North Carolina State

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According to the Pew Research Center, middle-class households are those earning between two-thirds to double the median household income in an area. The upper middle class refers to the top 20% of...

What Is the Median Income for the Upper Middle Class in 2024?

San Francisco, CA

Money

Renters may finally be getting a break. The median asking rent across all bedroom counts fell year-over-year in July — the first time that’s happened since the the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic back in June 2020, according to real estate company Redfin. The median asking rate for...

Rents Are Finally Falling — Here Are the Cities With the Biggest Drops

Louisiana State

Connecticut State

Business Insider

Home prices continue to rebound around the country — especially in these two states.

The 2 hottest states to buy property in right now — and 3 where home price appreciation is being crippled by soaring insurance costs

24/7 Wall St.

24/7 Wall St. Insights The Consumer Price Index has soared to historic highs in recent years. With the cost of living on the rise, many cities with lower consumer prices have reported an influx of new residents. Also: 2 Dividend Legends to Hold Forever    In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of […]
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The Cheapest Cities Americans Are Flocking To

Kansas State

Wyandotte County, KS

TOPEKA — As the Kansas and Missouri medical communities prepare for respiratory illness season, health officials grapple with an early COVID-19 infection spike and higher-than-normal tuberculosis infections in Wyandotte County. COVID positivity rates have been steadily increasing in Kansas, Missouri and across the country since July. The increase is...

Kansas COVID-19 spike coincides with unexplained tuberculosis infections

Farmington, NM

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

On August 19, 2024, at approximately 7:32 p.m. a New Mexico State Police officer in District 10 Farmington, was traveling east on Pinon Hills when he observed a black Chrysler traveling west at a high rate of speed. The officer initiated a traffic stop, and as he was maneuvering to stop, the driver of the Chrysler 300 exited the vehicle armed with an AR-15-style rifle, per a press release from the New Mexico State Police.

New Mexico State Police Officer Shot at During Attempted Traffic Stop

Fox News

Suzanne Hayes wrote a Business Insider article describing how she decided to move to the Avon Old Farms Hotel in Connecticut after struggling to pay rent.

Connecticut mom of three moves to hotel room due to high rent prices: 'Exactly what I prayed for'

Wilmington, DE

Inner city schools like Warner Elementary School in Wilmington's Triangle Neighborhood are exceedingly rare after desegregation saw students bussed to suburban districts. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JULIA MEROLA. Attention on education reform and investment in public education for Wilmington city students has perhaps never been higher than in the...

‘We were bulldozed’: The history of Wilmington’s school system

Sarasota, FL

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Rusty Bucket, a beloved comfort food chain known for its casual American fare, is closing its Sarasota, Florida location later this month. The Sarasota branch, the only Rusty Bucket in Florida, will shut its doors permanently on August 18. The news, which was confirmed by a bartender at the restaurant, came as a surprise to employees, who learned about the closure just a week ago.

Popular Comfort Food Chain to Close Florida Location Permanently

Oklahoma State

An 84-page document was sent to Oklahoma schools claiming to be a supplemental supervisory document from the State Department of Education. (Photo by Kyle Phillips/For Oklahoma Voice) School districts across the state received packages Wednesday that claimed to be from the State Department of Education and contained 80 pages of...

Oklahoma schools receive hoax document on Ryan Walters’ Bible directive

South Dakota State

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Chairman Peter Lengkeek takes media questions after a roundtable about public safety on tribal lands with Sen. Mike Rounds, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and other tribal leaders on Aug. 14, 2024, in Wagner. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe has expanded state...

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe expands public safety partnership with South Dakota Highway Patrol

When choosing where to live in the U.S., budget-friendliness may not be the most important factor. Perhaps you have the financial privilege of choice and are looking to live in a city that ranks high...

The 30 Safest and Richest US Cities To Live in 2024

Lewisburg, WV

LEWISBURG, W.Va. — At Lewisburg’s Carnegie Hall, president and CEO Cathy Rennard watched with some anxiety earlier this month as news unfolded that The Greenbrier Hotel was facing foreclosure due to unpaid debts by its owners, Gov. Jim Justice and his family. The hotel, a crucial part of...

‘It’s always going to be there’: In Greenbrier County, hotel’s potential sale causes concern

Oregon State

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is only about a quarter inch long. It targets humans and breeds in shallow water. (Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) For the first time, Oregon health officials have found a type of mosquito in the state that can transmit deadly viruses. The...

In a first, Oregon officials find mosquito that can transmit deadly viruses in southern Oregon

California State

ABC News

A new bill that would allow some undocumented immigrants to receive loans to buy homes is sparking debate as it passes through the California legislature.

New bill in this state would allow some undocumented immigrants to get home loans

Hawaii State

South Lake Tahoe, CA

Traffic backed up on Hwy 50 as people evacuated from the Caldor Fire on August 30, 2021 in South Lake Tahoe, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) An evacuation of residents and visitors from the north shore of the Tahoe basin could take more than two to three times as long as local officials project, according to simulations released Wednesday that depict how an emergency exodus could result in “hours-long, potentially life-threatening slow evacuations.”

Evacuating Tahoe could take twice as long as projected, simulations indicate

Americans say you need a net worth of at least $2.5 million to feel wealthy, according to Charles Schwab's annual Modern Wealth Survey, which surveyed 1,000 Americans ages 21 to 75 in March 2024. That's up slightly from $2.2 million, compared with last year's survey results. However, a net worth...

How much money you need to be considered rich in 12 major U.S. cities—it's over $4 million in San Francisco

Even with declining mortgage rates, the number of pending home sales fell last month to the lowest level on record, a National Association of Realtors report reveals. NAR's Pending Home Sales Index shows that the number of pending home sales dropped 5.5% in July and was down 8.5% compared with a year earlier, reaching the lowest level since the index was first established in 2001.

Fewer people are purchasing homes, despite high demand—buyers are in 'wait and see' mode

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Mercury Direct will provide three zodiac signs with abundance and fortune on August 28. It will help them get back on track and remove their obstacles. The astrological transit will put things for the signs. What’s holding you back from exploiting your potential?

3 Zodiac Signs Whose Fortune Era Will Start | August 28, 2024

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With rents high and vacancies scarce, NC officials seek to expand affordable housing supply

North Carolina officials are working to attack the state's shortage of affordable by building thousands of new affordable apartment homes. (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Federal tax credits...

With rents high and vacancies scarce, NC officials seek to expand affordable housing supply

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