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Month: June 2023

Santa Barbara County District Attorney warns consumers of undisclosed restaurant surcharges

By Ken Allard & Claudia Buccio Click here for updates on this story     SANTA BARBARA, California (KSBY) — Several restaurants in the Santa Barbara County area are charging mandatory service fees and surcharges without adequately disclosing those fees to customers, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday, which places those restaurants in potential

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Summer intern’s commute goes viral: She flies from South Carolina to New Jersey because it’s cheaper than renting

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — College interns typically find cheap places to live for the summer. One woman is going to great lengths to do that. South Carolina resident Sophia Celentano commutes to her New Jersey summer internship by plane, weekly, revealing on her TikTok account that it’s actually cheaper than renting

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DeSantis signs record Florida budget, a campaign-ready spending plan boosted by federal dollars

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed his state’s budget, a $117 billion spending plan filled with priorities that have already become fodder for the Republican’s 2024 presidential campaign. There’s $12 million in there to continue the flights carrying migrants from border states to blue jurisdictions for a second

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Pregnant woman shot and killed

By Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Jackson police are looking for the person who shot and killed a pregnant woman. It happened early Sunday morning on Industrial Park Drive near Interstate 220. When officers arrived, they found a woman inside a car suffering from a gunshot wound.

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