Category Archives: Top Stories
Crashed ship that took down Baltimore bridge refloated, towed from channel
(Reuters) -Recovery teams refloated a huge cargo vessel impeding shipping in the Port of Baltimore early on Monday and pulled it free of the main channel, two months after the boat crashed into the Fr...
May 20, 2024 A view of the cargo ship 'Dali' as crews clear it from the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Two teenagers arrested on weapons charges after traffic stop Friday night in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Two teenagers were arrested on weapons charges after a traffic stop in Peoria Friday night. Peoria Police say the stop occurred just before 9:00 P.M. in the area of Wayne and Adams Stre...
May 20, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man accused of having IEDs in Pekin identified. Here's what we know
PEKIN, Ill. - The man accused of having an improvised explosive device in Pekin last week has been identified. 25 News reports Dalton Mattus is facing charges of unlawful possession of a weapon by a f...
May 20, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Planned Parenthood facility reopens after firebombing last year
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Planned Parenthood facility is reopening Monday after damage from a firebombing last year. Planned Parenthood of Illinois says the renovated facility on North Knoxville feature...
May 20, 2024 (Planned Parenthood of Illinois)
Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection with $100 million in financing commitments
(Reuters) - U.S.-based restaurant chain Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Florida court after securing $100 million in financing commitments from its existing lenders, th...
May 20, 2024 A closed Red Lobster restaurant whose entire contents are up for auction is shown in San Diego, California, U.S., May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas lead...
May 20, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to his Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem May 20, 2024 REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun
Catholic Diocese of Peoria to undergo restructuring. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - The Catholic Diocese of Peoria announced over the weekend a restructuring of its parishes and worship sites due to a declining number of local priests. According to the Catholic Diocese...
May 20, 2024 (Catholic Diocese of Peoria via Facebook)
Schumer says US Senate will try again to pass border bill
(Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday the Senate would once again try to pass a bipartisan border security bill this week after a previous attempt failed when enough Repu...
May 20, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows asylum-seeking migrants from Colombia, Peru and Panama as they walk to surrender to immigration officials after crossing the border into the U.S. from Mexico in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, U.S., May 16, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
Collins: Chance of severe storms Monday-Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. - There is potential for some severe weather Monday and Tuesday, according to 25 News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins. "We could see isolated severe cells this (Monday) afte...
May 20, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
Iran's hardliner President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed after his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountai...
May 20, 2024 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on the Azerbaijan-Iran border, May 19, 2024. Iran's Presidency/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
