A 16-year-old boy, despite having no criminal history, was ordered held pending trial on charges he shot and killed his ...

The work of Preston Jackson fills Peoria's artistic tableau, with a Native American-inspired sculpture coming this summer to ...

While in Peoria, Illinois, he was able to recruit four ... the Peoria Arizona Historical Society noted. The area gained more prominence in 1888 when its first U.S. Post Office was established.

Peoria Public Works committed $10 million to reconstruct parts of Moss Avenue between Western and Sheridan Road. Moss Avenue is part of the city’s Moss-High Historic District, known for its historical ...

Peoria High School held a yearly event dedicated to teaching students the significance of Black History Month.

The movement was civil and voting rights for Black Americans, and the subject was Vivian. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called him the greatest preacher he had ever seen. President Barack Obama ...