Author Archives: TJ Carson
Israel pounds Gaza after deadly Hamas raid as conflict threatens to spiral
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel battered Gaza on Sunday, a day after suffering its bloodiest attack in decades when Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns, killing hundreds and abducting an un...
Oct 08, 2023 The contrails of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel are seen from Sderot, southern Israel October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Downtown Peoria boil order lifted on Friday after water main break earlier this week
PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois American Water says a boil order has been lifted for downtown Peoria. The order was needed after a water main break occurred in the intersection of Adams and Liberty Streets on...
Oct 06, 2023 (TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Sam Bankman-Fried's reassurances about FTX were false, ex-lieutenant testifies
UPDATED 3:18 P.M. NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried's former lieutenant and business partner recounted the FTX cryptocurrency exchange's dramatic collapse on the witness stand on Friday, stating h...
Oct 06, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried listens as Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos questions Gary Wang during Bankman-Fried's fraud trial over the collapse of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., October 6, 2023, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Family and friends of Erik Herrera seeking answers after fatal July crash in Central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Family and friends of Erik Herrera held a protest Thursday afternoon at the Peoria County Courthouse to seek justice after he died in a crash in July. The 20-year-old Herrera died after...
Oct 06, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US job growth sizzles; wage inflation cooling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased by the most in eight months in September as hiring rose broadly, pointing to persistent labor market strength that could give the Federal Reserve ammun...
Oct 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Peoria business leaders discuss how to develop entrepreneurs at University of Illinois-hosted event
PEORIA, Ill. - Business leaders took part in a forum Thursday morning in Peoria to discuss ways to try and develop more entrepreneurs in the region. The forum was part of a tour by leaders at the Univ...
Oct 05, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Bradley University professor sees McCarthy ouster vote as "historic," but not surprised by it
PEORIA, Ill. - For a professor at Bradley University, the ouster of California Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House was "historic," but not too surprising. Megan Remmel is an ...
Oct 04, 2023 Matt Johnson / CC
Sam Bankman-Fried's wealth was 'built on lies,' prosecutor says at trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried's wealth and power was "built on lies," a U.S. prosecutor said on Wednesday in opening statements for his trial on charges of stealing billions of dollars from cu...
Oct 04, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the United States Courthouse in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
Man injured after hit-and-run accident Tuesday evening in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man was taken to the hospital after a hit-and-run accident Tuesday evening in Central Peoria. Peoria Police says officers were sent to the area of Forrest Hill and Gale around 8:19 P....
Oct 04, 2023 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
US private payrolls gains smallest in more than 2-1/2 years, ADP report shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. private employers added the fewest workers in more than 2-1/2 years in September, with large establishments shedding jobs, but that likely exaggerates the pace of slowdown i...
Oct 04, 2023 FILE PHOTO: An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
