Category Archives: Top Stories
Shanghai protesters, police jostle as anger over China's COVID curbs mounts
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Hundreds of demonstrators in Shanghai shouted and jostled with police on Sunday evening as protests over China's stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day followi...
Nov 27, 2022 Workers in protective suits keep watch behind a barrier at a sealed restaurant area, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
City Council approves lease of Gateway Building to Childers
PEORIA, Ill. - An eatery with a number of Peoria and East Peoria locations is about to mark its expansion into downtown Peoria. The Peoria City Council is approving a lease agreement for Childers Eate...
Nov 25, 2022
Fire destroys South Peoria home
UPDATED 5:15 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A home in South Peoria was deemed a total loss after a mid-afternoon fire Friday. Peoria Fire crews were called to a home near Arago and Starr around 1:30 p.m., learni...
Nov 25, 2022 (25 News)
Soccer-England suffer reality check in 0-0 draw with U.S
AL KHOR, Qatar (Reuters) - England suffered a sobering reality check as they were outplayed for long periods by a youthful United States side in a tense 0-0 draw in their second World Cup Group B game...
Nov 25, 2022 Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group B - England v United States - Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar - November 25, 2022 England's Harry Kane heads at goal REUTERS/Peter Cziborra
Glasford man pleading guilty to federal child porn charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A Glasford man could face as much as 50 years in prison after recently pleading guilty to charges of producing and possessing child pornography. The U.S. Attorney's office says Benjamin...
Nov 25, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail February 2020)
Walmart gunman railed at co-workers in 'death note' before Virginia store shooting
(Reuters) -A Walmart supervisor who killed six co-workers at a store in Virginia on Tuesday bought a handgun the day of the shooting and left a rambling note on his cellphone in which he railed agains...
Nov 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Police walk through the parking lot after a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jay Paul/File Photo
Man indicted for West Peoria bar burglary
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man accused of breaking into a Farmington Road bar and stealing money from video gaming machines has now been indicted by a grand jury. Records indicate Gregory Belville, 32, w...
Nov 25, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
State: Beware of increased cyber scams during holiday season
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - State officials are offering tips to protect yourself and your money as you consider doing more cyber-shopping this year. Adam Ford from the state's Department of Innovation and Te...
Nov 25, 2022 Midwest Communications/University of Illinois Extension
Investors look for clues on consumer as holiday shopping kicks off
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are closely watching U.S. retail stocks as a barometer of consumer confidence as inflation bites, as the most important shopping season of the year begins on Friday. Cons...
Nov 25, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Shoppers wait in line at Coastal Grand Mall on Black Friday, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S., November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Micah Green
UPDATE: Two-year-old injured in accidental shooting, man arrested
UPDATED 11:38 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A young child is being treated for injuries following what was reported as an accidental shooting in Peoria on Thanksgiving Day, and a man was taken into custody. Peo...
Nov 25, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
