Convenience Big Store: Most Social Security stimulus checks coming next week, IRS says

Third stimulus check: IRS to begin sending payments for social security recipients – The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced Tuesday that stimulus checks for Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries will be issued this weekend. While these payments will be distributed in the coming days, the agencies said the majority of the checks will be sent electronically and received on Wednesday, April 7. The update comes just as the IRS said it is adding 'plus-up' payments to some stimulus checks in situations such as where a person’s income dropped in 2020 compared to 2019, or a person had a new child or dependent on their 2020 tax return. Recipients of Social Security benefits, or roughly 30 million Americans, were not initially given a timeline of when they would receive payments. Meanwhile, the IRS said Tuesday it is still working out when Veterans Affairs benefit recipients will receive their stimulus payments. (Douglas Jones, TEGNA)

'The disease is not taking Easter weekend off' | How to celebrate Easter safely during COVID-19 – With Easter Sunday quickly approaching, families are looking for ways to gather and celebrate safely. Bayside Church Granite Bay is offering a number of different options, based on everyone's comfort levels: they'll be streaming everything online but they've also put up a massive tent where they'll be doing outdoor services all weekend long. The church will also be allowing 50% capacity for the traditional indoor service inside. CDC guidelines recommend attending religious ceremonies virtually, but if you plan to celebrate with others, they say, outdoors is safer than indoors. (Lena Howland, ABC10)

San Joaquin County hopeful for red tier status in make-or-break week – San Joaquin County is going into its make-or-break week as it takes its second shot at moving into the less restrictive red tier. It's a familiar position for the county. The county was originally projected to move into the red tier mid-March. As of April 1, the county holds a dubious distinction of being one of only three counties in California left in the purple tier. It's a situation that Tiffany Heyer, spokesperson for San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services, said is connected to getting support into communities that were hard hit by the pandemic over the past year. (Eric Escalante, ABC10)

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New travel guidelines Fully vaccinated people now have the green light from the CDC for non-essential travel, but they must still wear masks. The new guidance says that fully vaccinated people can travel internationally and throughout the U.S. without needing to get a COVID-19 test beforehand. (Associated Press)

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Cadbury mascot Betty the tree frog has won the hearts of judges for this year's Cadbury Bunny tryouts. No, she's not a rabbit herself, but she's trying her very best to be the perfect mascot for the Cadbury brand. And she's doing a great job! (Andrea Chu, 10 Tampa Bay)