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NFL: Rams beat Bengals in thriller to win Super Bowl on home field
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) -The Los Angeles Rams rallied late to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Sunday to deliver a Hollywood ending to the Super Bowl, securing the franchise's first championsh...
Cooper Banks Feb 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Feb 8, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals helmets are seen with a Wilson NFL official Duke football and the SBLVI numerals at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Blinken: U.S. moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv amid Russian buildup
UPDATE: 2:55 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is relocating its embassy operations in Ukraine from the capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on M...
Cooper Banks Feb 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, U.S. January 7, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

OLYMPICS LATEST: Russian Valieva cleared to compete but doping shadow remains
BEIJING (Reuters) -Sport's highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics, but the teenager's doping charge remai...
Cooper Banks Feb 14, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Beijing 2022 logo is seen outside the headquarters of the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Shougang Park, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Update: Business on Farmington Road a total loss
Update: 7:13 a.m. -- Fire officials say an early morning fire in West Peoria caused the total loss of a business. At least seven different agencies responded to the fire at Luxxx Showgirls of Peoria, ...
Julia Bradley Feb 14, 2022 (25 News)

U.S. says diplomacy still open to end Ukraine standoff with Russia
HONOLULU/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - The United States said the diplomatic path remained open to end a standoff with Moscow over Ukraine but said the risk of Russian military action was high enough t...
Ed Hammond Feb 13, 2022 Leonid Scheglov/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS

Peoria man arrested - accused of sexual abuse of minor
Collinsville, Ill. - Illinois State Police announce the arrest of a Peoria man during a traffic stop in St. Clair County. Juan Martin Mercado, 30, was wanted for questioning for alleged predatory crim...
Ed Hammond Feb 13, 2022 Illinois State Police

Manual High School hosts robotics competition
Manual High School hosts robotics competition PEORIA, Ill - (25 News) - Manual High School played host to robots built for battle in a series of championship matches over the weekend. Saturday's event...
Ed Hammond Feb 13, 2022 25 News

Iowa teen arrested for 2021 Peoria teen homicide
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. - Police in an Iowa community say a teen has been charged with the death of a teen from Peoria last year. Our news partner 25 News, through sister station KCRG in Cedar Rapids, says ...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 (Linn County, Iowa Correctional Center)

Tree of Lights campaign raises $2 million, exceeding goal
PEORIA, Ill. - They did it. The Peoria Salvation Army announced Friday they not only met their $1.7 million goal through their annual Tree of Lights campaign this past holiday season, they exceeded it...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022

Canada police start to clear protesters blocking U.S.-Canada bridge
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) -Canadian police started clearing protesters blocking a bridge linking Canada and the United States more than 12 hours after a court order to end the blockade took effect, p...
Will Stevenson Feb 12, 2022 Police officers stand guard on a street as truckers and supporters continue blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio


