Category Archives: Top Stories
US Supreme Court to scrutinize FDA denial of flavored vape products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's defense of the agency's refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape produ...
Dec 02, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A young man uses a vaping device at a skate park in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kate Munsch/File Photo
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices drop just slightly after Thanksgiving
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 0.5 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.12 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 148 stations in Peoria. Prices in Peoria are ...
Dec 02, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
Trump picks loyalist Kash Patel to head FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he wanted former National Security official and loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI, signaling an intent to drive out th...
Dec 01, 2024 Kash Patel, Prescott Valley, Arizona, October 13, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
Several arrests made in retail theft ring, in Peoria
PEORIA Ill. - Several people have been arrested -- including three juveniles -- after Peoria Police say they allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of items, on Black Friday. P-P-D tells us three ...
Dec 01, 2024
Black Friday data shows US shoppers spent $10.8 billion online
(Reuters) - U.S. shoppers used their mobile phones, laptops, desktops and other devices to make roughly $10.8 billion in purchases online on Black Friday, an updated tally from Adobe Analytics showed....
Nov 30, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks past an advertisement for Black Friday sales displayed in a store window at Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Israel military strikes kill 32 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO (Reuters) -The Israeli military said it killed a Palestinian it accused of involvement in Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel in a vehicle strike in Gaza, while medics said at least 32 Palestinian...
Nov 30, 2024 A Palestinian rides a bicycle amid rubble following an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City November 30, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Peoria Riverfront Museum hits membership milestone number for 2nd time
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Riverfront Museum says it has hit a milestone for the second time. In a Facebook post on Saturday, the museum says it has reached 4,000 members. It says the mark was achieved...
Nov 30, 2024 (Peoria Riverfront Museum Facebook)
Drought conditions improving in central Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Drought conditions are improving across central Illinois. The latest US Drought Monitor report released on Wednesday shows all of Peoria and Tazewell Counties in abnormal dry conditi...
Nov 30, 2024 (NOAA/NWS)
Canada PM Trudeau visits Florida to meet with Trump amid tariff threat
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump's Florida resort on Friday to meet with the U.S. President-elect, days after Trump threatened to slap ta...
Nov 30, 2024 Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a hotel in West Palm Beach en route to meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 29, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Peoria holiday tradition continues for 137th year with Santa Claus Parade
PEORIA, Ill. - The Christmas season arrived in Peoria on a chilly and windy Friday morning with an annual tradition. The 137th edition of the Peoria Santa Claus Parade weaved its way through the stree...
Nov 29, 2024 Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus arrive in downtown Peoria to cap the 137th edition of the Peoria Santa Claus Parade. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
