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Suspect charged with igniting deadly Los Angeles Palisades Fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man was arrested in Florida on charges of intentionally igniting what would become California's devastating Palisades Fire, which killed 12 people and wiped out a wealthy encla...
Oct 08, 2025 Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is posed after his arrest on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, before his first court appearance in Orlando, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2025. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS
Dwight man arrested in Pekin for alleged possession of child pornography
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - A Dwight man has been arrested in Tazewell County after a multi-county child pornography investigation. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office says 30-year-old Dane Barr was take...
Oct 08, 2025 courtroom gavel
Peoria tattoo artist found guilty of grooming teenage girl via messaging app
PEORIA, Ill. - A jury has found a Peoria tattoo artist guilty of grooming a teenage girl via Snapchat. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says 34-year-old Mario Davis was found guilty of Groo...
Oct 08, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
"Dancing with the Stars" national will be stopping in Peoria in March
PEORIA, Ill. - Dancing with the Stars-Live is coming back to Peoria this winter. Fan-favorite pros from the show are making a stop on their national tour at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater on Sunday...
Oct 08, 2025 Dancing with the Stars LIVE is coming to Peoria on Sunday, March 1.
(Peoria Civic Center)
Man arrested as suspect in setting California's deadly Palisades Fire, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people, a law enforcement official familiar with...
Oct 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A home waiting for debris removal following the Palisades Fire is pictured in the Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo
Joan Bennett Kennedy, wife of late US Senator Ted Kennedy, has died, Boston Globe reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of a U.S. senator, the mother of a congressman and the sister-in-law of a slain president, has died at the age of 89, the Boston Globe report...
Oct 08, 2025 Joan Kennedy, first wife of late former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, gets a standing ovation as she is recognized at the dedication ceremony for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, in Boston March 30, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Federal funding planned to be canceled for Peoria area manufacturers due to government shutdown
PEORIA, Ill. - Two of Peoria's leading manufacturers are slated to lose federal funding for energy projects as a result of the government shutdown. 17th District Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen o...
Oct 08, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Schnucks supplier issues pasta salad recall due to potential Listeria contamination
ST. LOUIS - A Schnucks supplier has issued a recall for a pasta salad that may be contaminated with Listeria. Schnucks said in a release on Wednesday that Fresh Creative Foods, a division of Reser's F...
Oct 08, 2025 (Schnucks Facebook)
Gaza talks taken up a notch as Hamas hands over hostage swap list
CAIRO (Reuters) -Talks to end the war in Gaza were taken up a notch on Wednesday with the expected arrival of senior figures from Israel, the U.S. and regional counties, after Hamas handed over its li...
Oct 08, 2025 Israeli military vehicles manoeuvre near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy militar...
Oct 08, 2025 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker talks with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep during a visit to the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen, days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence in the city along with stepped-up immigration enforcement actions carried out by the Department of Homeland Security, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
