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House on Peoria's South Side ordered demolished after Sunday morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. - A house on Peoria's South Side was ordered to be torn down after a fire Sunday morning. Peoria Fire says crews arrived at the house in the area of Shelley and Garden just before 9:30 A....
Dec 09, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
With Assad gone, new era starts in Syria as the world watches
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Damascus stirred back to life on Monday at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years...
Dec 09, 2024 People waving flags ride in a vehicle, after rebels seized the capital and ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Qamishli, Syria December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
France says 'merci' as Notre-Dame Cathedral rises from ruins of fire
PARIS (Reuters) -The word "Merci" was projected on to the front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its salvation after a devastating fire that brought the 860-yea...
Dec 08, 2024 Guest attend the service during the re-opening of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, following the 2019 fire, in Paris, France, December 7, 2024. Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS
Two dogs die after Chillicothe house fire
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - A Chillicothe house is a total loss after a Saturday night fire. 25 News reports three people were in the home in the area of 5th and Maple Streets when the fire started, but escap...
Dec 08, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire, Kyiv and Moscow cite conditions
PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end "the madness", prompting Ukrainian President Volodymr ...
Dec 08, 2024 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands inside the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of a ceremony to mark its re-opening following the 2019 fire, in Paris, France, December 7, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Parts of Washington under boil order after water main break
WASHINGTON, Ill. - Portions of Washington are under a boil order at a water main break Saturday morning. Illinois American Water says the break occurred at around 8:00 A.M. A map shows the affected ar...
Dec 08, 2024 (Illinois American Water/Bing)
Syrian rebels topple President Assad, Russia says he left the country
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family's decades of rule after ...
Dec 08, 2024 People gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square as they celebrate, after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has ended, a Syrian officer who was informed of the move told Reuters, following a rapid rebel offensive that took the world by surprise, in Aleppo, Syria December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
Restored Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, five years after fire
PARIS (Reuters) -The centuries-old Paris landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, five-and-a-half years after a devastating fire destroyed its spire and roof and brought the entire Gothic ma...
Dec 07, 2024 View of a light show rehearsal on the facade of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, on the eve of reopening ceremonies in Paris, France, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Victims of Peoria Heights house fire, have been identified
PEORIA HEIGHTS Ill. - The married couple that died in the house-fire in Peoria Heights Thursday, has been identified. In an autopsy Friday, Peoria County Coroner, Jamie Harwood, identified the two as ...
Dec 06, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Man charged with aggravated battery for punching elderly man, in Peoria, in August
PEORIA Ill. - The man arrested for punching a 79-year-old at the Shell gas station on Prospect in Peoria, in August, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery Thursday. According to Peoria Cou...
Dec 06, 2024
