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Family remembers Peoria shooting victim
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Family members are remembering 35 year old Isaac Payton as a loving son, brother, and father who always looked out for others. "He was a protector," Isaac's sister Tiara Payto...
Will Stevenson Sep 07, 2021 25 News

Walk to Defeat ALS utilizing mini walk platform again
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's Walk to Defeat ALS each year raises money for innovation toward a treatment and ultimately a cure for ALS. ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegener...
Julia Bradley Sep 07, 2021 (ALS Association-Peoria Facebook)

Biden to discuss plan to curb Delta variant on Thursday -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday will present a six-pronged strategy aimed at fighting the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant and increasing U.S. COVID-19 v...
Julia Bradley Sep 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the August Jobs Report at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. working to enable Afghanistan charter flights, Blinken says
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the United States is working to ensure charter flights carrying U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans can leave Afghanistan safely. ...
Julia Bradley Sep 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about Afghanistan during a media briefing at the State Department, in Washington, U.S., September 3, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS

Biden to visit NY, NJ to view Hurricane Ida's destruction
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden will visit New York and New Jersey on Tuesday to view the destruction wrought by last week's Hurricane Ida, which has left at least 57 dead and four missing in the east...
Julia Bradley Sep 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a rail yard and homes along Huff Avenue submerged in floodwater after torrential rains swept through Manville, New Jersey, U.S., following the passing of Hurricane Ida, September 2, 2021. Satellite image copyright 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Tazewell County honors Underground Railroad conductors
DELAVAN, Ill. -- Tazewell County held a fourth event honoring its involvement with the Underground Railroad on Monday. It was the fourth out of five events honoring local "Freedom Train" conductors. T...
Julia Bradley Sep 07, 2021 (25 News)

Taliban claim control of Panjshir, promise formation of government 'soon'
(Reuters) - The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, declaring that it completed the Islamist group's takeover of Afghanistan and promisi...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A truck with National Resistance Front markings is seen on a mountain top near Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan in this still image obtained from an undated video handout. NATIONAL RESISTANCE FRONT OF AFGHANISTAN HANDOUT/Handout via REUTERS

Florida gunman kills 4 including baby, wounds 11-year-old girl
(Reuters) - A self-described survivalist in body armor shot and killed four people, including a woman and her 3-month-old baby boy in her arms, before surrendering to police in central Florida on Sund...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock

Homicide victim identified, suspect arrested
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. - The suspect in Peoria's 22nd homicide of the year is in custody. Peoria police say Orlando Alexander, 42, turned himself in without incident around 2:32 p.m. Sunday in the 1200...
Ed Hammond Sep 05, 2021 Peoria Police Department

Driver arrested, another sought, following alleged street race accident
UPDATE - PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police are looking for the driver of a vehicle which may be connected to an accident that sent three people to a local hospital with serious to critical injuries. The ac...
Ed Hammond Sep 05, 2021 Peoria Police Department


