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Weapons arrest made in connection with June homicide in Peoria

Peoria police have arrested a person of interest in the June shooting death of a teenager.

As Food Pantries Feel Strain Of COVID-19, Some Peoria Residents Are Stepping Up

Peoria food pantries are feeling the strain of more people in need, as COVID-19 closures take away jobs and access to food.Willa Lucas runs the pantry…

Advanced Medical Transport CEO Andrew Rand stands at the podium as he addresses the Peoria City Council while Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger stands by during Tuesday's meeting at City Hall.

Peoria extends AMT ambulance services agreement, accepts $2.9M grant for police co-response unit

In a deal categorized as a “milestone” and a “celebration,” the City of Peoria and Advanced Medical Transport finalized a pact that extends the city’s ambulance services for at least five years beyond the current contract.

Community members attending the Park District Board of Trustees meeting to speak in favor of the pipeline moratorium speak outside the Bonnie W. Noble Center after the board's unanimous vote to approve.

Peoria Park District board unanimously approves moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines

The Peoria Park District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve a moratorium on considerations, agreements or requests for carbon dioxide pipelines on or near park district property.

Second round of Peoria violence prevention grants controversial for some city council members

The City of Peoria recently doled out $1.4 million in grants for six violence prevention initiatives, but some members of the Peoria City Council are questioning how those anti-violence dollars are being allocated as the city copes with a wave of summertime unrest.

Gun control advocacy groups rally with Democratic members of Congress outside the U.S. Capitol on May 26, 2022. Organized by Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety, and Students Demand Action, the rally brought together members of Congress and gun violence survivors to demand gun safety legislation following mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.

Peoria's Mom's Demand Action chapter asks everyone to wear orange for National Gun Violence Day

The Peoria chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense is asking people to wear orange this weekend and to support those affected by gun violence.

Out and About in Greater Peoria: 50th Aladdin Gathering, Murder Mystery Dinner Theater and a meet and greet with Peoria' Players directors

Three things to do this weekend in Greater Peoria, curated by WCBU's Meagan Ruger-Smith.

The Caterpillar Visitors Center celebrates its history

The Caterpillar Visitors Center has a new exhibit called Traditions of Manufacturing. Kathryn Spitznagle is with the Visitors Center. She says the main…

A rendering of the new $57 million Hilton Garden Inn planned for downtown Peoria.

Status of $57M downtown Peoria hotel project unclear after ICC puts building back on the market

The future of a downtown Peoria hotel project appears clouded, with one of the associated properties back on the market.

Peoria Symphony opens new season with Brhams and Dvorak

This week, we talk with George Stelluto, conductor of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. Their new season opens with a concert Saturday night, featuring music…

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