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Washington cancels ‘Good Neighbor Days’
WASHINGTON, Ill. — The Washington Chamber of Commerce and other community entities and officials have canceled the 2020 Washington Good Neighbor Days. The festival was set to be held May 27-31. ...
Julia Bradley Apr 23, 2020
Turn Your Flashlight Into a Solar System!
Here’s what you’ll need: * Flashlight *Needle *Tape *Scissors *Printable constellations Cut out the constellations and poke a hole where the stars are. Tape the constellation onto the flas...
Steph Blue Apr 23, 2020
4.4 million U.S. workers apply for jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government s...
Julia Bradley Apr 23, 2020
Peoria home damaged by fire overnight, firefighter injured
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters were called just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 500 block of S. Warren on reports of a fire. Heavy smoke and fire were seen coming from the first...
Julia Bradley Apr 23, 2020
Wisdom for Washington: Teacher opens up about missing students
WASHINGTON, Ill. — While the COVID-19 outbreak has pushed students out of classrooms and into remote learning, teachers miss seeing their students. Dan Zehr, an English teacher at Washington Com...
Kristina Leahy Apr 23, 2020
Man dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound after police chase
PEORIA, Ill. — A man died Wednesday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound bafter leading Peoria Police on a high-speed chase. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said police officer...
Julia Bradley Apr 23, 2020
How officials determine cause of death by COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. – Questions have been brought up about how health officials determine and report a death by COVID-19. How is the total statistic number of deaths reported in an area explained in a ...
Mike Sabol Apr 22, 2020
Suspect with gun leads police on high speed chase
PEORIA, Ill. — One person suffered a gunshot wound after a high speed chase Wednesday night with police through central Peoria. According to scanner traffic, police attempted to arrest a person ...
Mike Sabol Apr 22, 2020
AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a new survey finds, even as small pockets of attention-grabbi...
Jeremy Scott Apr 22, 2020
Popular golf vlog series could be coming to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — A popular vlog series focusing on golf could be making its way to Peoria. The series, Strapped, is created by NoLayingUp.com, a popular golf site. Strapped is a series that puts t...
Dalton Kemper Apr 22, 2020

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