Category Archives: Local News

(AP) - Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to "never forget" and rising attention to the terror attacks' extended toll on responders. A crowd of victims' r...

Peoria Heights wants your feedback. Village Mayor Mike Phelan is encouraging residents to attend a community meeting Thursday night. "So, if people have issues in their neighborhood, we want to have t...

September is National Preparedness Month. And, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency wants to help prepare your family for a disaster. I-EMA Spokesperson Rebecca Clark says there are five areas tha...

The Peoria City Council has given the green light building a new fire station on the city's southside. According to a Facebook post by Peoria Firefighters Local 50 Union, council members Tuesday night...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria County Sheriff's Office saw what it called an overall success from its Labor Day Weekend crackdown campaign. Numbers released Tuesday show "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" y...

UPDATE: 9/10/19 Autopsy findings show that Hardy was shot multiple times on the trunk of his body, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Hardy suffered detrimental internal bleeding. Harwo...

(AP) - President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. He say...

Addressing health concerns on a larger scale. "Mega Body, Mega Lung" is a family event being held at the CEFCU Center Stage, on the Peoria Riverfront, this Saturday. Sara Caruso, Nurse Manager with Un...

Peoria Public Schools has approved a 3-percent raise for Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat, and a $5,000 merit-based bonus. The PPS School Board voted 4-2 in favor of the pay raise Monday night. ...

(AP) - Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to better regulate the electronic cigarette industry in the wake of several vaping-related deaths. Durban criticized...