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FEMA assisting local health departments with COVID-19 outreach
PEORIA, Ill. -- A team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is working with local health departments to raise awareness about the availability of COVID-19 vaccine clinics and various recovery ...
May 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden to push $6 trillion U.S. budget for next fiscal year - NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will seek $6 trillion in U.S. federal spending for the 2022 fiscal year, rising to $8.2 trillion by 2031, the New York Times reported on Thursday, a day befo...
May 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about jobs and the economy at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop sharply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week as layoffs subsided, with companies desperate for workers to meet surgin...
May 27, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Hundreds of people line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Update: California transit worker kills 9, extending U.S. mass shooting epidemic
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - A California transit employee killed nine co-workers before taking his own life on Wednesday, the latest in a spate of deadly U.S. mass shootings, prompting the state's go...
May 27, 2021 Police secure the scene of a mass shooting at a rail yard run by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California, U.S. May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva
IDOT and ISP remind drivers of Scott's Law, safety on roadways
PEORIA, Ill. -- Workers for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois State Police (ISP) commonly find themselves in a dangerous position on the side of highways and interstates. A...
May 26, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
Buyer beware: return to live events bringing out scammers
PEORIA, Ill. -- The hunger for concerts, sporting events, and other such gatherings is at a fever pitch after the pandemic wrecked all such occasions. Just as hungry are the proverbial sharks in the w...
May 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 5/26: No deaths for second straight day
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported no new COVID-19 deaths in the tri-county area for a second straight day. Overall, 31 new cases were reported throughout the ...
May 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/26: 11M doses given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More than 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been put into Illinoisans' arms. The 59,494 doses administered on Tuesday sprung the state over the 11M mark. 66% of ad...
May 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Amazon snaps up MGM for $8.45 billion as streaming war heats up
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it is buying MGM, the fabled U.S. movie studio home to the James Bond franchise, for $8.45 billion, giving it a huge library of films and TV shows and ramp...
May 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
East Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- It's unclear what caused an overnight fire in East Peoria, that left seven people displaced. The call came in around 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Anderson Avenue. Assistan...
May 26, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
