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Decatur man found guilty in 2023 West Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Decatur man has been found guilty for a West Peoria homicide two years ago. A Peoria County jury on Thursday found 24-year-old Lamentae Turner guilty of First Degree Murder and Unlawf...
May 12, 2025 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
UPDATE: Hamas says it freed Israeli-American hostage, Israel says no ceasefire
UPDATED 11:00 A.M. CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Hamas said it had freed an Israeli-American hostage as fighting paused in Gaza on Monday but there was no agreement on a wider truce or hostage release as...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signs and a photograph of Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli and Israel Defense Forces soldier taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, stand outside a Jewish community center in Alexander’s home town of Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S., December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Stephani Spindel/File Photo
US and China reach deal to temporarily slash tariffs, easing slump fears
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a damaging tra...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Camper fire in S. Peoria causes minor damage to homes nearby
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called to the area of S. Blaine and W. Garden Streets on reports of a camper fire Sunday afternoon. Fire Battalion Chief Rick Waldron says crews arrived around ...
May 12, 2025 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Republicans to reveal whether they will advance tax hike on the wealthy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in Congress are expected this week to reveal whether they are willing to go ahead with President Donald Trump's suggestion to raise taxes on the rich, which would bre...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on, after President Donald Trump delivered remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Trump says he will cut drug prices by 59% as shares drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will push to cut prescription drug prices by 59%, but gave no further details about his plan to lower medicine costs ahead of a health-relate...
May 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknote and medicines are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still down, despite higher oil prices
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices in Peoria have dropped a little over two cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31 on Monday. GasBuddy price reports show the cheapest gas in Peoria on Sunday was $3.0...
May 12, 2025 Orin Zebest / CC
Jockey of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty fined $62,000 for whipping violation
(Reuters) - Junior Alvarado, who rode Sovereignty to victory in last weekend's Kentucky Derby, has been fined $62,000 and suspended two racing days for striking the horse more times than is allowed, h...
May 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on May 3, 2025 Mandatory Credit: Jeff Faughender/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images/File Photo
Exclusive - FEMA cuts emergency training as hurricane season looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to curr...
May 11, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A resident enters a FEMA's improvised station to attend claims by local residents affected by floods following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Marion, North Carolina, U.S., October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine aimed at ending the war, an initiative welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy who said Kyi...
May 11, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a statement to the media at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 11, 2025. Sergey Bobylev/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via REUTERS
