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Man claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol surrenders to police
UPDATE - 2:21 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to police on Thursday after a standoff that paralyzed a swath of Washingt...
Aug 19, 2021 Social Media via REUTERS
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 17-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 17-month low last week, pointing to another month of robust job growth, though surging COVID-19 inf...
Aug 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A hiring sign is seen at the register of Burger Boy restaurant, as many restaurant businesses face staffing shortages in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Gas leak shuts down N. Knoxville overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters, Public Works, and Police were called to a large gas leak late Wednesday night. Battalion Chief Stephen Rada said crews responded to the 2200 block of North Knoxvil...
Aug 19, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. says it expects Taliban to allow Afghans to evacuate safely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday the United States expects the Taliban to allow Afghans who wish to leave Afghanistan to depart safely, following reports that the group now...
Aug 18, 2021 Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
ISBE hears opinions on masks in schools during monthly meeting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Wednesday heard from officials and parents regarding the school mask mandate that requires everyone to wear a mask indoors, regardless...
Aug 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria has tie to new official "State Microbe"
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - It may not seem like the most important piece of legislation to ever be signed in to law, but it's one that has an important tie to Peoria history. During Agriculture Day at the Il...
Aug 18, 2021 (File--State Sen. Dave Koehler. From State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service)
U.S. to start offering COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in September
(Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Wednesday it plans to make COVID-19 vaccine booster shots widely available to all Americans starting on Sept. 20 as infections rise from the Delta variant of th...
Aug 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Biden scrambles to limit damage to credibility from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Joe Biden appeared in the White House East Room on July 8 to stress that the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan was proceeding apace, he declared that a Taliban takeov...
Aug 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the crisis in Afghanistan during a speech in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
OSF HealthCare breaks ground on Cancer Institute
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare broke ground on the new $237 million Cancer Institute on Tuesday, a facility that will provide state-of-the-art cancer treatment for patients from across the Midwest. Th...
Aug 18, 2021 (OSF HealthCare)
PPD makes third arrest in armed robbery
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested a third and final suspect in a home invasion and armed robbery that occurred last week. A Ring doorbell camera recorded the attack on Tuesday, August 10 in ...
Aug 18, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
