A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and staged a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing herself, officials said Tuesday. More: continued here

A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and staged a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing herself, officials said Tuesday. More: continued here

2 local US Post Office facilities on chopping blockWNEM SaginawRight now two postal services buildings in Saginaw are on the list to be shut down. The Washington Avenue and Wheeler Street offices are in jeopardy. The cuts come after the US Postal Service decided to shut down more than 250 …

AP: Mom Kills Self, Shoots Kids, Over Food StampsVillage Voice (blog)6 2011 at 4:25 PM ​A Texas woman who was denied food stamps fatally shot herself and severely wounded her two children in a state welfare office Tuesday, The Associated Press reports. Laredo police bargained with the woman for 7 …

The downtown San Marcos post office, a mainstay on Guadalupe Street, will close once the building is sold. More: continued here

A Texas woman unable to qualify for food stamps for months walked into a state welfare office with a gun, then shot her two children and killed herself during a seven-hour standoff, officials said Tuesday. More: continued here

State: Mom Who Shot Kids, Self Denied Food StampsSalonState officials say Grimmer applied for food stamps in July but was denied because she didn't turn in enough information. Authorities said Grimmer told negotiators about a litany of complaints against state and federal government agencies during the … More: continued here

A Texas woman unable to qualify for food stamps walked into a state welfare office with a gun, then shot her two children and killed herself. More: continued here

POLICE are investigating the stabbing death of a middle-aged man in the back of a Melbourne post office last night. More: continued here

Food Stamp Use on the RiseWall Street Journal (blog)Food-stamp use jumped in the US in September as 11 states tapped into the program for disaster assistance. Food stamp rolls have risen 7.8% in the past year, the Department of Agriculture reported, though the pace of growth has slowed from … …