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Biden administration extends residential eviction ban until end of July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday said it was extending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) COVID-19 residential eviction moratorium until July 31. Reuters...
Dalton Kemper Jun 24, 2021 REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

TCHD announces closure of COVID-19 testing site
PEKIN, Ill. -- Another local COVID-19 testing site will close soon. COVID-19 testing at 1800 Broadway in Pekin will end on July 1. Peoria County's testing site at the Peoria Civic Center closed perman...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; first quarter GDP unrevised at 6.4%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic gains traction amid a reopening economy, but a deart...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud

Apartment fire causes $200K in damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to an apartment fire in the 5400 block of W. Hay Meadow Lane. Crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2021 (25 News)

Car crashes into building overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's unclear what caused a car to crash into a building in Peoria near the corner of University and Glen, across from the Metro Centre, early Thursday morning. The building is the form...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2021 (25 News)

Update: At least one dead after building collapse in Miami
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tons of rubble on Thursday after a 12-story oceanfront residential building partially collapsed in southern Florida, with ...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2021 A bunk bed is seen in a partially collapsed building in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Collins: More severe weather expected this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- After dealing with severe weather across the tri-county area last weekend, news partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said more of the same may be seen this weekend. Accord...
Dalton Kemper Jun 23, 2021 Midwest Communications

Jul. ceremony set to complete Peoria war memorial
PEORIA, Ill. -- A third statue to commemorate Peoria-area veterans is scheduled to be erected. Peoria County Veteran's Memorial Committee has invited the public Jul. 3 to the county courthouse for wha...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD

Vice President Kamala Harris to visit U.S.-Mexico border on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday for the first time since taking a lead role in immigration issues, her office said, bowing to pressu...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 23, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Biden plans new steps to combat U.S. gun violence as violent crime climbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden plans to unveil new steps to curtail U.S. gun violence on Wednesday, including measures aimed at stemming the flow of firearms used in crimes, after pledging ...
Julia Bradley Jun 23, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria


