Category Archives: Top Stories
Woman, convicted of murder, granted new trial by appellate court
PEORIA, Ill. - An Illinois appellate court is siding with a Peoria woman's request for a new trial on murder charges. The Third District Appellate court ruled Thursday Sheyanah Lee, 35, should get the...
Jan 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail 2018)
COVID transmission continues to decline in Illinois -State
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The rate at which COVID-19 is being spread in Illinois has taken another big step down. The Illinois Department of Public Heath says only 28 counties in the state are now at elevat...
Jan 20, 2023 (Centers for Disease Control)
UPDATE: Biden, McCarthy to meet on debt limit as Yellen warns of consequences
UPDATED 5:53 P.M. DAKAR/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned that the U.S. government cannot choose to pay some bills over others if Congress fails to raise the borro...
Jan 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
U.S. home sales drop to 12-year low; price growth cools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales plunged to a 12-year low in December, but declining mortgage rates raised cautious hope that the embattled housing market could be close to finding a fl...
Jan 20, 2023 A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Man arrested on weapons charges following traffic stop
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is in trouble with the law for allegedly having a gun in his possession. Peoria Police say it started around 2:15 a.m. Friday at Newman Parkway and Mission Road in Central ...
Jan 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Sheriff warns of 'blackmail' scam, mostly involving teen boys
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriffs Department is warning parents of a potential scam targeting mostly teenagers in the area. Sheriffs officials are taking to social media, to warn of something ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Peoria County Sheriffs Office)
U.S. mayors meet in Washington to tackle mental illness, immigration
(Reuters) - Mayors from across the United States gathered in Washington for their annual winter conference this week to tackle major issues facing their cities, with mental health, addiction and mass ...
Jan 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria attends a news conference to launch a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination supersite in San Diego, California, U.S. February 8, 2021. Sandy Huffaker/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
DCFS, director face lawsuit filed on behalf of jailed wards
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday was named in a federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of children in state care who have...
Jan 20, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Illinois Department of Children and Family Services)
Biden has 'no regrets' about handling of classified documents
APTOS, Calif. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he has "no regrets" about his handling of classified documents found at his home and former office and that he believes the matter wi...
Jan 20, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks while California's Governor Gavin Newsom looks on, as he visits a storm-damaged area in Seacliff State Park, California, U.S., January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Mills
Permanent Vote by Mail applications being sent out in Peoria Co.
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- If you're wanting to skip the line at the polls on Election Day permanently, the Peoria County Election Commission will be mailing out Permanent Vote by Mail applications to reg...
Jan 20, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
