Rockford officer saved by bulletproof vest after being shot while sitting in squad car
ROCKFORD -- A Rockford Police officer was not injured after a bulletproof vest…
LOCAL
Flood-damaged vehicles from New Orleans and New York could make their way to Rockford used car…
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- The Better Business Bureau is warning the public to be on the lookout for flood-damaged cars that could start turning up at local auto auctions.
The recent flooding from New Orleans to New York and the rains…
Hard Rock announces hundreds of positions at Rockford’s temporary casino
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- Hard Rock is looking to fill a hundreds of jobs at Rockford's temporary casino that is slated to open this fall.
Jobs at the casino range from restaurant staff to management. Hard Rock is encouraging Rockford…
Carla Redd sworn in as first Black, female chief of the Rockford Police Department
By TRRT Newsroom
ROCKFORD -- Carla Redd made history Tuesday by officially becoming the first Black person and the first woman to serve as chief of the Rockford Police Department.
Redd was sworn in at 9 a.m., during a ceremony at…
Rockford firefighter to bike from Dubuque to Rockford as part of ‘Bay to Brooklyn’ trip
ROCKFORD -- A Rockford firefighter, on Wednesday will join a group of cyclists made up of firefighters and military veterans who are riding across America to honor first responders lost during 9/11.
Chris Kowalski, a firefighter with the…
Loves Park CRE8IV mural underway on North Second Street
LOVES PARK -- The latest addition to the 2021 CRE8IV public art initiative is underway outside CD Source, 5723 N. Second St.
Painted by Rockford muralist Brett Whitacre, the large-scale mural project will take five to seven days to…
NATION & WORLD
Where are 9/11’s biggest names now?
By Jerry Schwartz
Associated Press
Rudolph Giuliani was a hero before he was a punchline. Lisa Beamer was a…
California parole board votes to release Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin,…
By Julie Watson and Brian Melley
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California's parole board voted Friday to free Robert F.…
Biden to keep Aug. 31 deadline to complete Kabul evacuation
(Associated Press) -- U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday he is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers offers $100 gift cards to anyone who gets COVID-19…
MADISON, Wis. -- Gov. Tony Evers is changing his mind about paying people to get the coronavirus shot.
Evers on…
