Category Archives: Top Stories
UPDATE: Heatwave brings health warnings as extreme weather grips globe
UPDATED 8:13 a.m. ROME (Reuters) -Temperatures were expected to reach record highs in Italy on Tuesday and the World Meteorological Organization warned of an increased risk of deaths as heatwaves and ...
Jul 18, 2023 People cool off near the Spanish Steps, during a heatwave across Italy, as temperatures are expected to rise further in the coming days, in Rome, Italy July 18, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Peoria Public Schools chief and teachers union trade barbs over money spent on splash pad
PEORIA, Ill. - A splash pad is the reasoning for a war of words between Peoria Public Schools and its teachers' union. In two separate social media posts on Monday, Peoria Federation of Teachers Local...
Jul 18, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers
(Reuters) - Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Monday as homes and businesses kept air conditioners cranked up to escape a heatwave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), whic...
Jul 18, 2023 Workers mow the grass at an apartment complex during hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Peoria's Police chief says parents need to be held responsible for repeat juvenile offenders. Here's his idea
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Echevarria says there are two types of juveniles who may be committing most of the crime you've been hearing about a lot lately. Those who are habitual offenders getting a...
Jul 17, 2023 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Moscow halts grain deal in what UN says is a blow to people in need everywhere
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old U.N.-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, spreading fear in poorer countries that price rises will ...
Jul 17, 2023 A view shows the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
Peoria Police report multiple incidents Sunday evening and early Monday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Three males escaped injury after reportedly being shot at in Peoria's Central Bluff Sunday evening. The incident occurred just after 11:00 P.M. in the area of Sheridan and McClure, and ...
Jul 17, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Biden invites Israel's Netanyahu to White House
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington for an official visit at a date to be determined, the prime minister's office sa...
Jul 17, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Palmachim Air Force Base near the city of Rishon Lezion, Israel July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Two fall shows announced for Peoria Civic Center Theater on Monday
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center announced two shows for the fall in its Theater on Monday. Theresa Caputo will bring a live show to Peoria on October 28th. She is best known for her TLC show "L...
Jul 17, 2023 (Peoria Civic Center)
Yellen does not see recession in U.S. - Bloomberg interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday the United States was making good progress in bringing inflation down and she did not expect the U.S. economy to enter into a ...
Jul 17, 2023 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses the media, along with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on the sidelines of a G20 meeting at Gandhinagar, India, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Gas prices see minimal change over the past week in the Peoria-area
PEORIA, Ill. - The price of gas in Peoria has held steady in the past week, but much lower compared to this time last year. GasBuddy's latest weekly report lists the price of a gallon of unleaded in t...
Jul 17, 2023 Orin Zebest / CC
