Category Archives: Top Stories
Jurors start deliberations in Depp, Heard defamation case
NOTE: This story contains profane language. (Reuters) - Jurors began deliberating the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard on Friday after six weeks of conflicting testimo...
May 27, 2022 Actor Johnny Depp arrives in the courtroom for closing arguments in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., May 27, 2022. Steve Helber/Pool via REUTERS
Intoxicated suspect arrested after striking victim at Peoria County 'saloon'
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- We're learning about a violent disturbance at a so-called saloon in rural Peoria County. Sheriff's deputies say they arrested 61-year-old David Baker for allegedly punching a vi...
May 27, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Sollberger: Around-the-clock fire watch at BioUrja will end Sunday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - All the silos damaged as a result of an explosion at the BioUrja plant in Peoria more than two weeks ago are almost a memory. Peoria Interim Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger says all the lea...
May 27, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man gets federal prison time for lying about gun purchase
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man could have received as much as ten years in federal prison for a felony weapons charge he pleaded guilty to. Instead, the U.S. Attorney's Office says a federal judge Thursd...
May 27, 2022 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Creatures and light the subjects of new museum exhibit
PEORIA, Ill. - You may just "light up" about a new exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum that also could "bug" you. An exhibit opens Saturday called "Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescence." R...
May 27, 2022 Will Stevenson/1470-100.3 WMBD
Police face questions over their response to Texas school massacre
UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -The gunman in the Texas school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour be...
May 27, 2022 Texas Department of Public Safety officers stand in front of a memorial outside Robb Elementary school, after a gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
LaHood discusses what to do about mass shootings
PEORIA, Ill. -- Addressing the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school this week, 17th District Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) says to combat such violence, a multi-faceted plan is needed. "We...
May 27, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Despite high gas prices, over 39 million Americans will travel this weekend
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX News) -- Americans traveling for Memorial Day Weekend should get ready to open their wallets. The average price of gas has not only been rising, it's broken a new record for 17 c...
May 27, 2022 David Wilson / CC
Biden administration plans to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three people with knowle...
May 27, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Parade participants protesting against high student loan burdens are preparing to take part in the annual July 4th parade at Ashland, Oregon, U.S. on July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Randall Mikkelsen
Husband of teacher killed in Texas school dies in wake of massacre
(Reuters) - The husband of a fourth grade teacher killed in this week's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has died from a heart attack, family members told the New York Times. Joe Garcia was ...
May 27, 2022 Crosses with the names of victims of a school shooting, are pictured at a memorial outside Robb Elementary school, after a gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello
