It’s getting tougher and harder to get by. Families Need An Income Of At Least $85,000 Just To “Get By” Families estimate they need an income of at least $85,000 just to “get by,” about treble the federal poverty limit and significantly more than the $58,000 they need just ten years ago, due to substantial…
People are evicted from their houses across the country for a variety of reasons, but not uniformly by city or neighborhood. According to a new study from the University of Kansas, neighborhoods with mostly people of color renters or families with children have higher eviction rates than gentrified or high-rent districts. Common Reasons For High…
In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday, a California appeal panel decided that Gov. Gavin Newsom lacked “some evidence” that one of the Charles Manson cult members who murdered Rosemary and Leno LaBianca in 1969 poses a continuing threat to society five decades later. Despite the fact that the Board of Release Hearings has repeatedly ruled…
A 34-year-old guy was arrested in Florida over the weekend for reportedly dousing another man in gasoline and setting him on fire after a verbal altercation. Earl Hargrove Jr. was arrested on Sunday and charged with first-degree attempted murder and aggravated violence resulting in serious bodily harm, according to court records examined by Law&Crime. The…
Texas has a higher rate than the national average, and Harris County’s rate is even higher than the state average. An additional $1.4 Million In Federal Cash Will Be Awarded To Harris County To Tackle Black Maternal Mortality Houston Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher said Tuesday morning that an additional $1.4 million in federal cash will be…
Over Memorial Day weekend in Texas, a father of six was shot and died while attending his only daughter’s high school graduation party. Adam Tobias, 35, was killed down at a home on Santa Cecilia Lane on Houston’s southeast side around 4:15 a.m. The Houston Police Department confirmed the incident on Friday. “My favorite person,”…
Investigators in St. Petersburg, Florida, claim to have identified the city’s oldest and most prominent cold case victim after more than a half-century search. Authorities identified Sylvia June Atherton, a 41-year-old mother of five from Arizona, as the lady whose body was discovered in a wooden trunk 53 years ago on Halloween. According to…