Author Archives: TJ Carson
Two members of Peoria Fire Department to receive Medal of Valor from state fire marshal
PEORIA, Ill. - Two Peoria firefighters who risked their lives to rescue an unconscious person during a house fire last year are being recognized by the state for their heroic act. Captain Nick Hansen ...
Mar 26, 2024 Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada (center) speaks at a ceremony at Peoria Fire Central, honoring Captain Nick Hansen (left) and firefighter Tobi Roderick (right) for receiving the Medal of Valor from the Illinois State Fire Marshal. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
RFK Jr to pick lawyer Nicole Shanahan as VP in 2024 bid, WSJ reports
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr is expected to announce California-based lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his U.S. vice presidential pick, bypassing better-known potential...
Mar 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hikes with his dogs in the Santa Monica Mountains, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Peoria County State's Attorney's Office looking to charge teen who fired multiple shots early Friday morning as an adult
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office is looking to try a teenager accused of firing multiple shots in South Peoria as an adult. Peoria Police officers responded on Friday just af...
Mar 25, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Teenager arrested for reportedly shooting another teenager in one of three shootings Sunday in Peoria
UPDATED 5:42 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office identified the suspect as 16-year-old Janard Quin. The office says because of Quin's age, along with the Aggravated Battery...
Mar 25, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Highest-ranking woman in state police history reflects on experience as force looks to diversify
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The night before Rebecca Hooks started at the Illinois State Police Academy in 2002, she spoke on the phone with her father and her brother - both of whom w...
Mar 25, 2024 Rebecca Hooks Pic – Illinois State Police First Deputy Director Rebecca Hooks, the highest-ranking woman in agency history, works in her office in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Arrests made in connection to pair of homicides from past weekend in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Arrests have been made in connection to two separate homicides in the same area from the past weekend in Peoria. Peoria Police say 21-year-old Javier McGhee surrendered himself to polic...
Mar 25, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Victims from two homicides in Peoria this past weekend identified
PEORIA, Ill. - The victims from Peoria's 3rd and 4th homicides this past weekend, hours apart from each other, in Peoria have been identified. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says the victims are 2...
Mar 25, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
US new home sales fall; median price lowest in more than 2-1/2 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly fell in February after mortgage rates increased during the month, but the underlying trend remained strong amid a chronic short...
Mar 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza after US abstains
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the immediate and unconditional release of al...
Mar 25, 2024 British Representative to the United Nations Barbara Woodward votes in favour, during a vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Two separate homicides in Peoria hours apart in the same area. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating two separate homicides from the weekend in the same area. Peoria Police say both incidents occurred on the 3400-block of W. Fallen Oak Lane, in the area ...
Mar 24, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
