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Dream Center prepares for "Backpack Peoria" this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- A sure sign that school is about to start each year, is the Dream Center's Backpack Peoria event. The Center's Andy King told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", the event is open to all s...
Jul 29, 2021 (Dream Center Peoria)
Olympics-Lee grabs all-around gold for U.S. as Biles watches on
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sunisa Lee claimed the coveted all-around gold medal many expected to see go to her United States team mate Simone Biles on Thursday, as the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics competition mov...
Jul 29, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Women's Individual All-Around - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Sunisa Lee of the United States in action during the floor exercise.REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
U.S. economy grows solidly in second quarter; weekly jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth solidly in the second quarter as massive government aid and vaccinations against COVID-19 fueled spending on travel-related services. Gross domestic product...
Jul 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Guests enjoy outdoor dining in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Biden to ask federal workers to get vaccinated or face testing -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that all civilian federal workers will need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face regular testing, social ...
Jul 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden makes remarks from the White House after his coronavirus pandemic relief legislation passed in the Senate, in Washington, U.S. March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
U.S. Senate advances roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure investment bill advanced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, passing a key milestone that moves the emerging legislation toward form...
Jul 29, 2021
Collins: Threat of severe storms Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's a possibility of severe weather moving into the Peoria area late Thursday afternoon and evening. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said as a cold front app...
Jul 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria County now at substantial transmission risk level, according to CDC
PEORIA, Ill. -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Peoria County is now at substantial transmission risk level for COVID-19. This is significant due to CDC guidelines r...
Jul 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
ZZ Top bassist dies at 72
HOUSTON -- Longtime ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died at 72. Hill passed away at his home in Houston, TX, according to band mates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard. It's unclear if Hill's death is connec...
Jul 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
Google will require COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. employees to step into campuses
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it would require employees in the United States to be vaccinated for stepping into its campuses, in an effort to get its workers immunized against C...
Jul 28, 2021 REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo
U.S. senators reach deal on major points of bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate negotiators to a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill have reached agreement on the major components of the measure, Republican Senator Rob Portman told repo...
Jul 28, 2021 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference urging action on climate change outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
