Peoria Fire Department

A 62-year-old Peoria man faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly killing another man found inside a garage that had been set on fire last month.

Following a series of intentionally set fires at the New Hope Apartments supportive housing shelter in downtown Peoria, residents are being allowed to stay in the building with around-the-clock fire watch teams on patrol.

One person was found dead inside a garage that caught fire Wednesday morning in Peoria. Fire crews were called to the scene in an alley in the 1200 block of NE Perry Ave. at 8:16 a.m.

The Peoria Fire Department says a blaze that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a Bradley University fraternity house Saturday was intentionally set.

The Village of Peoria Heights has a new person leading its volunteer fire department, and Mayor Matt Wigginton is hopeful he will bring some stability to the position.

City and county agencies are bracing for anticipated large crowds and demonstrations around the downtown Peoria County Courthouse when the murder trial of Sean Grayson begins Monday.

Illinois State Fire Marshal Michele Pankow joined Peoria Fire Department officials Tuesday in promoting a free smoke alarm installation program.

The Village of Peoria Heights will enter a working agreement with the Peoria Fire Department to assist with emergency calls. The plan passed narrowly during Tuesday’s three-hour meeting that also saw trustees override the mayor’s veto of an ordinance to establish a 1% grocery tax.

The Peoria Fire Department says an overnight blaze at the shuttered KFC restaurant on Western Avenue in West Peoria was set intentionally, with damage estimated at $500,000.

Peoria police have arrested two people on charges of aggravated arson and endangering the life or health of a child following an apartment fire Tuesday night.