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Accident in Pennsylvania kills 5 and injures 60
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – Officials in Pennsylvania say five people have been killed and dozens more hospitalized in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A turnpike spokesman tells The Associated ...
Dalton Kemper Jan 05, 2020

Accident in Pennsylvania kills 5 and injures 60
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – Officials in Pennsylvania say five people have been killed and dozens more hospitalized in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A turnpike spokesman tells The Associated ...
Dalton Kemper Jan 05, 2020

Police identify suspect in Rockford hostage situation
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Authorities have released the name and charges against the suspect in the hostage situation at Heritage Credit Union in Rockford, Illinois. Police have identified the suspect as...
Julia Bradley Jan 04, 2020

Peoria sees a little over an inch of snow overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Light snow fell across Central Illinois Friday night, with accumulations in Peoria around 1.1 inches according to the National Weather Service. Sie Maroon, with Peoria Public Work...
Julia Bradley Jan 04, 2020

PSA to workers: do the math
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Double check your pay stub. 2020 has dawned, and so, too, has Illinois’s new minimum wage rate of $9.25 an hour. The Illinois Department of Labor said it expects employ...
Jeremy Scott Jan 03, 2020

Armed man inside Rockford bank
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in Illinois said customers or employees were stuck inside a bank with an armed robber Friday. Police surrounded Heritage Credit Union in Rockford, about 90 miles nort...
Kristina Leahy Jan 03, 2020

PFD installed over 100 smoke alarms for community
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Fire Department helped out the community by checking and installing alarms in homes. In 2019, the PFD helped install 142 smoke alarms and 72 carbon monoxide alarms. Div...
Kristina Leahy Jan 03, 2020

IDOR reminds small business owners of new tax credit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ small businesses may be able to offset the state’s new minimum wage increase with a special tax credit. The Illinois Department of Revenue said in a new...
Julia Bradley Jan 03, 2020

Man accused of drowning his wife pleads not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) — A Peoria man charged with murder in his wife’s death pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday. Michael L. Vorrath, 63, was arrested December 13 and faces one...
Julia Bradley Jan 03, 2020

Suspects accused of fatal night club shooting plead not guilty
PEORIA, Ill. — Two men charged with murder in the Dec. 13 fatal shooting of 24-year-old Patrick Moton have pleaded not guilty. Tyrese Walker, 20, and Desmond Sanders, 29, appeared in court Thurs...
Julia Bradley Jan 03, 2020
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