Hall County Farmers Market Joins Georgia Fresh for Less Program, Allowing SNAP Benefits for Purchases

Hall County Farmers Market

Hall County Farmers Market has partnered with Wholesome Wave Georgia to provide a new way for customers to purchase fresh farm produce this season. Hall County Farmers Market joins SNAP program to increase accessibility to fresh produce The partnership is part of the Georgia Fresh for Less program which aims to provide healthy and locally … Read more

North Little Rock’s Zip Code 72116 Added to D-SNAP Benefits Eligibility for Tornado Victims

Tornado Victims

The Arkansas Department of Human Services has announced that the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) benefits will now be extended to a fifth zip code area in North Little Rock, Arkansas. North Little Rock adds fifth zip code to D-SNAP benefits eligibility list following tornadoes Following last month’s tornadoes, this additional area has been … Read more

Florida Man Executed for Brutal 1986 Murder After Final Appeal Denied

Florida Man Executed

Darryl B. Barwick, a Florida man, was executed on Wednesday for killing a woman in 1986. Florida man executed for 1986 murder of a woman he stabbed to death after release from prison for rape Barwick broke into Rebecca Wendt’s home and stabbed her to death, months after being released from prison for rape. He … Read more

Oklahoma Sex Offender Kills Six People and Himself Ahead of Jury Trial

Sex offender fatally shot 6

Jesse McFadden, a convicted sex offender, shot six people in Oklahoma, including his wife, her son and daughters, and two teenagers who were visiting the family, before turning the gun on himself. Convicted sex offender kills six including himself Authorities discovered the bodies on Monday after a search was initiated when McFadden failed to appear … Read more

Man Accused of Florida Shooting Killed by Police After Standoff at Motel

Florida Shooting

A manhunt for a suspect in the Florida shooting case Florida shooting suspect killed by police after hours-long standoff Al Joseph Stenson was initiated after police responded to a medical call and discovered a woman and her three children, one adult, and two juveniles dead at a Lake Wales apartment complex. Stenson was located at … Read more

Convicted Sex Offender Found Dead at Oklahoma Home with Seven Bodies, Including Two Missing Teenage Girls

2 Missing Teen Girls

A shocking discovery was made on Monday at the home of Jesse L. McFadden, a convicted sex offender in Henryetta, Oklahoma. McFadden a convicted sex offender, along with two missing teenage girls, were among the seven bodies found at the residence McFadden, 39, was found dead just hours after he missed a scheduled court appearance. … Read more

GOP Pushes for Income Tax Cuts in Wisconsin Despite Opposition from Democrats

U.S. House GOP

GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin are continuing their push to cut income taxes for all earners despite opposition from Democratic Governor Tony Evers and even some fellow Republicans. GOP pushes for income tax cuts for all income earners in Wisconsin, despite bipartisan opposition Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu testified in favor of his plan for a … Read more

Georgia Announces Tax Refund Issuance Following Revenue Surplus and New Legislation

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) have announced the release of the first round of tax refund checks as a result of House Bill 162. Georgia issues surplus tax refunds as a result of House Bill 162 The legislation allows for an additional refund of income taxes from 2021 due … Read more

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Faces Concerns Over State’s Exodus of People and Wealth

Gov. Pritzker

The latest data from the IRS shows that taxpayers who moved from one state to another between 2019 and 2020 resulted in a significant loss of people and income for Illinois, as well as New York and California. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is facing concerns about an exodus of people and their wealth from the … Read more

Manhunt Ends: Suspect in Texas Massacre Captured after Shooting Spree Leaves Five Dead

Texas Massacre

Francisco Oropesa, the man accused of shooting and killing five people, including a mother and her 9-year-old son, in Texas, has been taken into custody following a manhunt. Man accused of Texas Massacre, which killed five people including a mother and son, is arrested after a dayslong manhunt Oropesa was arrested in Cut and Shoot, … Read more