Category Archives: Top Stories
Wyoming coroner says Gabby Petito's death was caused by strangulation
UPDATED 2:50 P.M. (Reuters) -Gabby Petito, the young woman who vanished on a road trip with her boyfriend and later turned up dead in Wyoming, was killed by strangulation, a local coroner said on Tues...
Oct 12, 2021 A makeshift memorial for Gabby Petito is seen, after a woman's body found in a Wyoming national park was identified as that of the missing 22-year-old travel blogger, near North Port City Hall in North Port, Florida, U.S., September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Police Chief: violence problem in Peoria, but not a gang problem
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria continues to claim while there is a violence problem in Peoria, there isn't a gang problem. At least, Echevarria says, that's in terms of how he defi...
Oct 12, 2021 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley)
1 injured after crash on I-74 in Tazewell County
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - Illinois State Police continue to investigate a crash on Interstate 74 Tuesday morning that sent one person to the hospital. Troopers say it happened around 6:45 a.m. near the ...
Oct 12, 2021 Illinois Department of Transportation via 25 News
U.S. should face up to 'shameful past' with tribal nations, VP Harris says
(Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday that the European explorers who first landed on U.S. shores had "ushered in a wave of devastation for tribal nations, perpetrating violence...
Oct 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris leads a session of the President's online COVID Summit inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
U.S. FDA removes concessions on hand sanitizer production as supply recovers
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday companies manufacturing certain alcohol-based hand sanitizers under its previous relaxed guidance must stop making these products by t...
Oct 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Dr. Kasper: COVID-19 variants could make virus weaker
PEORIA, Ill. -- A top infectious disease specialist in Peoria offers assurances about the evolution of COVID-19 variants. Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Doug Kasper with the University of Illinois ...
Oct 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. quits hit record high in August; hiring falls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans voluntarily quitting their jobs surged to a record high in August, while hiring fell by the most in eight months, underscoring the difficulties that busi...
Oct 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A restaurant advertising jobs looks to attract workers in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
PPS providing free lifeguard training for students
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's a new pathway to jobs for Peoria Public Schools students wanting to become lifeguards. On Monday night, the school board unanimously approved an agreement with the Peoria Park ...
Oct 12, 2021 (25 News)
NFL-Raiders's Gruden resigns after anti-gay, sexist comments in emails
(Reuters) -Jon Gruden said on Monday he has resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after the New York Times reported he had used racist, misogynistic and homophobic language in emails over se...
Oct 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Sep 19, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden watches the first quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports
Texas governor bars all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in state, rips Biden for 'bullying'
(Reuters) -Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called "bullying" by the Biden Administration, on Monday barred all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, includ...
Oct 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
