Category Archives: Local News
PCSO nabs West Peoria robbery suspect
WEST PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they suspect robbed the Farmington Rd. Freedom Oil shortly after 8:00 Wednesday morning after striking the clerk on duty in th...
Dec 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 12/9: region ICU bed capacity far below needed mark
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three area residents died of COVID-19 complications between Tuesday and Wednesday as the Peoria City/County Health Department also reported 289 new cases. A Peoria County woman in her ...
Dec 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
50% of Americans ready for vaccine shot
WASHINGTON -- A new poll find only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccines even as states prepare to begin months of vaccinations. The survey from The Associat...
Dec 09, 2020 A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
BBB warns of puppy scams
PEORIA, Ill. -- Puppy scams are nothing new, but due to COVID-19, the scams are seeing new life. Jessica Tharp, with the Better Business Bureau of Central Illinois, said that's especially true as we a...
Dec 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Delta officially terminates service to PIA
PEORIA, Ill. -- Delta Airlines service from Peoria has become a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Peoria's Metropolitan Airport Authority has been notified that as of last week, Delta has changed the...
Dec 09, 2020 (flypia.com)
Trump looks past Supreme Court loss to new election lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says his campaign will join an improbable case before the Supreme Court challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost. That word c...
Dec 09, 2020 In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the electoral battleground. The court without comment Tuesday, Dec. 8, refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot
LONDON (AP) - U.K. regulators say people who have a "significant history'' of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occ...
Dec 09, 2020 A nurse prepares a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, as the U.K. health authorities rolled out a national mass vaccination program. U.K. regulators said Wednesday Dec. 9, 2020, that people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country’s mass vaccination program. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
Soccer players lay down 'marker' in fight against racism
(AP) -- The Champions League produced one of soccer's most powerful shows of solidarity Tuesday against racism when players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir left the field and didn't r...
Dec 09, 2020 Players of Paris Saint Germain, and Istanbul Basaksehir leave the pitch, during the Champions League group H soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Tuesday Dec. 8 , 2020. Basaksehir's assistant coach Pierre Webo was shown a straight red card in the 16th minute before the players refused to continue the match amid allegations of racism by one of the match officials. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Less cash for DoorDash: Peoria council caps third party food delivery fees
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council voted Tuesday night 10-1 to temporarily limit the amount of money third party food delivery services can charge local restaurants. The ordinance mandates all such s...
Dec 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria elections board rejects two names
PEORIA, Ill. -- A pair of Peoria mayoral hopefuls will not appear on the February primary ballot. A Tuesday ruling by the Peoria County Election Commission upheld a challenge from Anthony Walraven abo...
Dec 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
