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Man sentenced for his role in December 2022 shooting at Peoria gas station
PEORIA, Ill. - The man found guilty in a shooting at a Peoria gas station has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. 26-year-old Patrick Meyer was sentenced Monday to 38 years for Aggravated Vehicular ...
Nov 25, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man arrested in Peoria for allegedly stealing motor vehicle, among other items
PEORIA Ill. - A man was arrested in Peoria, over the weekend, for alleged acts of burglary and vehicle theft. Saturday morning, just before 8:30am, Peoria Police were dispatched to the 1600 block of W...
Nov 25, 2024 (Timothy P. Spilman mug shot)
US prosecutors ask judge to dismiss 2020 election subversion case against Trump -filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Monday asked a U.S. judge to drop the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat, citing his impendin...
Nov 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures on the day of a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent ...
Nov 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Mexican migrant worker picks blueberries during a harvest at a farm in Lake Wales, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2020. Picture taken March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Google's US antitrust trial over online ad empire draws to a close
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice will make its final argument on Monday that Google illegally dominated online advertising technology, seeking a second antitrust win against the company. The...
Nov 25, 2024 The logo of Google LLC is shown on a building in San Diego, California, U.S., October 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Community members protest Peoria's ban on public camping
PEORIA, Ill. - A group of about 20 people called for "Housing, Not Handcuffs," Saturday as they voiced their concerns about a new city council ordinance affecting Peoria's homeless population. Last we...
Nov 25, 2024 Protesters in Peoria on Saturday called for “Housing, Not Handcuffs," regarding the city's new ordinance that would fine or jail people camping on public property. (25 News)
GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices still dropping ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
PEORIA, Ill. - Average gas prices in Peoria have dropped 2.2 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $3.12 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Peoria are 19.7 cents a gallon lower than a mo...
Nov 25, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC
UPDATE: Israel moving towards Hezbollah ceasefire but issues remain, spokesperson says
UPDATED: 7:25 A.M. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is moving towards a ceasefire in the war with Lebanon's Hezbollah but there are still issues to address, the government said on Monday, while the Israel...
Nov 25, 2024 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, seen from Baabda, as Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport is pictured in the background, Lebanon November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary. "As our next Secretary of Agriculture, ...
Nov 24, 2024 Brooke Rollins, President and CEO of the America First Policy Institute speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, U.S., October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
PPS leader Kherat named Illinois Superintendent of the Year
CHICAGO, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat has been named the 2025 Illinois Superintendent of the Year. The Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) c...
Nov 23, 2024 (Peoria Public Schools Facebook)
