Category Archives: Local News
Testing timeline: What’s ahead for COVID-19 vaccines
(AP) -- Pfizer's surprising news that its COVID-19 vaccine might offer more protection than anticipated is raising questions about exactly how the different shots will make it to market. Pfizer and th...
Nov 10, 2020 Pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York on Monday Nov. 9, 2020. Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, but it doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Barr tells DOJ to probe election fraud claims if they exist
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue "substantial allegations" of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presiden...
Nov 10, 2020 Attorney General William Barr leaves the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Peoria Public Schools will not play basketball this winter
PEORIA, Ill. -- As many school districts around the state have been making their decisions whether or not to partake in basketball this winter, the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education Monday nigh...
Nov 9, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bustos will not run again for committee chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairwoman of House Democrats' campaign committee said Monday she won't seek the post again for the next Congress. Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos' decision comes after her party unex...
Nov 9, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 11/9: over 900 cases during weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Region Two's COVID-19 rolling seven-day positivity rate as of Monday was above 8% for the 11th day in a row. It sat at 13.2%. When a region has been above 8% for 14 consecutive days, I...
Nov 9, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 11/9: 4.4k hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 10,573 COVID-19 tests between Sunday and Monday in Illinois came back positive. Illinois Department of Public Health also reported 14 new deaths. Laboratories throughout the state...
Nov 9, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, a stunning move on the heels of Trump's failed reelection bid. Presidents who win reelection often replace Cabine...
Nov 9, 2020 AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File
Woman crashes into garbage truck in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria emergency crews were called just after 9:30 a.m. Monday to an accident in the 6800 block of Galena Road. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said a woman's vehicle struck an unoccup...
Nov 9, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
GM recalls 217,000 vehicles to fix leak that can stop travel
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to stop or catch fire. The recall covers certain versions o...
Nov 9, 2020 FILE - This Jan. 27, 2020 file, photo shows the General Motors logo in Hamtramck, Mich. General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to stop or catch fire. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must
WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden is imploring Americans to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus - even as he cheered news about the promising development of a vaccine ...
Nov 9, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden leaves after speaking at Mountain Top Inn & Resort, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Warm Springs, Ga. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
