Category Archives: Top Stories
Man seriously injured in East Bluff shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Police say a man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting early Saturday morning in Peoria's East Bluff. PPD Spokesperson Semone Roth says officers responded to a ShotSpotter al...
Nov 23, 2024
Hyundai recalls over 145,000 electrified US vehicles on loss of drive power
(Reuters) - South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor is recalling about 145,235 electrified vehicles in the United States due to a loss of drive power, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sa...
Nov 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Hyundai displays the new Ioniq 6 vehicle at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, capping long drama over choice
(Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he will nominate prominent investor Scott Bessent as U.S. Treasury secretary, ending days of twists that saw high profile candidates pitted again...
Nov 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent speaks at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
Arson suspected in fire that injured a Peoria firefighter
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria firefighter was injured while fighting a fire that appears to have been intentionally set Friday night. Crews responded to a fire call around 7:15 p.m. Friday to a vacant home ...
Nov 23, 2024 Midwest Communications
Candidate for Peoria mayor drops amid alleged forged signatures on petition
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria mayoral race is now down to three candidates. 25 News reports 23-year-old Jake Ryan has pulled out of the race amid allegations of forged signatures on his election petition....
Nov 22, 2024 (25 News/Midwest Communicatons)
Volunteers give care packages to patients at OSF Children's Hospital
PEORIA, Ill. - A group of volunteers are hoping small gifts provide a "wonderful distraction" to kids battling life-threatening diseases this holiday season at OSF Children's Hospital. Volunteers from...
Nov 22, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former Trump nominee Gaetz says he won't return to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz said on Friday he will not return to Congress next year, a day after he withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Depar...
Nov 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Israel pounds southern Lebanon and Beirut outskirts, killing five medics
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli forces pounded southern Lebanon and the outskirts of the capital Beirut on Friday, killing at least five medics, and ground troops clashed with Hezbollah fighters in the sou...
Nov 22, 2024 Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on a building in the Chiyah district of Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Trump gets permission to seek dismissal of hush money case
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge on Friday granted Donald Trump permission to seek dismissal of the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to ...
Nov 22, 2024 FILE PHOTO: President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Peoria woman arrested after allegedly stealing toys meant for children in need
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman has been arrested after allegedly claiming she worked for a local non-profit and taking toys meant for children in need. Peoria Police say 37-year-old Mary Jane Davis was...
Nov 22, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
