Author Archives: TJ Carson
Israeli shelling strikes Lebanese army post after infiltration warning
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli shelling struck a Lebanese army observation post at the border on Friday, three sources in Lebanon told Reuters, after the Israeli military warned of a suspected armed inf...
Oct 13, 2023 Smoke rises after Israeli shelling , as seen from Lebanese side, near the border with Israel, in Alma Al-Shaab, southern Lebanon, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Two arrested on weapons charges after traffic stop Wednesday at Bradley University
PEORIA, Ill. - A traffic stop Wednesday afternoon at Bradley University led to the arrest of two men on weapons charges. Peoria Police says the stop was made in the area of Bradley and Institute just ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Leaders in Metamora discuss planned facility with numerous athletic activities
METAMORA, Ill. - Leaders in Metamora are discussing a new facility that can get people active all year long. Village President John Cummings says the facility is planned on 135 acres of village-owned ...
Oct 12, 2023 (City of Metamora)
Illinois American Water making temporary changes to how it treats water
PEORIA, Ill. - Your water might taste a little different over the next couple weeks. Illinois American Water says starting Thursday through October 29th, a temporary change will take place in how wate...
Oct 12, 2023 Illinois American Water
US Senator Menendez charged with conspiring to act as foreign agent
(Reuters) -Prosecutors pursuing a corruption case against Bob Menendez on Thursday brought a new charge against the Democratic U.S. senator, accusing him of engaging in a conspiracy to act as a foreig...
Oct 12, 2023 U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to reporters while on his way to a vote following a Senate Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Craig Hudson/File Photo
Biden speaks again to Netanyahu, US eyes additional aid in wake of Hamas attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday as the U.S. administration pursued more aid for its ally and warned that the number of ...
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Retired judge from Rockford enters 17th Congressional District race as Republican
PEORIA, Ill. - A week after the only declared Republican candidate in the race for the 17th Congressional District dropped off, a new challenger has thrown his hat in the ring. Retired judge Joe McGra...
Oct 11, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
The UAW's 'record contract' hinges on pensions, battery plants
DETROIT (Reuters) - After nearly four weeks of disruptive strikes and hard bargaining, the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three automakers have edged closer to a deal that could offer record-sett...
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021.REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
Blinken headed to Israel to show U.S. solidarity, seek deterrence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to leave for Israel on Wednesday on a Middle East mission to prevent a wider war from erupting after an attack and hostage-taking b...
Oct 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on, as U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) speaks about the conflict in Israel, after Hamas launched its biggest attack in decades, while making a statement about the crisis, at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Hezbollah, Hamas claim attacks on Israel from Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Palestinian Hamas group has claimed a rocket attack and the Lebanese group Hezbollah exchanged fire with Israel in a third day of violence at the border that has opened up a new ...
Oct 10, 2023 Israeli soldiers gather as flame and smoke rise over Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
