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Boulder shooting suspect held without bail while he undergoes mental health assessment
(Reuters) - A county judge in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday ordered a 21-year-old man accused of killing 10 people when he opened fire at a supermarket to be held without bail while he undergoes a me...
Mar 25, 2021 Geoffrey Nicosia plays the bagpipes at a makeshift memorial where people lay flowers on the police car of officer Eric Talley who died Monday responding to a call where a gunman opened fire on people in a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; fourth-quarter growth revised up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer than expected Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week as economic activity rebounds after weather-related disruptions in February, but it would like...
Mar 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
CityLink bus rear-ended in early morning crash
PEORIA, Ill. -- A CityLink bus was rear-ended in Peoria Thursday morning. The accident, that involved a passenger vehicle, happened around 6 a.m. near the Walgreens on Knoxville and McClure. Scanner t...
Mar 25, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Renovations and reconstruction set to begin at Taft Homes
PEORIA, Ill. -- Many of the apartments at Peoria's Taft Homes have been boarded up for months. Now, renovations of the public housing complex are set to begin soon at a cost of $47.3 million. At a mee...
Mar 25, 2021 (25 News)
AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine 76% effective in new analysis, to seek U.S. approval
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca's said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective in a new analysis of its U.S. trial - only a tad lower than the level in an earlier report this week criticised for using outdated...
Mar 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
ICC receives just under $900,000 from state for maintenance projects
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) Wednesday announced nearly $867,000 has been released for the renovation of the courtyard and upgrades for ADA compliance at Illinois ...
Mar 24, 2021 (Illinois Central College Facebook)
Peoria Fire unable to determine cause of fatal fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- After spending 57 hours investigating, the Peoria Fire Prevention Division is ruling the cause of a fatal fire March 14 to be undetermined. "[57 hours] is an extremely long time -- we ...
Mar 24, 2021 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Gov. J.B. Pritzker receives COVID-19 vaccine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Wednesday received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Springfield. Pritkzer Wednesday visited the Illinois State Fairgrounds, which is being use...
Mar 24, 2021 State of Illinois/Illinois Information Service
Local COVID roundup 3/24: Area hospital usage up
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported an increase of six area hospital patients with COVID-19. ICU usage saw an increase of three and is now up to 12 patients. Th...
Mar 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/24: Over 5 million vaccine doses administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported the state has surpassed 5 million vaccine doses administered. 107,219 doses were administered Tuesday in Illinoi...
Mar 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
