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Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon addresses reporters early Saturday morning about the bomb threat at the BioUrja plant.
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Peoria Police order evacuation after bomb threat at BioUrja Renewables
Ryan Denham, Lizzie Seils
A one-mile area that includes parts of Downtown Peoria and the Warehouse District were evacuated Friday night after a reported bomb threat at nearby BioUrja Renewables.
Flight are listed on a board inside a terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday.
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Old tech blamed for the ground stop that caused flight chaos: 'It got overloaded'
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