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UPDATE: Soto arraigned on felony counts for Rockford stabbing spree
UPDATED 2:38 p.m. ROCKFORD, Ill. - 22-year-old Christian Soto was arraigned in Winnebago County, Illinois on Thursday, on 12 felony counts after prosecutors say he went on a killing spree. Soto's atta...
Mar 28, 2024 (Photo: Winnebago County Sheriff's Department)
Freighter pilot called for tugboat help before plowing into Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (Reuters) -The pilot of the cargo freighter that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes earlier, federal safety of...
Mar 28, 2024 Aerial view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. Maryland National Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82
(Reuters) -Former U.S. senator and Democratic Party vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday at age 82 in New York City after suffering complications from a fall, his family said. "Hi...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman speaks at an event in Ashraf-3 camp, which is a base for the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) in Manza, Albania, July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo
Man charged in Peoria's 3rd homicide of year ordered to remain in jail
PEORIA, Ill. - A man charged in connection to one of two homicides from the past weekend in Peoria was ordered to remain in jail. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office says a petition to detain ...
Mar 27, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Disney, Florida settle bitter legal feud over Disney World district
(Reuters) -Walt Disney and appointees of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reached a settlement on Wednesday to end a high-profile lawsuit in state court over control of the special district that includes...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign visit ahead of the South Carolina presidential primary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. January 20, 2024. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
Peoria County ROE head "not shocked" by teacher shortage survey results
PEORIA, Ill. - The head of education in Peoria County says it was "not shocking" to see the results of a survey related to teacher shortages in Illinois. A recent study from the Illinois Association o...
Mar 27, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County)
UPDATE: Divers recover two bodies from river after Baltimore bridge collapse
UPDATE 5:26 P.M. BALTIMORE (Reuters) -Divers recovered the remains on Wednesday of two of the six missing workers tossed into Baltimore Harbor from a highway bridge that collapsed into shipping lanes ...
Mar 27, 2024 Emergency boats work near the collapsed section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, after the Dali cargo vessel crashed into it, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Israeli strikes on Rafah raise fear ground assault could begin
(Reuters) - Israel bombed at least four homes in Rafah on Wednesday, raising new fear among the more than a million Palestinians sheltering in the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip th...
Mar 27, 2024 People carry the dead body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot
Subaru recalls 118,000 US vehicles over faulty air bag sensors
(Reuters) -Subaru is recalling 118,000 SUVs and sedans in the United States to address a faulty sensor that can prevent air bags from deploying in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administ...
Mar 27, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Subaru logo is displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
UPDATE: Man arrested in Peoria after calling in alleged false report of person shot Wednesday morning
UPDATED 4:10 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. - An alleged false report of a person being shot led to an arrest in Peoria on Wednesday morning. Peoria Police say a call came in just before 10:30 A.M. on that report ...
Mar 27, 2024 (25 News)
