This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, WFHB News Correspondent Catherine Terwilliger speaks with Julio Alonso, executive director of Hoosier Hills Food Bank, about how the government shutdown has impacted SNAP benefits in Monroe County. More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, “The Supremes and the Androids” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the local news.
Government Shutdown Halts SNAP Benefits Across Monroe County


Photo courtesy of Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County.

As a result of the government shutdown, SNAP benefits are only partially funded right now with households only receiving about half of their typical November payment. In today’s feature report, WFHB News Correspondent Catherine Terwilliger speaks with Julio Alonso, executive director of Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Alonso says that at least 16,000 residents in the six counties they serve will be impacted by the pause in SNAP benefits. This interview was conducted yesterday and information is still incoming. Alonso urges community support and advocates for a government reopening in an interview coming up next on the WFHB Local News. Here's a link to a list of food pantries in Monroe County for those in need.
“Off Night Stories” Spotlights Immigrant Resilience in Bloomington


Up next, we feature an excerpt from our public affairs program Bring It On – Indiana’s only weekly radio program committed to exploring the people, issues and events impacting the African-American community. In this interview, hosts Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell speak with Audrey Seader, the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Off Night Productions. She is here to discuss their upcoming production of Off Night Stories: Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum Seekers.



The play offers the public the opportunity to experience powerful, true stories that celebrate resilience, hope and the human spirit of immigrants in the United States. There will be English-speaking and Spanish-speaking performances from Sunday, November 9 to Tuesday, November 11. To listen to the full interview, visit wfhb dot org following this broadcast.
Better Beware: “The Supremes and the Androids”


A double-barrelled warning this time. Anyone who has a social security number, or an Android cellphone (that’s Google’s system, not Apple’s iPhone) are at risk from some very ingenious scammers right now. (And iPhone users shouldn’t feel too safe, they may be attacked in future.) There’s a phony letter going around, supposedly from a Supreme Court Justice, that threatens people’s Social Security numbers. Android phone users are all too likely to have an app that’s infected with some nasty malware – because hundreds of such apps have been downloaded over 38 million times! Here’s the bad news, and the good news about how to stay safe.
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You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Our feature was produced by Catherine Terwilliger.
Bring It On is produced by Clarence Boone.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.