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Nikki Haley set to win Nevada Republican primary, but victory will be hollow
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Nikki Haley, the last remaining rival to frontrunner Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, is set to win Nevada's primary on Tuesday, but it will be a hollow v...
TJ Carson Feb 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo

Israel presses onslaught in Gaza's Khan Younis as US pursues ceasefire quest
DOHA/CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike on an apartment in southern Gaza killed six people on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said, as the top U.S. diplomat arrived in Egypt to pursue ...
TJ Carson Feb 06, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 5, 2024. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

With demand for services increasing, Peoria Salvation Army reaches Tree of Lights campaign goal
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Salvation Army has completed a successful 2023 "Tree of Lights" campaign. The organization announced that its fundraising campaign exceeded its $2.2 million target by raising...
TJ Carson Feb 05, 2024 (Salvation Army)

UPDATE: Peoria Police release more details of thwarted school shooting plot. Here's what we know
UPDATED 2/6 10:39 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have released more details regarding the case of the 16-year-old male who was charged Monday in relation to a school shooting attempt that was thwar...
TJ Carson Feb 05, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

UPDATE: Six people suffer minor injuries after crash involving school bus in Peoria
UPDATED 2/6 7:59 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Six people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash Monday involving a school bus. The crash occurred in the area of Allen and To...
TJ Carson Feb 05, 2024 (25 News)

Dog dies in fire at South Peoria home Monday afternoon. Here's what we know
PEORIA, Ill. - A home is a total loss after a Monday afternoon fire in South Peoria. Peoria Fire says multiple crews responded just before 12:45 P.M. to the area of Charlton and Brotherson Streets. Cr...
TJ Carson Feb 05, 2024 (25 News)

Deadly California atmospheric river storm triggers flooding, power outages
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A deadly Pacific storm, the second "Pineapple Express" to sweep the West Coast in less than a week, stalled over Southern California on Monday, unleashing torrential downpours t...
TJ Carson Feb 05, 2024 A person holding an umbrella watches the Los Angeles river during heavy rains in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 5, 2024. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci

US Justice Department probing ADM accounting practices -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is probing accounting practices at Archer Daniels Midland Co, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter, ramping up pressure on the ...
TJ Carson Feb 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM) logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

New child care and education center opens in a former child care location in downtown Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - Low-income families looking for an option for child care and education while they work during the day have a new option in a familiar location. The Peoria Citizens Committee for Economi...
TJ Carson Feb 05, 2024 PCCEO Child Care Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at CityLink Transit Center on February 5th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

Peoria-based health care company facing foreclosure
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria-based Petersen Health Care is facing foreclosure, allegedly owing more than $51 million to its lenders. According to the Journal Star, one lawsuit claims Petersen Health Care owe...
Julia Bradley Feb 05, 2024 Midwest Communications


