HERE. AND WELCOME TO NEWS EIGHT AT FIVE. I’M LORI BURKHOLDER AND I’M BRIAN ROCHE. THE STORM TEAM HAS MADE TODAY AN ALERT DAY, AND WE’VE ALREADY HAD A TORNADO WARNING ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON.

Haitian residents make up a small percentage of applicants for public assistance in Clark County, and face denial rates higher than non-Haitian residents, a Springfield News-Sun investigation found ...

The Alaska Division of Public Assistance is set to rely on out-of-state contractors to process food assistance applications amid a yearslong staffing shortage, Department of Health officials confirmed ...

A new South Dakota law requiring free online access to voter registration data has exposed personal information of thousands of residents. The data release revealed the identities of public assistance ...