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The legalization of marijuana could dry up a revenue stream for police, according to reports. Here, two men share a water pipe underneath the Space Needle shortly after a law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana took effect in Seattle in 2012.

Side Effect Of Legal Pot: Police Budgets Take A Hit

Some states view legalizing marijuana as a way to find new tax revenue. But decriminalization can also remove a strong funding source for police: property forfeitures from drug dealers.

This holiday season, shoppers will buy nearly 1.6 million drones, up 31 percent from last year, according to the Consumer Technology Association.

The Drone Under Your Tree Can't Fly High Until Registered With The FAA

Drones will be placed under many Christmas trees this year. But before they can be flown above the treetops, they must be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration for a $5 fee.

Rep. LaHood Supports Bipartisan Bill to Fund Job Training, Technical Ed

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, returns to the Capitol on Tues. to debate a bill that would reauthorize a federal funding source for job training and…

Gap Inc. said Old Navy and the rest of the Gap brands have been attracting different customers and require different strategies.

Gap To Split Into Two Companies, With Old Navy As Separate Firm

Gap also said it plans to close about 230 stores over the next two years. The moves are the latest signs of turmoil in the retail industry, as Sears and other chains struggle to stay afloat.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Janna Knight, a dental technician, is seen aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort. The ship is due to leave New York this week after deploying to help with the pandemic.

Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Scheduled To Sail From New York City

The iconic vessel was intended to provide overflow capacity to the New York metropolitan area but ultimately wasn't needed as badly as first feared.

Restaurants Still Limited As Heat Pushes Diners Indoors

July heat is pushing more restaurant goers indoors.Kevin Evans with the city of Peoria's economic development arm said that presents both opportunities…

Health care worker Demetra Ransom comforts a patient in the COVID-19 ward at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston last month. The U.S. has since surpassed 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases.

U.S. Surpasses 20 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

In less than two months, the country doubled its total number of infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier walks from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 24. Spanier was convicted of hushing up suspected child sex abuse by Jerry Sandusky in 2001, a decade before Sandusky was arrested for the serial molestation of young boys.

3 Ex-Penn State Officials Get Jail Time For Failure To Report Sandusky Abuse

Former President Graham Spanier and former Vice President Gary Schultz were ordered to spend two months in jail; former Athletic Director Tim Curley is to serve three months.

Best Buy and other retailers use a third-party organization, The Retail Equation, to determine whether a consumer should be authorized to make returns.

Some Retailers Are Holding Your Returns Against You

Some major retailers use consumer shopping behavior to determine whether they are a risk or should be authorized to make returns.

Tri-County Area Adds 11 Active COVID-19 Cases, 2 Deaths

Two more Tazewell County residents have succumbed to COVID-19, while active cases in the Tri-County area ticked up slightly in the past day.Health…

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