings (L-to-R). (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 1003. WMBD)
Multiple shots fired Monday afternoon in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Multiple shots were fired Monday afternoon in Central Peoria. A Peoria Police spokeswoman says 12 rounds were fired in the area of Wilcox and Bootz Avenue, just after 1:00 P.M. Police s...
Apr 01, 2024 Midwest Communications
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office issues annual report for the first time
PEORIA, Ill. - For the first time, the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office has put out an annual report. The report covers cases and initiatives the office was involved in during 2023. The office ...
Apr 01, 2024 (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office)
US traffic deaths down 3.6% in 2023 but above pre-pandemic levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell by 3.6% in 2023, the second straight yearly decline, but are still significantly above pre-pandemic levels, auto safety regulators said on Monday. The Na...
Apr 01, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Traffic travels on First Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Defamation case linked to former Madigan aide sent back to Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - A federal judge in Puerto Rico last week told a politically connected former state contractor that if he wants to sue for defamation against the people who'...
Apr 01, 2024 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Iranian consulate in Damascus flattened in suspected Israeli air strike
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was flattened on Monday in what Syrian and Iranian media described as an Israeli air strike, a startling apparent escalation of conf...
Apr 01, 2024 Smoke rises after what the Iranian media said was an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
