Author Archives: TJ Carson
Loans available to cover agricultural damage from spring storms
PEORIA, Ill. - Farmers in Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties are eligible to apply for loans to cover damage incurred from spring storms. The three are part of 49 contiguous counties eligible for...
Jun 19, 2023 (United States Department of Agriculture)
UPDATE: Titanic tourist submersible missing for third day with five aboard
UPDATED 6/20 4:45 A.M. (Reuters) - A submersible taking wealthy tourists to visit the site of the Titanic wreckage in deep waters off the coast of Canada was missing for a third day on Tuesday, as U.S...
Jun 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The port bow railing of the Titanic lies in 12,600 feet of water about 400 miles east of Nova Scotia as photographed earlier this month as part of a joint scientific and recovery expedition sponsored by the Discovery Channel and RMS Titantic. Scientists plan to illuminate and then raise the hull section of this legendary ocean liner later this month. Reuters/File Photo
Firefighters battle barn blaze in Washington Friday afternoon
WASHINGTON, Ill. - A barn in Washington suffered fire damage Friday afternoon. 25 News reports firefighters were called to the fire on East Guth Road just before 12:30 P.M. The Washington Fire Departm...
Jun 17, 2023 D4E / CC
Peoria health administrator appointed to state board
PEORIA, Ill. - A leader in the health community in the Peoria-area will have a new role with the state. Peoria City/County Health Department Public Health Administrator Monica Hendrickson has been app...
Jun 17, 2023 (25 News)
Illinois unemployment rate down, more jobs added in May
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Job numbers in Illinois continue to see improvements. The state's unemployment rate for the month of May was reported at 4.1%, a decrease of 0.1% from the previous month. The state...
Jun 17, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
Biden to make re-election pitch to unions in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will address union members in Philadelphia on Saturday in his first political rally since announcing his re-election campaign, aiming to shore up a key part ...
Jun 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the 29th AFL-CIO Quadrennial Constitutional Convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Gannett tiptoes into generative AI, giving humans the last word
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Publisher Gannett plans to include generative artificial intelligence in the system it uses to publish stories as it and other news organizations begin to roll out the popular tec...
Jun 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The corporate headquarter buildings of Gannett Co and its flagship newspaper, USA Today, are seen in McLean, Virginia, July 23, 2013. A decline in newspaper advertising dragged down Gannett Co's second-quarter results, underscoring the company's need for new revenue streams. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo
Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes, could face death
(Reuters) -A jury on Friday found Robert Bowers guilty of dozens of federal hate crimes for the killing of 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic atta...
Jun 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Flowers and other items have been left as memorials outside the Tree of Life synagogue following last Saturday's shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Alan Freed/File Photo
Peoria Steamboat Classic race takes place Saturday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Thousands will put on their running shoes and race through the streets of downtown Peoria this weekend. The 49th Steamboat Classic will take place Saturday morning. Runners participatin...
Jun 16, 2023 (Race Roster/Peoria Steamboat Classic)
Blinken heads to Beijing hoping to calm fears of a US-China break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Beijing this weekend with expectations low that he will make headway on the long list of disputes between the United States and Chi...
Jun 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to members of the media in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2023. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
