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Homicide victim identified as Manual High School student
UPDATE - Peoria, Ill. - A Manual High School senior has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Jerry L. Snipes, Jr., 17, of Peoria was pronounced d...
Oct 06, 2021 (25 News)
Three arrested in Peoria for suspected meth lab
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 5:30 p.m. Monday to the 500 block of Haungs Avenue where officers noticed a strong smell of ammonia coming from an alley. Police observed a man en...
Oct 06, 2021 (25 News)
Facebook blames 'faulty configuration change' for nearly six-hour outage
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc blamed a "faulty configuration change" for a nearly six-hour outage on Monday that prevented the company's 3.5 billion users from accessing its social media and messaging serv...
Oct 05, 2021 Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos are displayed through broken glass in this illustration taken October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
U.S. risks losing its 'edge' without big infrastructure spending, Biden says
HOWELL, Mich. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden made a pitch in Michigan on Tuesday for his huge social spending package which he vowed would help modernize America and benefit the middle class, while la...
Oct 05, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure investments at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 training facility in Howell, Michigan, U.S. October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. Senate to vote on debt ceiling, Republicans say they will oppose
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's Democrats planned a Wednesday vote in the Senate to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling, setting up yet another confrontation with Republicans that risks an econo...
Oct 05, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill, seen during sunset in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
New fire station open for 182nd Airlift Wing
PEORIA, Ill. - A facility local lawmakers say was desperately needed for the 182nd Airlift Wing has officially opened. A ribbon was cut Tuesday on the 182nd new fire station facility. "We knew the nee...
Oct 05, 2021 25 News via Facebook
Two restaurants to locate on ground floor of new OSF HealthCare headquarters
PEORIA, Ill. - Two restaurants will be on the ground level of the new OSF HealthCare headquarters in downtown Peoria after the headquarters opens at the first of next year. A Great Harvest Bread Compa...
Oct 05, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Facebook products 'harm children, stoke division,' whistleblower says
(Reuters) - Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, telling lawmakers the social media giant knew its apps were harming the mental health of some young use...
Oct 05, 2021 Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled 'Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower' on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., October 5, 2021. Drew Angerer/Pool via REUTERS
West Nile-positive bird found in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- The Tazewell County Health Department says a West Nile-positive bird has been collected in Washington. The health department urges people to protect themselves from mosquito bites,...
Oct 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
BU nursing students urge classmates to get vaccinated
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley nursing students are using their knowledge and skills to encourage their classmates to get vaccinated against COVID-19 with a dual-purpose campaign, "Bradley Pride for Vaccinat...
Oct 05, 2021 (Bradley University)
