Author Archives: TJ Carson
Pekin man dies in single-vehicle crash Monday evening
PEKIN, Ill. - A single-vehicle crash in rural Pekin Monday evening claimed the life of a Pekin man. The Tazewell County Coroner's Office says authorities were made aware of the crash at Furrow and Pfa...
Feb 27, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Gaza's warring enemies cautious over truce talks after Biden says deal nearing
DUBAI/CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas as well as Qatari mediators all sounded notes of caution on Tuesday about progress towards a truce in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden sai...
Feb 27, 2024 Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Audit reveals deficits and revenue losses at Peoria public television station WTVP
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria public television station WTVP operated at a financial loss in its most recent fiscal year. In a recently-released audit of its fiscal year 2023 finances, the station reported op...
Feb 27, 2024 (25 News)
Toyota to recall 280,663 vehicles in US on concerns over unexpected movement, says NHTSA
(Reuters) - A U.S. auto safety regulator said on Tuesday Toyota will recall 280,663 pickup trucks and SUVs and issue a software update to address concerns over unexpected movement caused when vehicles...
Feb 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant, home of the Camry, Avalon and Venza, is seen in Georgetown, Kentucky, January 27, 2010. REUTERS/ John Sommers II/File Photo
Pritzker touts manufacturing training funding in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker was in Normal Tuesday to call attention to recent state funding for manufacturing training academies - including at Heartland Community College....
Feb 27, 2024 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Normal for an electric vehicle manufacturing training facility at Heartland Community College on February 27th, 2024. (State of Illinois)
UPDATE: Sparland teenager identified as victim in Tuesday morning fatal crash north of Chillicothe
UPDATED 5:43 P.M. PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A student at Illinois Valley Central High School has been identified as the victim in Tuesday morning's fatal crash north of Chillicothe. Peoria County Coroner ...
Feb 27, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Pentagon absolves itself after Austin's secret hospitalization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday released the results of a 30-day review that effectively absolved itself of any wrongdoing in U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization...
Feb 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addresses service members assigned Naval Support Activity, after participating in the Virtual Red Sea Security Summit at NAVCENT headquarters in Manama, Bahrain December 19, 2023. Chad McNeeley/Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting trial set for July
SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) -Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie "Rust" is set for July 10, a New Mexico judge...
Feb 26, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Actor Alec Baldwin departs his home, as he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust", in New York, U.S., January 31, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
Delavan man facing child sex crime charges in Woodford County
EL PASO, Ill. - A Delavan man was arrested this past weekend in Woodford County on alleged child sex crime charges. James Blagg, 36, was arrested by El Paso Police on Saturday after an investigation. ...
Feb 26, 2024 Woodford County mugshot of James Blagg. (Woodford County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former Peoria Manual art teacher honored with naming of street after him near the school
PEORIA, Ill. - Former students and family members came together to honor a man who has been described as the "Godfather of Peoria's Talent Shows." On Monday, the corner of Lincoln and Griswold was nam...
Feb 26, 2024 Former Peoria Manual art teacher Larry Hendricks Jr. stands below the street sign that honors him after a ceremony to dedicate it on February 26, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
