Category Archives: Top Stories
Trump says he is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was filing lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google, as well as their chief executives, alleg...
Jul 07, 2021 REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Olympics-Sha'Carri Richardson not selected to U.S. Tokyo relay team
(Reuters) -American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will not be selected to the U.S. 4x100-metre relay team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after she accepted a one-month ban for testing positive fo...
Jul 07, 2021 REUTERS/Lee Smith
Three officers shot in Chicago
CHICAGO -- Police say three law enforcement officers were shot and wounded while driving onto Interstate 57 Wednesday morning on Chicago's South Side. The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. in the Mor...
Jul 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
Haitian president assassinated at home in 'barbaric act' -PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in an "inhuman and barbaric act" and his wife was injured, Interim ...
Jul 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Haiti's President Jovenel Moise speaks during the investiture ceremony of the independent advisory committee for the drafting of the new constitution at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo
UnityPoint plans new $24 million mental health facility
PEORIA, Ill. -- UnityPoint Health UnityPlace has plans in the works for a new $24 million behavioral health clinic for children and adolescents. "Especially post-pandemic is an increase in anxiety and...
Jul 07, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Juvenile seriously injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded around 8:20 Tuesday night to a ShotSpotter alert in the 700 block of E. Frye that indicated multiple shots fired. A caller also said someone had been shot. Poli...
Jul 07, 2021 (25 News)
UPDATE: One dead after 4th of July shooting in Peoria
UPDATE 5:45 P.M. -- One of the men shot, 21-year-old Michael Anthony Charles Johnson, II, was pronounced brain dead by Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood Tuesday afternoon at 3:09 p.m. Harwood will r...
Jul 06, 2021 (25 News)
Peoria Community Development Department receives $45,000 to demolish abandoned homes
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Community Development Department has been granted an additional $45,000 by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) for demolition of abandoned residential structur...
Jul 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Humane Society talks taking care of pets during hot summer months
PEORIA, Ill. -- Just as bitterly cold temperatures can be dangerous for pets, the same goes for hot, humid temperatures seen in summer months. With an average heat index in Peoria of 90F in July, it's...
Jul 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. and Russian officials will meet next week on ransomware - White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ransomware attacks on U.S. businesses, such as the latest one centered on Florida IT firm Kaseya, will be discussed at a meeting of senior U.S. and Russian officials next week, t...
Jul 06, 2021 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
