WASHINGTON - E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing a mounting number of state and federal investigations into its marketing and sales practices, as a top Trump administration official pledged Friday to use all of the government's regulatory and enforcement power "to stop the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use.

PEORIA - A South Peoria man was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for being an armed habitual criminal.

PEORIA - A recently passed law in New Jersey could lead to a slew of lawsuits against the Boys Scouts of America by people who claim they were sexually abused.

TOULON - A Stark County man was held Friday on $75,000 bond for child pornography charges. Rodney A.

Adell Hawks was the right man for the job as Peoria Heights faced the beginning of the end of its 11-man football era when Week 1 of the 2019 IHSA season arrived Friday.