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U.S. ramps up immigration arrests mostly at Mexican border
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Immigration arrests nearly doubled in 2022 compared to 2021 as border authorities apprehended more migrants and courts blocked efforts by U.S. President Joe Biden to more narrowly...
Will Stevenson Dec 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Migrants stand on the bank of the Rio Bravo del Norte, also known as the Rio Grande river, before being smuggled into Roma, Texas, United States from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Mexico July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Suspect in murder of four Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania
UPDATED 2:46 P.M. (Reuters) -A 28-year-old suspect wanted in the killings of four University of Idaho students six weeks ago was arrested in Pennsylvania early on Friday, authorities said. Pennsylvani...
Julia Bradley Dec 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The Sigma Chi fraternity house, where victim Ethan Chapin was a member, is pictured after four University of Idaho students were found killed in their residence on November 13 in Moscow, Idaho, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
UPDATE: U.S. House committee releases Trump tax returns he sought to keep secret
UPDATED 11:56 A.M. (Reuters) -Democrats in Congress released six years of Donald Trump's tax records to the public on Friday, disclosing documents the former president long sought to keep secret and d...
Julia Bradley Dec 30, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Ways and Means Committee staff members transport boxes of documents after a committee meeting to discuss former President Donald Trump's tax returns on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
UPDATE: Stabbing interrupts dinner service at Bartonville restaurant, one arrested
UPDATED 11:21 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was sent to the hospital after an apparent employee altercation in Bartonville late Thursday afternoon. It happened along West Garfield Avenue around 5:30...
Julia Bradley Dec 30, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Southwest promises refunds as airline sees 'certain' financial impact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines promised to reimburse passengers for expenses such as hotels and car rentals in addition to refunding tickets after it canceled thousands of flights due to a m...
Julia Bradley Dec 30, 2022 Southwest Airlines passengers wait in line at the baggage services office after U.S. airlines, led by Southwest, canceled thousands of flights due to a massive winter storm which swept over much of the country before and during the Christmas holiday weekend, at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S., December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
Biden signs $1.66 trillion FY 2023 government funding bill
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.66 trillion bill funding the U.S. government for fiscal year 2023, the White House said in a statement. Biden signed the...
Will Stevenson Dec 29, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One for holiday vacation travel to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Republican lawmakers react to SAFE-T Act ruling, predicting 'chaos'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Republican lawmakers in Illinois are somewhat pleased with a Kankakee County judge declaring the cashless bail provisions of the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional -- just days before the...
Will Stevenson Dec 29, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Code of conduct changes at Civic Center impacting Rivermen games
PEORIA, Ill. - Fans of events will have an updated set of rules to go by when attending games at the Peoria Civic Center. The Peoria Rivermen and Civic Center officials jointly announced on Wednesday ...
TJ Carson Dec 29, 2022
Southwest Airlines plans to get back to normal operations on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines Co. said it plans to return to normal operations on Friday after days of running at a third of its usual capacity due to disruptions triggered by a massive win...
Will Stevenson Dec 29, 2022 The departures board is overwhelmed with delayed and cancelled flights after U.S. airlines, led by Southwest, canceled thousands of flights due to a massive winter storm which swept over much of the country before and during the Christmas holiday weekend, at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S., December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
Woman pleads not guilty to Drug-Induced Homicide
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria woman is pleading not guilty to charges accusing her of giving another woman the drugs that caused her death. Peoria County Circuit Court records indicate Sharon Lucy, 58, ente...
Will Stevenson Dec 29, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)