Category Archives: Top Stories
Florist shop in the Heights buzzing ahead of Valentine's Day
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - For florists, Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are their two busiest days of the year. Prospect Florist in Peoria Heights was buzzing on Thursday, as arrangers pulled together h...
Feb 13, 2024 An assortment of colored roses ready for Valentine's Day at Prospect Florist in Peoria Heights, Illinois. (Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Public Schools move forward with addition of electric school buses
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools are one step closer to having electric school buses in their fleet. The district's school board Monday night, as part of their Consent Agenda, approved a letter of...
Feb 13, 2024 (From a presentation to Peoria Public School Board members Monday, February 12.)
US CDC plans to drop five-day COVID isolation guidelines - Washington Post
(Reuters) -The U.S. CDC plans to drop its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations under new guidance planned by the agency, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The health agency plans to reco...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell
Republicans aim to take a second swing at Mayorkas impeachment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try again on Tuesday to impeach Democratic President Joe Biden's top border official, a week after their first attempt ende...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a news conference about security for the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino
Paramount Global to lay off about 800 employees - source
(Reuters) -Paramount Global is laying off about 800 employees or roughly 3% of its workforce, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the media company looks to cut costs and return to e...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A view of Paramount Studios's water tank as SAG-AFTRA members walk the picket line outside during their ongoing strike, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Rents boost US consumer prices in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January amid a surge in the cost of shelter, but the pick-up in inflation did not change expectations that the Federal Reserve wil...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A man shops for produce at Best World Supermarket in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
Referendum signs vandalized and stolen in Metamora. Here's what we know
METAMORA, Ill. - Signs supporting Metamora Grade School's tax referendum proposal were stolen over the weekend, but school board members are still hoping residents will vote in favor of a tax increase...
Feb 13, 2024 (25 News)
Yemen's Houthis strike cargo ship bound for Iran, causing minor damage
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis fired two missiles on Monday at an Iran-bound cargo ship in the Red Sea, causing minor damage to the vessel but no injuries, U.S. military official...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship boat model is seen in front of "Red Sea" and "Houthi attacks" words in this illustration taken January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
UPDATE: U.S. Senate passes Ukraine aid bill, sends to House
Updated: 5:55 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-led U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, amid growing doubts about the legislation's fate ...
Feb 13, 2024 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
UPDATE: Echevarria to Peoria Park District: Cancel Glen Oak Park fireworks in July. Here's why
UPDATED 2:47 P.M. 2/13/24 PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria wants one of two Fourth of July fireworks shows in the city called off this year. Echevarria says after two shootings and a...
Feb 12, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
