Author Archives: TJ Carson
Princeville pool closed for this year but could come back with a park district
PRINCEVILLE, Ill. - The village of Princeville is without a public-run pool this summer, but the potential of a new government body could help bring it back. 25 News reports the village board voted to...
May 14, 2023 (Village of Princeville)
Bradley University graduates Class of 2023
PEORIA, Ill. - There's a new class of graduates from Bradley University. Bradley held commencement ceremonies for both its undergraduate and graduate students Saturday, before many of them headed off ...
May 14, 2023 (Bradley University via Twitter)
Zelenskiy in Berlin: we can make Russia's defeat 'irreversible'
KYIV/BERLIN (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv and its Western supporters could make a Russian defeat in the war in Ukraine "irreversible" as early as this year and...
May 14, 2023 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Bellevue palace in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2023. Bernd von Jutrczenka/Pool via REUTERS
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to sold-out crowd in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A variety of topics and accomplishments were touched on by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) Friday night in Peoria. DeSantis was the keynote speaker at the annual Peoria and Tazewell C...
May 12, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria invites community to develop strategic plan
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria is asking the community to help shape its priorities for the next few years. The city will be hosting morning and afternoon sessions on June 1st and 2nd at the Peoria Civic Cente...
May 12, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Three-vehicle crash injures two people
PEORIA, Ill. - A three-vehicle accident in Peoria Thursday afternoon injured two people. The crash occurred around 2:45 P.M. next to the intersection of Warm Memorial and Allen/Charter Oak. 25 News re...
May 11, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)
Two arrested at South Peoria business for different reasons
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police arrested two people Wednesday afternoon in South Peoria at the same time, but for different reasons. Officers observed a vehicle with a wanted subject at 3:39 P.M., and fo...
May 11, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
U.S. homeland security chief says border facilities strained by new arrivals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is already seeing high number of border encounters in certain areas, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Thursday ahead of a COVID-19 i...
May 11, 2023 A migrant shows U.S. border patrol her passport as migrants continue to gather between primary and secondary border fences as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
US weekly jobless claims hit 1-1/2-year high; inflation subsiding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits jumped to a 1-1/2-year high last week, pointing to cracks in the labor market as demand slows, potentially gi...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S., China pledge to maintain communications as two top officials meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration's top security adviser met with China's top diplomat this week and pledged to keep lines of communication open, the White House said on Thursday, in one ...
May 11, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
