Category Archives: Top Stories
Teenager found guilty in death of mother in Peoria's East Bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County judge has found an 18-year-old guilty in the strangulation death of his mother in the East Bluff two years ago. Chief Judge Katherine Gorman on Friday found Avion Tapia ...
Apr 04, 2025 Brian Turner / CC
Rubio says US can no longer supply bulk of global humanitarian aid
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will no longer bear the burden of providing the majority of global humanitarian aid, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, calling on other w...
Apr 04, 2025 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves after statements to reporters at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 4, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
Cat rescued from burning garage in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - East Peoria firefighters responded to reports of a garage fire on Kentucky Court Thursday afternoon. Assistant Fire Chief Ronnie Marmitt says they arrived at the scene around 2:30 ...
Apr 04, 2025 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces five counts in new sex trafficking indictment
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean 'Diddy' Combs was hit with a new federal indictment on Friday charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts including racketeering and sex trafficking, court records sh...
Apr 04, 2025 Sean "Diddy" Combs speaks to the audience at the 94th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Despite two decades of education and enforcement, drivers still failing Scott's Law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - For a moment, Illinois State Trooper Alex Womack was flying, tumbling in mid-air, alternately seeing sky then ground. He doesn't remember hitting the road. ...
Apr 04, 2025 Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly hands a flag to Meghan Carns, the widow of Trooper Clay Carns, who died on Dec. 23, 2024. John Fleet, 69, of Wilmington, was charged with violating Scott's Law, which is a Class 4 Felony. (Photo provided)
US job growth beats expectations in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in March, but President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs could test the labor market's resilience in the months ahead am...
Apr 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A “Help Wanted” sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
China hits back hard in global trade war with tariffs on US goods
BEIJING/WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China announced additional tariffs of 34% on U.S. goods on Friday, the most serious escalation in a trade war with President Donald Trump that has fed fears of ...
Apr 04, 2025 A drone view shows containers at the terminals at the port in Kwai Chung in Hong Kong, China, April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
US Senate Republican pushes to require congressional approval for new tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a bill on Thursday that would require congressional approval for new tariffs, the day after President Donald Trump unveiled swee...
Apr 04, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, attends a confirmation hearing of President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general Pam Bondi, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025.
East Peoria bans panhandling, standing in certain intersections
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The East Peoria City Council unanimously approved banning pedestrians from standing or gathering at ten intersections throughout the city this week. Several council members cited s...
Apr 04, 2025 (City of East Peoria)
Senate Democrats champion program to streamline Illinois college applications
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate Democrats voiced their support Thursday for a bill that would create a program to streamline high school students' college application processes, reducing fees and making...
Apr 03, 2025 Sen. Christopher Belt discusses a bill that would streamline the college application processes for Illinois colleges and universities at a news conference Thursday in the Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
