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US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning youth transgender care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court backed a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a setback for transgender rights that c...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People gather and react outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day it heard arguments over an appeal by U.S. President Joe Biden's administration of a lower court's decision upholding a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
US military ready to carry out any Trump decisions on Iran, Hegseth says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military is ready to carry out any decision that President Donald Trump may make on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, suggesting that the U.S. dire...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Coroner identifies body found in box truck in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The identity of the body found in a box truck in Peoria last week is now known. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says the body is of 73-year-old Edward DeArcos of Peoria. DeArcos' bo...
Jun 18, 2025 (Midwest Communications)
US weekly jobless claims fall, but still elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at levels consistent with a further loss of labor market momentum in June. In...
Jun 18, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A job seeker leaves the job fair for airport related employment at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Arson to blame for fire at a Peoria assisted living facility
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning to a fire alarm at an assisted living facility on W. Richwoods Boulevard in Peoria. Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall says crews arrived a...
Jun 18, 2025 Midwest Communications
Tiny home shelter proposed to help with Peoria's homelessness
PEORIA, Ill. - The latest proposal for addressing homelessness in Peoria is a tiny shelter village, similar to one planned for Bloomington. Dream Center Peoria told the City Council that people who do...
Jun 18, 2025 (Photo courtesy of Dream Center Peoria--25 News)
NHL-Florida beat Edmonton in Game 6 to win second straight Stanley Cup
(Reuters) -The Florida Panthers completed their Stanley Cup repeat in style with a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 on Tuesday as four goals from Sam Reinhart helped them clinch back-to-...
Jun 18, 2025 Jun 17, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; The Florida Panthers celebrate after winning game six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Bartonville man ordered to remain in jail after allegedly abusing his baby
PEORIA, Ill. - A Bartonville man will remain in the Peoria County Jail after being charged this past weekend for allegedly abusing his two-month-old baby. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office s...
Jun 17, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Teenager to be tried as adult in connection to February shooting that injured 9-year-old
PEORIA, Ill. - A 15-year-old will be tried as an adult in connection to a shooting from February that injured a nine-year-old boy. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says Javon Smith was also...
Jun 17, 2025 courtroom gavel
Man accused in July 2024 fatal shooting in South Peoria arrested in Chicago
PEORIA/CHICAGO, Ill. - A man accused in a fatal shooting from last summer in South Peoria has been arrested in Chicago. Peoria Police says 36-year-old Bryan Vann was arrested Tuesday by the US Marshal...
Jun 17, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
