Category Archives: Local News
Salvation Army 'On The Ground' In The Bahamas
The Bahamas are in for a long recovery after Hurricane Dorian. Rich Draeger, Tri-County Director of Development for the Salvation Army in Peoria, says Corps personnel are already there. The Salvation ...
Sep 05, 2019 Salvation Army Heartland Division
A Rescue, A Reunion And A Rush To Help In Dorian's Aftermath
(AP) - Thousands of desperate hurricane survivors in the Bahamas are seeking help in Dorian's aftermath. One 89-year-old woman and her caretaker waited five days for assistance after the storm blew ou...
Sep 05, 2019 AP/Gonzalo Gaudenzi
Peoria City Council Member Formally Charged
Peoria City Council Man Zach Oyler is facing formal charges of domestic battery. Court records were filed on Wednesday in Peoria County Court. Oyler faces one count of domestic battery, and one count ...
Sep 05, 2019 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Corruption Charges vs. Schock Dropped
Corruption charges against former Representative Aaron Schock have been dismissed under a deal struck with prosecutors in March. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly ordered an indictment agains...
Sep 05, 2019 In this March 6, 2015 file photo, former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock speaks to reporters in Peoria, Ill. Schock is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, March 6, 2019, for the first time since the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in his corruption case. Schock resigned from Congress in 2015 amid scrutiny of his spending.
Children's Hospital Of Illinois Announces Trial Technology
PEORIA, Ill. -- Children's Hospital of Illinois has announced a clinical trial with technology for infants born with unexplained illnesses. The Peoria healthcare facility said Wednesday it will be tea...
Sep 04, 2019 MWC Flickr
UnityPoint Health Awarded Grant To Help People Impacted By Opioids
UnityPoint Health announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a $1.68 million grant through the Illinois Department of Human Services to help with the treatment of opioid use disorders. The two year ...
Sep 04, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Authorities: 33 Bodies Recovered From Wreckage Of California Boat Fire
(AP) - Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of 33 people who died in the scuba diving boat fire that happened off the coast of Southern California. Coast Guard Lt. Zach Farrell said Wednesda...
Sep 04, 2019 AP/Christian Monterrosa
Dorian Moving Parallel To Florida's Coast
(AP) - Hurricane Dorian's center is moving parallel to Florida's northeastern coast as it churns north-northwestward in the Atlantic. The storm's maximum sustained winds Wednesday morning are near 105...
Sep 04, 2019 AP/Gerald Herbert
Canton Family Afraid Of Impacts From Racist Letter
(25 News)--- Leona Heller picked up the mail at her house two weeks ago and found a letter that horrified and disgusted her. The family is angry, heartbroken and most of all looking for answers. "It m...
Sep 04, 2019
Metamora Approves Marijuana Sales Tax, Retires K-9
Metamora's board of trustees unanimously approved a marijuana sales tax Tuesday night. A three-percent sales tax would be applied to recreational cannabis sold in the village. The vote does not guaran...
Sep 04, 2019 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
