Author Archives: TJ Carson
West Nile virus found in Peoria County for the first time this year. Here is what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The West Nile virus has been found for the first time this year in Peoria County. The Peoria City/County Health Department says it was found in a positive mosquito sample. Director of E...
Jul 21, 2023 Tim Sheerman-Chase / CC
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen settles lawsuit against Trump Organization
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, has settled his lawsuit accusing the Trump Organization of failing to cover millions of dollars of...
Jul 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Michael Cohen, former attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, exits a New York Courthouse in New York City, U.S., March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
New labor contract official between Peoria Public Library and its workers. Here's what is known
PEORIA, Ill. - A new labor deal is now official between the Peoria Public Library and its workers' union. The union, represented by AFSCME Local 3463, ratified the deal last week, while the library's ...
Jul 21, 2023 (Peoria Public Library)
Trial in Trump classified documents case set for May 2024 -court document
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's trial over his mishandling of classified documents will begin on May 20 next year, according to a U.S. court order on Friday. Trump's lawyers had...
Jul 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Multiple fights involving juveniles Wednesday night at the Heart of Illinois Fair
PEORIA, Ill. - Police had to break up multiple fights Wednesday night at the Heart of Illinois Fair. Peoria Police says the first fight was reported as a large fight involving juveniles at around 8:45...
Jul 20, 2023 (Heart of Illinois Fair via Facebook)
Fiery House subcommittee hearing discusses alleged censorship on social media
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX News) - A House subcommittee hearing to discuss censorship by tech companies on Thursday turned volatile between Republicans and Democrats, along with a Presidential candidate. D...
Jul 20, 2023 ttarasiuk / CC
Biden's tough sell in Pennsylvania: green energy to union workers
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - President Joe Biden traveled on Thursday to Philadelphia to pitch the promise of a green economy to union workers skeptical that the solar, wind and electric vehicle industrie...
Jul 20, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his visit in Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Drought conditions stay the same in the Peoria-area from the previous week
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - There wasn't much change in drought conditions in the Peoria-area within the past week. The latest U.S Drought Monitor report released Thursday shows that all of Peoria and Woodford ...
Jul 20, 2023 (National Weather Service)
Aviation bill upping pilot retirement age to 67 passed by US House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass legislation that would raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 and make other aviation refor...
Jul 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pilots from United Airlines walk inside the airport as they take part in an informational picket at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Sunflowers in bloom near Jubilee State Park near Brimfield, but not for much longer
BRIMFIELD, Ill. - The sunflowers are in bloom near Jubilee State Park. Site Superintendent Stuart Whitaker says the flowers bloomed earlier this month. But says there's not much time left to see them ...
Jul 20, 2023 (Jubilee State Park/Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
