Category Archives: Top Stories
Cyber Monday sets sales record as shoppers splurge on toys, electronics- report
(Reuters) - Discount-hunting shoppers snapped up more Pokemon cards, TVs and air fryers on Cyber Monday, pushing sales to $11.3 billion, making it the biggest U.S. online shopping day in history, acco...
Julia Bradley Nov 29, 2022 Workers select and pack items during Cyber Monday at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Robbinsville Township in New Jersey, U.S., November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
U.S. Supreme Court to hear fight over Biden immigration enforcement policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to consider whether President Joe Biden's administration can implement guidelines - challenged by two conservative-leaning states - shif...
Julia Bradley Nov 29, 2022 A migrant who was previously detained gets his legcuffs removed by a transport agent, to then be escorted to Mexico by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, in Laredo, Texas, U.S. June 15, 2022. Picture taken June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
Pekin names interim city manager
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's finance manager will now assume another role as the interim city manager. Bruce Marston will serve in this role for at least 90 days, while the search for a permanent manager co...
Julia Bradley Nov 29, 2022 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Experts: Local gas prices continue declines
PEORIA, Ill. - Gas prices are still high, but they're still not as high as they were even a few months ago. Both AAA and GasBuddy.com report declines in the price of a gallon of unleaded in the Peoria...
Will Stevenson Nov 28, 2022 (Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Camera)
UPDATED: Incumbent Kelly to run again for Peoria City Council as candidate filing deadline ends
UPDATED 5:25 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria City Council member is running for a second term. He filed his candidacy papers on the first day of filing, but At-Large Council Member John Kelly says on the...
Will Stevenson Nov 28, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/City of Peoria)
White House: U.S. supports Chinese people's right to peaceful protest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday said it supported the Chinese people's right to peacefully protest against COVID-19 lockdowns and it did not see supply chain impacts from the demonstr...
Will Stevenson Nov 28, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A mallard walks along the North Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Washington pizzeria temporarily closed due to food-borne illness reports
WASHINGTON, Ill. -Local health officials say more than 150 cases of a foodborne illness are causing one area location of a popular pizza chain to close down. The Tazewell County Health Department says...
Will Stevenson Nov 28, 2022 (25 News)
Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years
(Reuters) -Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, began erupting on Sunday for the first time since 1984, ending its longest quiet period in recorded history. The night sky above Hawa...
Will Stevenson Nov 28, 2022 Mauna Loa’s summit region glows during an eruption as viewed by a geologist of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hawaii, U.S. November 28, 2022. USGS/Ken Hon/Handout via REUTERS
Another order keeps Peoria County Auditor's office open temporarily
PEORIA, Ill. - What's left of the Peoria County Auditor's office will stay in tact for now. That's according to Peoria County Circuit Court Judge James Mack, who has issued yet another injunction keep...
Will Stevenson Nov 28, 2022 (Peoria County)
Associate Judge in 10th Circuit promoted to Circuit Judge
PEORIA, Ill. - An Associate Judge in the local judicial circuit is getting a promotion of sorts. 10th Circuit Chief Judge Katherine Gorman and the Illinois Supreme Court say Judge Frank Ierulli has be...
Will Stevenson Nov 28, 2022 (Peoria County via 25 News)