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Organizers: Tuesday's "Red, White, and Boom" biggest fireworks show in the state (UPDATED)
PEORIA, Ill. - If you don't mind a little inconvenience in terms of traffic and parking, you're likely going to see something really big along the Peoria and East Peoria riverfronts Tuesday night. "Ca...
Jul 03, 2023 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Two PGA tour officials to testify to US Senate panel about merger with Saudi-backed LIV
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two PGA Tour officials will testify before a U.S. Senate panel next week about the tour's merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, but LIV officials declined to appear, lawmakers said ...
Jul 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: May 25, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Patrick Reed hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the Pro-Am tournament as part of the LIV Golf Washington D.C. 2023 event at Trump National Golf Club outside Washington DC. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
State, Peoria-area gasoline prices drop a few cents
PEORIA, Ill. - If you think gas prices in the Peoria area are a bit too much to handle, it could always be worse. GasBuddy.com says when figuring out its weekly Illinois gas price average this week, t...
Jul 03, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation traffic camera)
Baltimore gun battle highlights surge in US mass shootings
(Reuters) - A shooting at a holiday block party in Baltimore over the weekend that left two people dead and 28 injured highlights a sustained surge in mass shootings in the United States since the beg...
Jul 03, 2023 A police officer secures crime scene tape to a pole after a mass shooting at the scene of a Fourth of July holiday weekend block party in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. July 2, 2023 in a still image from video. REUTERS/Stringer
Rainfall helped drought, but likely didn't end it
LINCOLN, Ill. - The rains of the last several days likely put a dent in the drought, but it didn't likely end it. Rainfall totals over the area varied widely the last several days, according to "CoCoR...
Jul 03, 2023 Rainfall between 6/26/23 and 7/3/23 (Source: CoCoRaHS.org)
Peoria International Airport not seeing disruptions to flights before July 4th holiday
PEORIA, Ill. - Operations at Peoria International Airport leading into the holiday weekend are not seeing troubles and problems that other airports across the country are seeing. Director Gene Olson t...
Jul 03, 2023 (Courtesy of flypia.com)
Rivian beats estimates for second-quarter EV deliveries
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive on Monday beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly deliveries on stable demand for its electric vehicles, sending the company's shares up 10% in early trading. Amazon-b...
Jul 03, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name is shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Travel woes pushing more people to drive rather than fly on the 4th of July holiday
CHICAGO, Ill. (FOX News) - A record 43.2 million Americans are expected to hit the roads this Independence Day, with many of them forced to do so because of the problems at our nation's airports. More...
Jul 03, 2023 Karen / CC
Tennis-Djokovic center stage again as Wimbledon gets under way
LONDON (Reuters) - The All England Club gates swung open for the start of the Wimbledon championships on Monday with some notable absentees but one very familiar face, Novak Djokovic, fixing his eyes ...
Jul 03, 2023 Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 3, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic after practice on the first day of Wimbledon REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Baltimore mass shooting leaves 2 dead; half of 28 injured were children
(Reuters) -A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, as investigators soug...
Jul 03, 2023 A police officer passes a child's bicycle after a mass shooting at the scene of a Fourth of July holiday weekend block party in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. July 2, 2023 in a still image from video. REUTERS/Stringer
