MAINE (WABI) - Starting Wednesday, Mainers making minimum wage will be getting a raise. The increase will bump employee pay from $14.15 an hour to $14.65 an hour. The new tip wage will be going up to $7.33 an hour. This is part of the scheduled yearly bump in minimum wage which has increased every year in the state since 2017.

Maine’s lowest-paid employees are about to make more money. The state's minimum wage increase is set to go into effect on January 1. The statewide wage increase will bump employee pay from $14.15 to $14.65 per hour. The increase will also affect tipped workers, bringing their base pay up from $7.08 an hour to $7.33 per hour plus tips.

The City of Las Cruces will increase its minimum hourly wage from $12.36 to $12.65, effective Jan. 1. According to the City of Las Cruces, the increase will also occur for tipped employees going from $4.

The City of Las Cruces will be raising the minimum wage from $12.36 to $12.65 starting effectively on Jan. 1. At least 176 people have died in a plane crash in South Korea, according to local fire and rescue officials.