Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Public Health Administrator urges vaccination status honesty
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the news last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that mask guidelines would be relaxed for fully-vaccinated individuals, many have wondered how to tell i...
Dalton Kemper May 20, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 5/20: area man in 30s succumbs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two residents of the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county during the most recent COVID-19 reporting period passed away from conditions related to the virus. A Peoria man in his 30s died...
Rick Hirschmann May 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Israel and Hamas to observe Gaza truce from 2 a.m. on Friday
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 a.m. on Friday (2300 GMT Thursday), a Hamas official and Israeli media said, bringing a potentially tenu...
Rick Hirschmann May 20, 2021 REUTERS/Baz Ratner
State COVID roundup 5/20: nearly 50% fully vaxed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Almost half of all Illinois adults have reached full vaccination status. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 47% of the state's adult population as of Thursday had r...
Rick Hirschmann May 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
PIA launches new website
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is launching a newly redesigned website. The updated flypia.com will offer passengers and area residents increased functionality and e...
Julia Bradley May 20, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop further below 500,000
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped further below 500,000 last week, suggesting job growth picked up this month, though companies still a...
Julia Bradley May 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/File Photo
Peoria releases list of applicants for at-large seat
PEORIA, Ill. -- 26 people have submitted their names to be the next at-large council member in Peoria. The list of applicants include: Frank Abdnour Dan Adler Shawn Allen Kim Armstrong Demario Boone N...
Julia Bradley May 20, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Renewed violence over Gaza despite ceasefire moves gaining momentum
GAZA (Reuters) -Diplomatic moves towards a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict gathered pace on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden called for a de-escalation, but Israel kept up its bom...
Julia Bradley May 20, 2021 An Israeli flag flutters near an artillery unit as it fires near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
U.S. House approves Capitol riot probe; many Republicans buck leadership
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to create an independent commission to probe the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supp...
Julia Bradley May 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Pekin holding large item disposal event
PEKIN, Ill. -- The City of Pekin this Saturday will be holding a bulk disposal event. Big items may be dropped off at one of three locations: 1208 Koch St., the corner of Second and Susannah, and N. 1...
Rick Hirschmann May 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
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