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U.S. House set to vote on commission to probe deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is expected to approve creating a 10-member commission to probe the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, testing Republicans' loyalty to fo...
May 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A member of the National Guard salutes while the remains of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick lay in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC, U.S. February 2, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS
2nd fire in 4 days ruled arson
PEORIA, Ill. - A house that caught fire last Friday morning went up in flames again Tuesday night. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were dispatched around 7:45 to the 300 block of S. Webster. The structu...
May 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pekin woman murdered, investigation underway; victim ID'ed, suspect in custody
***UPDATE*** 5/19/21 4:15 P.M. 66-year-old Kenneth Turnbow has been arrested for first degree murder pertaining to this case. Turnbow's address was listed as the same address at which the shooting hap...
May 18, 2021 Tazewell County Sheriff's Office
Local COVID roundup 5/18: 4 new area deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported four additional area residents have succumbed to COVID-19. In Peoria County, a female in her 60s and a female in her 80s died....
May 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/18: Positivity rate continues to decline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported the preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity for COVID-19 is 2.8%. That number continues its decline after ...
May 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Top House Republican opposes commission to probe U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Legislation to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack by a mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters suffered a serious setba...
May 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Israeli strikes on Gaza continue and Hamas rockets resume, as truce calls mount
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which the U.N. sent a small f...
May 18, 2021 Smoke and flames are seen following an Israeli air strike on a building, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Parler returns to Apple's App Store, names new CEO
(Reuters) -Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, returned to Apple Inc's App Store on Monday, after the iPhone maker dropped it following the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capit...
May 17, 2021 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Peoria toddler dies in window blind accident
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Saturday evening death of a Peoria toddler was being investigated Monday as an accident. Emergency crews were called around 6:30 to a Peoria residence by the girl's parents, who fo...
May 17, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/17: 5 die over weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Monday report from the Peoria City/County Health Department showed 116 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties, combined, tested positive over the weekend for COVID-19...
May 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
