Category Archives: Local News
Actor Hal Holbrook dies at 95
(Reuters) - Hal Holbrook, an award-winning actor acclaimed for his one-man portrayal of American literary legend Mark Twain and whose film work included portraying the mysterious "Deep Throat" in "All...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Actor Hal Holbrook arrives to the premiere of "Planes: Fire & Rescue" at the El Capitan Theater in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California, July 15, 2014. REUTERS/David McNew
Greene a 'cancer' on Republicans, McConnell says, as Democrats push to drop her from committees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitch McConnell, the top Senate Republican, said on Monday that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's embrace of conspiracy theories was a "cancer" on their party, as House De...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office as a newly elected member of the 117th House of Representatives in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Trump lawyers to file pretrial documents with U.S. Senate in preview of impeachment defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump faces a deadline on Tuesday to respond to the U.S. House of Representatives' impeachment charging him with inciting insurrection in a fiery speech ...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: impeachment managers Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Diana DeGette (D-CO), David Cicilline (D-RI), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stacey Plaskett (D-US Virgin Islands AT-Large), Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA) deliver an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial on accusations of inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2021. Melina Mara/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Update: Suspect responsible for stabbing officer identified
UPDATE -- The Tazewell County Coroner's Office announced the suspect responsible for stabbing the East Peoria police officer was 19-year old Joshua A. Crites. Crites was shot and killed early Tuesday ...
Feb 02, 2021 (25 News)
Resident hospitalized for smoke inhalation after accidental fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- The resident of a home at 5622 N. Fountaindale Dr. was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation after a Monday evening fire. Peoria Firefighters responded just before 5:30 p.m. on reports ...
Feb 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 2/1: Hospital bed availability increases
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday announced 44 people were in area hospitals with COVID-19 or suspected cases. That's a decrease of seven from Friday, when 51 patients we...
Feb 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Rossi: V70X comes from U.K. variant of COVID-19
PEKIN, Ill. - Illinois' first known cases of a variant of COVID-19, found in DuPage County, were detected at Pekin's Reditus Labs last week. Reditus Laboratories CEO Dr. Aaron Rossi said to date, 12 c...
Feb 01, 2021 Courtesy of Reditus Labs
State COVID roundup 2/1: almost 1 million doses given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois as of Tuesday is projected to have administered a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday reported 14,422 shots...
Feb 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Wall St. advances as small-time traders turn to silver
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes climbed on Monday following a steep sell-off last week, as a shift in the retail trading frenzy to silver drove up mining stocks and investors monitored progress...
Feb 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Trader Frank Masiello talks on his phone on Wall St. outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Trump faces deadline to deliver formal response to impeachment as trial looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's unprecedented second impeachment trial takes shape this week, as Democrats outline their case and Trump scrambles to prepare a defense amid ...
Feb 01, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
