Author Archives: TJ Carson
Israeli strikes on Rafah raise fear ground assault could begin
(Reuters) - Israel bombed at least four homes in Rafah on Wednesday, raising new fear among the more than a million Palestinians sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip th...
Mar 27, 2024 People carry the dead body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot
UPDATE: Man arrested in Peoria after calling in alleged false report of person shot Wednesday morning
UPDATED 4:10 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - An alleged false report of a person being shot led to an arrest in Peoria on Wednesday morning. Peoria Police say a call came in just before 10:30 A.M. on that report ...
Mar 27, 2024 (25 News)
Illinois teacher shortage persists, survey finds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have mad...
Mar 27, 2024 GRAPH: IARS Number Positions Filled by Subs and Retirees per Year
As teacher positions remain vacant, schools sometimes rely on substitute teachers and retired educators to fill them. The number of permanent jobs held by temporary workers has increased rapidly since 2022.
Source: 2023-2024 Educator Shortage Report, page 54
Man accused in Peoria's 4th homicide of 2024 early Sunday morning ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man accused in what is Peoria's 4th homicide of 2024 was ordered to stay in jail after a pre-trial detention hearing on Tuesday. Josef Viel, 61, is charged with First Degree Murder in...
Mar 26, 2024 Josef Viel Mugshot (Peoria County State's Attorney's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Visa, Mastercard reach $30 billion settlement over credit card fees
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Visa and Mastercard reached an estimated $30 billion settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants, with some savings likely to be passed on to consumers through low...
Mar 26, 2024 A screen displays the company logo for Mastercard Inc. on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 29, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Man accused of pointing weapon at Peoria Police officer indicted by grand jury
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man accused of pointing a weapon at a Peoria Police officer. The grand jury on Tuesday indicted Brian Childers, 45, on a Class Four felony char...
Mar 26, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Cargo ship loses power and slams into Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (Reuters) -A massive cargo ship crippled by a loss of power smashed into a bridge while sailing out of Baltimore Harbor early on Tuesday, sending vehicles and people into the river below and...
Mar 26, 2024 Coast guard vessel secures the perimeter, at the scene of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy's fatal stabbing by released inmate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board have resigned, Gov. JB Pritzker's office announced Monday. The governor...
Mar 26, 2024 The Prisoner Review Board office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Biden says federal government will fund Baltimore bridge rebuild
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden pledged that the federal government will pay the full cost to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, one of the nation's busiest arteries th...
Mar 26, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak about on the ongoing response to the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Tuesday was hit with a judge's gag order sought by prosecutors in his upcoming criminal trial involving hush money paid to a porn star, restricting him from public...
Mar 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Pool/File Photo
