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U.S. failed to detect past Chinese spy balloons over United States -U.S. general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior U.S. general responsible for bringing down a Chinese spy balloon said on Monday the military had not detected previous spy balloons before the one that appeared on Jan. ...
Feb 06, 2023 A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill
More teens arrested in connection to car theft
PEORIA, Ill. - Two more Peoria juveniles are in trouble with the law for allegedly stealing a car. Police say it happened Saturday evening, but details are just coming out now. Officers spotted the ve...
Feb 06, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested after shot fired early Sunday
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man face a criminal charge after a report of a shot being fired early Sunday. Peoria Police say they were sent to Leroy and Albany in Central Peoria just before 1:00 a.m. for a...
Feb 06, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
U.S. House Speaker McCarthy to address debt ceiling ahead of Biden speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, locked in a standoff with Democratic President Joe Biden over raising the nation's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, plans to address th...
Feb 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters after he met with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the federal debt limit and spending, at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Local gas prices take slight decline
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas Prices in the Peoria area have taken another slight dip downward in two surveys. GasBuddy.com says their Peoria-area average has fallen 4.2 cents in the past week, averaging $3.53 f...
Feb 06, 2023 (Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)
Bridge project to readjust CityLink routes
PEORIA, Ill. - CityLink is making temporary adjustments to a few of its bus routes before a bridge project begins next month. IDOT is planning to start improvements to the Bob Michel Bridge starting o...
Feb 06, 2023 (25 News)
Pritzker seeks more info on AP African American Studies course
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker last week asked the College Board for more information about its reasoning for changing the final framework of a new Advanced Placement cou...
Feb 06, 2023 (State of Illinois)
PPD puts officers back on duty, protesters demand accountability
PEORIA, Ill. -- Demonstrators are calling for justice in the names of black men killed by police, both locally and nationally. Their demand: accountability for those who committed the acts as they ret...
Feb 06, 2023 (25 News)
Beyonce breaks all-time Grammy wins record, Harry Styles claims album prize
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Beyonce broke the record for most career wins at music's Grammy awards on Sunday but lost again in the prestigious album of the year category, this time to British...
Feb 06, 2023 Beyonce accepts the award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for "Renaissance" during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 5, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
China urges restraint as U.S. military searches for balloon remnants
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Beijing on Monday urged Washington to show restraint as the U.S. military searched for remnants of what it believes was a Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down over t...
Feb 06, 2023 A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill
