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Police warn of another phone scam
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - An all-too-familiar scam once again rears its ugly head -- this time, in a somewhat different form. Police in Peoria Heights say they've been made aware that residents are getti...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Juveniles accused of stealing vehicle
PEORIA, Ill. - Two juveniles are accused of stealing a car that ended up causing some damage late Tuesday night. Peoria Police say they were first alerted to the stolen vehicle around 11:20 p.m., when...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 1003 WMBD)
Grand jury charges man in several business hold-ups
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria County grand jury has indicted a man suspected of committing at least three armed robberies over about a one month period of time. While they were in separate cases, the grand ...
Will Stevenson Feb 01, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Biden moves to slash U.S. credit card fees, app charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Wednesday unveiled fresh efforts to slash credit card late fees and drive down the prices that Apple Inc and Google parent Alphabet Inc charge on mobile app st...
TJ Carson Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A credit card payment terminal is seen photographed in New York March 2, 2015. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
EV maker Rivian to cut 6% of jobs amid price war -internal memo
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Rivian Automotive is laying off 6% of its workforce in an effort to cut costs as the EV maker, already grappling with falling cash reserves and a weak economy, braces for an i...
TJ Carson Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: R.J. Scaringe, Rivian's 35-year-old CEO, introduces his company's R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
U.S. job openings increase to five-month high; manufacturing slumps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in December, showing demand for labor remains strong despite higher interest rates and mounting fears of a recession, which could keep the Fe...
TJ Carson Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Braves NIL collective to raise money for local non-profit
PEORIA, Ill. - When the Bradley Braves men's basketball team performs well, a local non-profit will benefit. The Braves' NIL collective "Home of the Brave" announced on Wednesday that half of new pled...
TJ Carson Feb 01, 2023 (25 News)
UPDATE: Biden attorney: no classified documents found in search of Delaware beach house
UPDATED: 12:38 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department did not find documents with classified markings during a three-and-a-half hour search of President Joe Biden's beach house in Reho...
Julia Bradley Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden departs for travel to New York from the White House in Washington, U.S. January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
NFL quarterback Tom Brady says he is retiring 'for good'
(Reuters) - National Football League quarterback Tom Brady, who won seven Super Bowls and is considered one of the game's all-time greats, said on Wednesday that he was retiring, a year after he made ...
Julia Bradley Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Jan 1, 2023; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) gets pumped up prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Former S.Carolina Governor Haley to jump into 2024 presidential race -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will launch her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Feb. 15, squaring off against her one-time boss, former P...
Julia Bradley Feb 01, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Trump administration U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley campaigns for Georgia Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker at a rally with supporters in Hiram, Georgia, U.S. November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst