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Student responsible for threat at Washington school identified
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Officials at Washington Community High School said on Friday that they had resolved a potential student safety risk reported earlier this week. According to the school's Facebook p...
Jan 29, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Biden visits Pittsburgh bridge collapse, vows more U.S. investment
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -President Joe Biden stopped to look at a Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed just hours before he arrived for a scheduled visit to the city on Friday, dramatically underscoring the ...
Jan 29, 2022 Vehicles are seen on the remains of a bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., January 28, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. East Coast prepares for heavy snow, plunging temperatures as blizzard hits
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Residents of New York and New England hunkered down on Saturday for a fierce Nor'easter bringing high winds, deep cold and up to two feet of snow, a blizzard predicted to be one o...
Jan 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People walk in the snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Peoria apartments damaged by fire Friday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Some apartments near Richwoods High School in Peoria went up in flames Friday. Crews were called just after 4 p.m. to the Old Orchard Trace Apartments on N. Imperial Drive. Peoria Fire...
Jan 29, 2022 (25 News)
Peoria Fire: No injuries reported after vehicle fire at Unity Point Methodist parking deck
PEORIA, Ill. -- There are no injuries reported in the wake of a vehicle fire that hit outside a Peoria hospital. According to live emergency dispatch calls heard in the WMBD newsroom, firefighters and...
Jan 28, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria transit leaders celebrate $11M grant for CityLink maintenance upgrades
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria has one of the oldest transit maintenance facilities in the state of Illinois, but with the help of $11 million in new state grants, that's about to change. On Friday, Peoria tr...
Jan 28, 2022 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond, File
Russian buildup at Ukraine border includes blood for wounded, U.S. officials say
UPDATE: 2:51 p.m. CST WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian troop buildup along its border with Ukraine includes supplies of blood for the wounded, three U.S. officials told Reuters, a detail reinfo...
Jan 28, 2022 FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia. An Associated Press review shows the idea of Ukrainian interference took root during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was spread online and then amplified by Putin before some of America’s elected officials made it their truth. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
PPD: Arrest made in Peoria W. Forest Hill PNC Bank robbery
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have announced an arrest in an earlier bank robbery from last week. PPD says officers with the Criminal and Special Investigations units caught up with 31-year-old Monter...
Jan 28, 2022 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Richardson hired as Peoria assistant city manager
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria has a new assistant city manager. Kimberly Richardson has been selected to serve in the position. Richardson's responsibilities will include overseeing the Economic Development ...
Jan 28, 2022 (City of Peoria)
Caterpillar revenue beats estimates on rebound in construction demand
(Reuters) -Caterpillar Inc beat quarterly revenue estimates on Friday on sustained demand for its heavy machinery and construction equipment as global economic activity recovers from pandemic lows. Th...
Jan 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Caterpillar Inc. equipment is on display for sale at a retail site in San Diego, California, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
