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WashingtonExaminer

Throughout this week, 38 states, the District of Columbia, and territories are rolling out their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to qualifying residents.  SNAP benefits are paid to low- and no-income households in need of financial assistance to pay for groceries. Households qualify for benefits if their net monthly income is at or below 100% […]

Food stamps: 38 states are delivering SNAP benefits worth up to $1,751 June 9-15

If your child/children received free or reduced meals this past school year, they are eligible for a new program called Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT), also known as SUN Bucks, which helps households buy food during the summer when school is out. Your children will automatically be enrolled in the program. You do not need to apply.

Low-Income MEVSD Families Eligible For Summer EBT Benefits

New Jersey State

The SNAP program will distribute its July monthly benefits as scheduled. Different from other federal aid programs, SNAP payments are overseen and distributed by individual states, leading to different payment dates based on recipients' locations. This variability highlights the need for recipients to know their state's specific distribution schedule in...

SNAP July Benefits Distribution: State-Specific Payment Dates and Details

Many new laws are set to take effect in Maryland on Monday. From alcohol delivery to a ban on indoor vaping, the Old Line State has new laws going into effect on July 1. Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) signed 1,049 bills following the Maryland General Assembly’s 90-day session this year. Roughly 140 bills went into effect […]

Six new laws that go into effect in Maryland today

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Kianna Writes

Tough Times in Maryland: A Closer Look at the Recent Spate of Layoffs. Hey there, Marylanders. It's been a tough time for job security in our state, and it looks like the challenges are set to continue. Recent filings with the Maryland Department of Labor have revealed a new round of significant layoffs, impacting various sectors and shaking up local communities.

Job Crisis: Maryland Faces New Wave of Massive Layoffs

Starting this month, recipients of SNAP benefitscan anticipate a $120 increase in their payments. SUN Bucks, a new federal government initiative, aims to provide additional financial support to families who depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and free or reduced lunch during the summer. $120 Extra for Families on...

SNAP Benefits Soar: Families to Receive $120 Boost Starting This Month

Pennsylvania State

Chattanooga Daily News

Los Angeles, CA – According to the police officials, the 29-year-old woman, later identified as NicoIe, was arrested and later charged with multiple charges, including: murder, child endangerment and aggravated assault after authorities say she killed her friend’s baby and injured the baby’s sibling. Police officials said that woman reportedly killed the child while she was taking care of the baby and when the baby’s parents went to the hospital to take the baby’s sibling.

Woman visited her friend for the weekend only to kill one of her babies and leave the other with serious injuries

Mcconnellsburg, PA

Two people in Pennsylvania have been arrested - after being accused of killing their newborn baby which cops say had been thrown from a second-story window to the street below. Joshua Coleman Wooters, 19, and Emily Jane Dickinson, 20, allegedly let their little baby bleed to death less than a...

Pennsylvania couple 'cut newborn umbilical cord with knife and threw baby out second-story window'

North Carolina State

Pender County, NC

The Mirror US

Blayne Brown, from West Virginia, was bitten by a shark while swimming in North Carolina, and required surgery and intervention from specialists following the horrifying incident

West Virginia boy, 14, bitten by shark on leg in waist-deep water swimming at North Carolina beach

Berkeley County, WV

Lootpress

BERKELEY COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A shooting investigation is underway after shots were fired following an alleged argument between two men. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department (BCSD), on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at around 7:10 PM, Berkeley County Central Dispatch received a report of gunshots at the Berkeley Gardens apartment complex on US […]

Police respond to reported gunshots following alleged argument between two men

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. This summer is expected to be “warm, hot and muggy” for most of the nation, according to the 2024 Farmer’s Almanac. That means now is a good time to figure out how to lower your electric bill costs to stay cool.

25 Ways to Lower Your Electric Bill This Summer

Fortune

Mustafa Tovi, a employee at Walmart for 25 years has climbed the ranks to make six figures. Mustafa Tovi is riding the high of a good week. Though he says he doesn’t easily get emotional, Tovi recalls folding when he got a call from Walmart. On Father’s Day, Tovi...

This Walmart manager makes up to $500,000 a year after starting part-time making $8 hourly. How the retail giant started to pay up

Minnesota State

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is increasing benefits to $1,751 for millions in Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Puerto Rico, with organized state-specific distribution schedules from June 4th to June 23rd to help fight hunger among low-income families. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Boosts Benefits to $1,751 in June for Alabama,...

$1,751 Boost: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits Increased for 6 States, June 4th-23rd – Must Know!

Dover, DE

The Spun

Veteran NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has made it clear which way he leans politically over the years. Walace, who races for 23XI Racing, hasn't held back with his criticism of Donald Trump or his supporters in the Republican Party. He clapped back at those who suggested he's brought politics into ...

Bubba Wallace Has Made It Clear Which Way He Leans Politically

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Baltimore, MD

CBS Baltimore

BALTIMORE -- After 40 years on the job, WJZ-TV Sports Director Mark Viviano will be retiring from broadcasting. Viviano made the announcement to the public in a heartfelt video message on social media Monday, captioned, "With great gratitude, I share news of a career/life transition. 40 years in 100 seconds. Most grateful to God."Viviano spent 30 years in Baltimore, and the last 22 years at WJZ-TV. He says he'll be spending his retirement devoting time to his family and to what he calls "God's calling," helping those in need in the community through programs of the Catholic Church of Baltimore. "To anyone...

WJZ Sports Director Mark Viviano to retire from broadcast in July

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Money

A new federal overtime pay rule went into effect Monday, expanding the protections to and earnings potential for about 1 million salaried workers. U.S. government officials have said that the overtime expansion, one of the largest in recent history, means more workers will now be compensated for the extra hours they spend at work and away from their families. An estimated 4 million people will benefit from the changes to overtime pay once they’re fully in effect come 2025. Specifically, they'll now be entitled to one-and-a-half times pay for time they put in over the standard 40-hour week.

1 Million More Workers Just Became Eligible for Overtime Pay

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Gov. Moore Launches Maryland SUN Bucks Program To Help Families Buy Groceries During Summer

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Governor Wes Moore today announced the launch of Maryland SUN Bucks, a new program to help families buy groceries for eligible school-aged children...

Gov. Moore Launches Maryland SUN Bucks Program To Help Families Buy Groceries During Summer

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