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Second person charged in April homicide of junior college basketball player from Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A second person has been arrested in connection to the April homicide of a junior college basketball player that was back home in Peoria. Peoria Police say 18-year-old Korion Hopkins wa...
Jul 25, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Former Uvalde officers plead not guilty in Texas school shooting case
(Reuters) - Two former Texas school police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two teachers. Adrian...
Jul 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A woman brings flowers to a memorial for the victims of a school shooting at Robb Elementary School, one year after the shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Evan Garcia/File Photo
Peoria Public Schools board holds off on developing succession committee
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Public School Board wants more time to decide on a new committee. The board at its meeting on Monday tabled a proposal for the creation of a succession committee. The committ...
Jul 25, 2024 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
UPDATE: Netanyahu meets Biden, Harris as US presses for Gaza ceasefire
UPDATED 4:58 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday at a White House meeting that was closely watched for signs of ho...
Jul 25, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House grounds, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Dream Center Peoria preparing for this weekend's Backpack Peoria event
PEORIA, Ill. - With school starting at Peoria Public Schools next week, Dream Center Peoria is helping get students ready for class with their Backpack Peoria event this weekend. Dream Center Peoria E...
Jul 25, 2024 (Dream Center Peoria)
Russia and Chinese nuclear-capable bombers patrol near United States
MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian and Chinese nuclear-capable strategic bombers patrolled near the U.S. state of Alaska in the North Pacific and Arctic on Thursday, the two countries said, a move tha...
Jul 25, 2024 Flags of China and Russia are displayed in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/ File Photo
Pekin woman accused of suffocating baby ordered to remain in jail until trial
PEKIN, Ill. - A Pekin woman accused of suffocating a baby will remain in jail as she awaits trial. 25 News reports a Tazewell County judge ruled Thursday that 21-year-old Makenna Rhodes could still be...
Jul 25, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Netanyahu sketches vague outline for post-war Gaza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sketched a vague outline of a plan for a "deradicalized" post-war Gaza in a speech to Congress on Wednesday and touted a potential futu...
Jul 25, 2024 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), listen as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
US dollar pares losses after economic data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar trimmed losses on Thursday after data showed the the world's largest economy expanded faster than expected and inflation slowed in the second quarter. The greenbac...
Jul 25, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar banknote is seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Norwood home a total loss after fire Wednesday
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - A fire that heavily damaged a Norwood home Wednesday afternoon left several animals dead and a family of four displaced. Limestone Fire Chief Dale Hoerr tells 25 News, no one was...
Jul 25, 2024 (25 News)
