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GasBuddy: Peoria gas prices up slightly after the holidays
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (145+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " Gas prices in Peoria have gone up 2.3 cents a gallon in the last week, averaging $2.82 on Monday, according to GasBuddy. AAA Illinois has the same price. GasBuddy says Peoria's prices are 19.8 cents lower than last month, and 36.1 cents lower…...
PCHS choir program ending, students petitioning to save it
1+ week, 4+ day ago (253+ words) PEKIN, Ill. " The final performance for a Pekin Community High School show choir is on the horizon. 25 News reports that the "Noteables" will be discontinued at the end of the school year, with the program facing low student involvement and funding…...
Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz submits resignation, government sources say
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (103+ words) MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz has submitted his resignation, two government sources told Reuters on Thursday. The resignation of the 86-year-old lawyer must be approved by the Mexican Senate. Gertz, who has served as attorney general since…...
Analysis-Trump’s case against Senator Mark Kelly faces steep hurdles under military law
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (815+ words) By Tom Hals, Jack Queen and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) -Threats by the Trump administration to recall Senator Mark Kelly to active Navy duty, and to prosecute him under military law for urging troops to disobey illegal orders, would…...
FAA probes Amazon after delivery drone snaps internet cable in Texas
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday it is probing Amazon after one of its delivery drones downed an internet cable in central Texas last week. "A MK30 drone struck a wire line in Waco, Texas, around 12:45 p.m. local time…...
School advocacy group discusses results of recent state trends in Peoria
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (432+ words) PEORIA, Ill. " An Illinois non-profit bipartisan advocacy group focusing on education issues is touring the state to discuss its latest review. Leaders with Advance Illinois made a stop at Illinois Central College's Peoria campus on Wednesday to meet with community and…...
US House push to force Epstein files vote secures 218th signature, enough to move forward
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (114+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva in her first day in office on Wednesday signed the discharge petition to start the process for a vote on directing the Justice Department to release files related to deceased convict... WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic…...
US House Speaker Johnson to swear in Democratic Representative-elect Grijalva on Wednesday
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (143+ words) (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will swear in Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday, Johnson's office said on Tuesday. Grijalva won a special election in September to succeed her late father in Congress, but her swear... (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike…...
NFL-Cowboys defensive end Kneeland dead at 24
2+ mon, 14+ hour ago (143+ words) NEW YORK (Reuters) -Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died on Thursday morning at the age of 24, the team and the league said. He was in his second season with the team. There were no details immediately available on the…...
HF Sinclair mulls pipeline expansions to boost US West Coast fuel supply
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. refiner HF Sinclair is considering expanding its pipeline systems across the Rocky Mountain and West Coast to bolster fuel supplies in markets including California and Nevada, the company said on Wednesday. New pipeline expansions could help ease…...