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Man arrested by Peoria Police and federal agents early Wednesday morning on drug and weapon charges
PEORIA, Ill. - A man with a last known address in Peoria was arrested on federal drug and weapons charges early Wednesday morning. Peoria Police say Johnathan Sargent, 34, was taken into custody at ar...
Feb 23, 2024 Peoria County Sheriff's Office Mugshot of Johnathan Sargent from 2017. (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Third suspect arrested in armed robbery-turned-shooting death
UPDATED 4:16 p.m. PEORIA, Ill. - A third suspect has been arrested after a failed armed robbery attempt last month that turned fatal. Peoria Police say they arrested Keshawn Williams, 18, Thursday on ...
Feb 23, 2024 Left to Right: Sontarrius Williams, Jalyn Branscumb, Keshawn Williams (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Gaza ceasefire talks underway in Paris, source says
CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) -Gaza truce talks were under way in Paris on Friday, in what appears to be the most serious push for weeks to halt the fighting in the battered Palestinian enclave an...
Feb 23, 2024 Demonstrators carry flags and banners during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Amman, Jordan February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak
Third person arrested in connection to Bartonville shooting Tuesday evening
BARTONVILLE, Ill. - Another arrest has been made in connection to a shooting Tuesday evening in Bartonville. Illinois State Police say James Grant, 45, was arrested, with Peoria County Jail records in...
Feb 23, 2024 James Grant Mugshot (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Restructuring proposal by USPS would affect operations at Peoria Processing and Distribution Center
PEORIA, Ill. - Concerns are being raised over a proposed restructuring plan by the United States Postal Service that would affect operations at the Peoria Processing and Distribution Center. Brian Wag...
Feb 23, 2024 Paul Sableman / CC
With budget proposal and fiery address, Pritzker paints himself as progressive pragmatist
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In delivering his annual State of the State and budget address on Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker cast his administration as both progressive and pragmatic - a ...
Feb 23, 2024 Governor J.B. Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/pool)
Trump moves to dismiss charges accusing him of mishandling classified documents
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of illegally holding onto sensitive U.S. national security documents when he le...
Feb 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall with Laura Ingraham in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. February 20, 2024. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo
UPDATE: US targets Russia with hundreds of sanctions over Ukraine war, Navalny death
UPDATED 12:45 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday imposed extensive sanctions against Russia, targeting more than 500 people and entities to mark the second anniversary of Moscow's ...
Feb 23, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media, following his meeting with late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow and daughter in San Francisco, California, U.S., February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Nikki Haley makes her case to a Republican Party that no longer exists
GREER, South Carolina (Reuters) - Nikki Haley is pledging on the campaign trail to stand up to Russian aggression in eastern Europe, reform social security, keep trade barriers low and slash the defic...
Feb 23, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Campaign signs for Republican presidential candidates former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and former U.S. President Donald Trump stand along an intersection in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S., February 22, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Rivian, Lucid tumble as slowing EV demand upsets ramp-up plans
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group tumbled on Thursday after their earnings reports pointed to the impact of slowing electric-vehicle demand on their costly ramp-up plans. Rivian, which has ...
Feb 23, 2024 A Rivian Automotive Inc facility is pictured in Costa Mesa, California, U.S.,November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
