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New York subway shooting suspect faces initial court appearance
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man suspected of injuring 23 people by setting off smoke bombs and spraying the inside of a New York City subway car with gunfire was due to make an initial court appearance o...
Apr 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Frank James, the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting, is escorted from an NYPD precinct in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Stephen Yang
City hosting open house next week on possible passenger rail stops
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City officials are holding a meeting next week that could lead to a potential site for a passenger rail train station. An open house by the city and the Tri-County Regional Plann...
Apr 13, 2022 (City of Peoria)
Man sentenced to 50 years in prison after 2021 stabbing death
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man convicted of murder will be in prison for the next 50 years. 25 News reports Micha Gordon, 55, was given the sentence Wednesday after being convicted by a jury in January. ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Peoria County Jail)
Pekin Police want help identifying burglary suspects
PEKIN, Ill. - Pekin Police are looking for the public's help identifying two subjects who may be responsible for a recent vehicle burglary. Police did not provide any specific details about what may h...
Apr 13, 2022 (Pekin Police via Facebook)
Gas station managers could go to court over Illinois gas tax provision
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gas station managers across Illinois are effectively being forced to post notifications about the state's delay in gas tax hikes until January. At least one leader in the gasoline busi...
Apr 13, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
City proposes gaming terminal fee cut, but state says businesses must help pay
PEORIA, Ill. - New state rules that would benefit video gaming terminal operators would also cost Peoria small businesses. "I don't quite understand where this is coming from," At-Large Council Member...
Apr 13, 2022 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Small earthquake reported in Southern Illinois
WHITE COUNTY, Ill. - You probably didn't feel it, but people who lived in extreme southern Illinois might have. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded around 8:45 p.m....
Apr 13, 2022 The star indicates the epicenter of the earthquake, in White County, Illinois. (U.S. Geological Survey)
Pittsburgh-area-based company opening location near Pekin and is hiring
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Pennsylvania-based company is locating a plant in Tazewell County. The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council says Regal Industrial Corporation has purchased the former ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Regal Industrial Corp.)
Biden administration issues short-term transportation mask mandate extension
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Wednesday extended by 15 days a U.S. mandate requiring travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and in transit hubs, saying they needed time to assess the impa...
Apr 13, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International airport in New York, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Biden accuses Russia of genocide in Ukraine
DES MOINES, Iowa/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time on Tuesday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine amounts to genocide, a significant escalation of the president's rh...
Apr 13, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks while visiting a POET Bioprocessing plant in Menlo, Iowa, U.S., April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Al Drago
