Cleveland, OH
360K+ Ohio SNAP recipients to recieve partial November benefits
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced Wednesday that over 360,000 Ohio families have begun receiving partial November SNAP benefits.
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According to a release, on partial Wednesday morning, the ODJFS had processed $66.8 million in patial SNAP benefits for about 364,000 Ohio households, just over half of the 716,000 households that are set to receive SNAP benefits for November.
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Benefits are being issued in batches due to the large number of recipients. So, all Ohio SNAP recipients who remain eligible will have their benefits issued within the next few days.
“Based on the latest guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, ODJFS made the necessary system changes this week to begin issuing benefits. The federal guidance instructs ODJFS to reduce the maximum amount each household can receive in November by 35% and to recalculate each household’s payment based on that new maximum amount. It is a two-step process, first requiring ODJFS to calculate the new payment amount, then transmitting those amounts for each household to its Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) vendor to issue to recipients through their Ohio Direction (EBT) card.”
SNAP recipients are encouraged to check their balances through their Connect EBT app or Ohio Benefits Self Service Portal.
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ODJFS said it will not know the total amount of partial November benefits until all benefits are processed. The exact amount each household will receive is based on factors such as gross and net income and allowable deductions, such as housing and medical costs.
“Under the revised federal calculations, nearly all recipients will receive less than 65% of their normal benefit. Some recipients, particularly those whose earnings place the household near the cutoff for eligibility, may receive no benefits this week under the revised calculation. An official notice explaining each household’s specific benefit change will be issued,” the release said.
ODJFS said that before the government shutdown, about 1.4 million Ohioans received $264 million in food benefits from SNAP each month. Once the government shutdown ends, additional guidance will determine how to handle the difference between what would normally be issued and what is being issued this week.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner released the cause of death for the two little Cleveland half-sisters who were found buried in suitcases in a shallow grave at Ginn Academy on Cleveland’s East Side.
The listed cause of death for both 8-year-old Mila Chatman and 10 -year-old Amor Wilson was homicide by unspecified means with malnutrition.
Their 28-year-old mother is accused of murdering the two has a hearing in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday.
Aliyah Henderson has already pleaded not guilty to charges, including murder for the deaths
The bodies of the two young girls were discovered on March 2 by a man walking his dog near E. 162nd Street and Midland Avenue.
His dog detected the scent, and the man immediately called 911.
Officers found the second body nearby when they arrived.
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A six-year-old son was found by Cleveland police when Henderson was arrested at her home on East 162nd St. on March 4.
Police said he appeared to be in good health and is now in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.
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Henderson is being held in the Cuyahoga County Jail on a $2 million bond.
She is charged with six counts of aggravated murder, four counts of murder, six counts of kidnapping, four counts of felonious assault, three counts of child endangering, one count of tampering with evidence and two counts of gross abuse of a corpse.
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Cleveland, OH
17 indicted in multi-agency drug bust in Northeast Ohio, 50 grams of fentanyl confiscated
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A total of 17 people are now facing charges after a multi-agency drug bust in Summit County. 15 of the people are charged federally and two suspects are facing state charges.
According to Akron police, the Akron Police Department Narcotics Unit, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, Summit County Sheriff deputies, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, and the U.S. Marshals participated in the nearly 15-month long investigation.
Akron Police Lieutenant Michael Murphy said the suspects were running a drug trafficking pipeline between Akron and Pennsylvania.
During the investigation, investigators said they confiscated more than 15 pounds of methamphetamine, 50 grams of fentanyl, and two handguns.
The below suspects are facing federal charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine:
- Clarence Daniels, 44
- Larry Finch, 43
- Nicholas Helfrick, 45
- Ricardo Allison, 44
- Sheldon Bell, 36
- John Townsend, 42
- Bryce Dittman, 27
- Tyler Smith, 28
- Anthony Raunikar, 45
- Marcus Nixon, 45
- John Koza, 45
- Earl Breckenridge, 57
- Jazzmin Thomas, 30
- Samantha Lentz, 31
- Craig Consilio, 62
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Cleveland, OH
Identity sought after 19-year-old man killed outside Cleveland Heights convenience store
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) – A 19-year-old South Euclid man is dead being shot in the head at a convenience store Thursday afternoon, and officials are now looking to identify the man pictured below.
Cleveland Heights police said the victim, whose name has not been released, died Friday afternoon while hospitalized.
CrimeStoppers announced $5,000 for information leading to the identity and location of anyone involved in the deadly shooting.
This happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday as the victim sat in a car outside the Noble Food Deal in the 2200 block of Noble Rd.
According to police and Crimestoppers, several men arrived in a stolen red Kia and the victim was shot.
Crimestoppers added the Kia was later set on fire in the area of Holyoke Avenue and East 133rd Street in East Cleveland.
There are no arrests at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Cleveland Heights police at 216-291-3883. You can leave anonymous tips with Crimestoppers at 216-252-7463.
Police are also asking for any surveillance video from around the area at the time of the shooting.
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