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Woman treated for stab wound Friday morning in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police are investigating a stabbing from early Friday morning. Officers responded to Bourland and Armstrong just after 12:45 A.M., finding an adult female with a non-life-threate...
TJ Carson Aug 09, 2024 (Midwest Communication)

Debby's remnants spread heavy rain to mid-Atlantic, New England
(Reuters) -The remnants of Debby churned through the U.S. mid-Atlantic toward New England on Friday, bringing heavy rains that could trigger flash flooding from Maryland to Vermont before the onetime ...
Julia Bradley Aug 09, 2024 Floodwaters from the tropical storm Debby fill a neighborhood in Hampton Hall, a gated community in Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S., August 9, 2024. McKenzie Lange/The Greenville News/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS

US auto regulator opens probe into over 330,000 Hyundai SUVs over seat belts
(Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said on Friday that it was opening a preliminary evaluation into approximately 332,288 Hyundai SUVs in the United States over a potentially faulty seat belt. Th...
Julia Bradley Aug 09, 2024 Cars for sale are seen at Hyundai of Serramonte in Colma, California, U.S., October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

Tazewell Co. Board adopts $44 M plan for new Justice Center Annex
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County is a step closer to building a new Justice Center annex. The Tazewell County Board held a special meeting Wednesday night, focused only on the new building, with board me...
Julia Bradley Aug 09, 2024 County Justice Center Annex Schematic Design (25 News via Tazewell County Board)

Families flee new Israeli assault in Gaza's Khan Younis
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tanks returned to the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate along congested roadways, as Palestinian fighters continued to attack Is...
Julia Bradley Aug 09, 2024 Displaced Palestinians make their way as they flee the eastern part of Khan Younis following an Israeli army evacuation order, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Olympics-Athletics-U.S. dominate women's 4x400m women's relay qualifiers
PARIS (Reuters) -The United States dominated the 4x400 meters women's relay qualifiers on Friday, while France also booked a place in the final thanks to Amandine Brossier sneaking past Belgium's Hele...
Julia Bradley Aug 09, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 09, 2024. Quanera Hayes of United States hands the baton to Shamier Little of United States during heat 1 REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Trump and Harris to debate on ABC; Trump says he wants two more
DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will debate on Sept. 10 on ABC, setting up the first face-to-face match-up between the riva...
Julia Bradley Aug 09, 2024 Donald Trump during a press conference in Palm Beach, Florida, August 8, 2024. via Reuters TV

Pair of teenagers ordered to remain in custody after alleged armed robbery at central Peoria McDonald's
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers will remain in custody at the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center on an Armed Robbery charge after a detention hearing Thursday. The Peoria County State's Attorney's O...
TJ Carson Aug 08, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Olympics-Basketball-U.S. to take on France in Paris dream final after close call
PARIS (Reuters) -The United States kept the dream alive with a stirring fourth quarter rally to tame feisty Serbia 95-91 on Thursday and move into the Paris Olympics men's basketball gold medal final ...
TJ Carson Aug 08, 2024 Paris 2024 Olympics - Basketball - Men's Semifinal - United States vs Serbia - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 08, 2024. Kevin Durant of United States in action with Ognjen Dobric of Serbia. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Peoria man sentenced to prison for selling weapons
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man will spend the next seven years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing and selling weapons. 27-year-old Devonte Thompson was sentenced Thursday to prison, after he w...
TJ Carson Aug 08, 2024 courtroom gavel


