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Local COVID roundup 5/27: 3 additional deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — After reporting zero area deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported three such deaths. A Peoria County male i...
Dalton Kemper May 27, 2021
FEMA assisting local health departments with COVID-19 outreach
PEORIA, Ill. — A team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is working with local health departments to raise awareness about the availability of COVID-19 vaccine clinics and various reco...
Julia Bradley May 27, 2021
Overnight shooting leaves one dead in Peoria, victim ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 5/27/21 3:45 P.M. 20-year-old Kandon Bonner has been identified as the victim. An autopsy showed Bonner suffered multiple gunshots to his thorax. _________________________________________...
Julia Bradley May 27, 2021
IDOT and ISP remind drivers of Scott’s Law, safety on roadways
PEORIA, Ill. — Workers for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois State Police (ISP) commonly find themselves in a dangerous position on the side of highways and interstat...
Dalton Kemper May 26, 2021
Buyer beware: return to live events bringing out scammers
PEORIA, Ill. — The hunger for concerts, sporting events, and other such gatherings is at a fever pitch after the pandemic wrecked all such occasions. Just as hungry are the proverbial sharks in ...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2021
Local COVID roundup 5/26: No deaths for second straight day
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported no new COVID-19 deaths in the tri-county area for a second straight day. Overall, 31 new cases were reported throughout...
Dalton Kemper May 26, 2021
State COVID roundup 5/26: 11M doses given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — More than 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been put into Illinoisans’ arms. The 59,494 doses administered on Tuesday sprung the state over the 11M mark...
Jeremy Scott May 26, 2021
Several people killed in rail yard shooting in San Jose, California
(Reuters) – Eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday morning, the county sheriff’s office said. Santa Clara County Sher...
Julia Bradley May 26, 2021
East Peoria home damaged by fire overnight
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — It’s unclear what caused an overnight fire in East Peoria, that left seven people displaced. The call came in around 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Anderson Avenu...
Julia Bradley May 26, 2021
Parking space a concern for Downtown Development Corporation
PEORIA, Ill. — The Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria (DDC) presented Tuesday night to the Peoria City Council as they continuously look for ways to redevelop downtown Peoria. One of the...
Dalton Kemper May 25, 2021

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