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UPDATE: Vehicle explodes at Niagara Falls, forcing US-Canada border closings
UPDATED 4:41 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A vehicle exploded on Wednesday on the Rainbow Bridge linking Canada with the United States at Niagara Falls, prompting authorities to close that border crossin...
Nov 22, 2023 Police blockade roads after an incident at the Rainbow Bridge U.S. border crossing with Canada, in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario
Man indicted for fleeing traffic stops and striking PPD officer
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is accused of fleeing two traffic stops in two days, and in one of them, allegedly striking a Peoria Police officer. A Peoria County Grand Jury Tuesday indicted Omar Denova...
Nov 22, 2023 Omar Denova (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Peoria International Airport sees travelers coming and going for the Thanksgiving holiday
PEORIA, Ill. - Wednesday is one of the busiest travel days of the year, with people going across the country to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. And it's no different at Peo...
Nov 22, 2023 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US weekly jobless claims fall; business spending on equipment easing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, but that likely does not change the view that the labor market is graduall...
Nov 22, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Thanksgiving travel expected to break pre-pandemic records in US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A severe storm system moving up the eastern seaboard of the United States on Tuesday appeared likely to disrupt the busiest travel period of the year, with more than 55 million p...
Nov 22, 2023 Travelers navigate through Grand Central Terminal, as people begin to travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, in New York City, U.S., November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
East Peoria approves more funding for road repairs
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - East Peoria unanimously voted to spend $1.1 million to continue road repairs into 2024. It's in addition to the around $7 million they've dedicated to road repairs. The c...
Nov 22, 2023 (Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
UPDATE: Israel, Hamas agree first truce, 50 hostages to go free in swap
UPDATED 4:09 A.M. (11/22) GAZA/JERSUALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in aid and release at least 50 hostages captured by milit...
Nov 21, 2023 Protesters hold signs demanding the liberation of hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip after they were seized by Hamas gunmen on October 7, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
U.S. forces carry out series of strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -The United States carried out two series of strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militants, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, in the first publicly reported U.S. response...
Nov 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Iranian and U.S. flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Peoria's Christmas tree ready for decorating
PEORIA, Ill. - One tree is already up and going at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, and a second soon will follow. Then, you might say, the holidays can officially begin. Not long after the military-hono...
Nov 21, 2023 Crews put the Peoria Riverfront Museum's in place after being delivered Monday. (Peoria Riverfront Museum)
UPDATE: Alaska landslide kills at least 3 people, more believed to be missing
UPDATED 11:04 P.M. Reuters) -At least three people have been killed, and three others are believed to be missing, in a landslide on the principal highway serving an island community in Southeast Alask...
Nov 21, 2023 (Midwest Communications/Shutterstock)
