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Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices
Back-To-School 2025 Deals: More Families Shopping Early To Dodge Rising Prices Most families are already hunting for back-to-school deals in the summer heat. Roughly two-thirds (67%) of families with children in kindergarten through 12th grade had started shopping by early July, according to the National Retail Federation. That's up from 55% in 2024 and the highest level since NRF began tracking early shopping in 2018. More than half (51%) of families said they're shopping ahead of time because they expect prices to rise due to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. "Consumers are being mindful of the potential impacts of tariffs and inflation on b…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Triple Killer Sentenced In NJ-To-PA Shooting Rampage: Bucks DA Triple Killer Sentenced In NJ-To-PA Shooting Rampage: Bucks DA
Triple Killer Sentenced In Nj-to-PA Shooting Rampage: Bucks DA A man who murdered three people in a deadly rampage that began in New Jersey and ended in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to life without parole, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 28. Andre Gordon Jr., 26, admitted to three counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in Bucks County Court, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. He was also sentenced to an additional 156 ½ to 313 years in state prison for a series of violent acts committed on Saturday, March 16. Gordon killed: Karen Gordon, 52, his stepmother and a U.S. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Pressure Discount Chains Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Pressure Discount Chains
Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar For $1B As Tariffs, Online Rivals Pressure Discount Chains Family Dollar is being sold for $1 billion — about one-ninth of what Dollar Tree paid for it a decade ago — as discount chains nationwide face fierce online competition and President Donald Trump's tariff threats. Dollar Tree will offload Family Dollar to Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management, the company said in a news release on Wednesday, Mar. 26. The deal follows a full review of strategic alternatives and is expected to close later this spring. Family Dollar will stay headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. The chain's current president Jason Nordin w…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Dollar General Closing 140+ Stores, Profits Drop As Retailers Struggle Nationwide Dollar General Closing 140+ Stores, Profits Drop As Retailers Struggle Nationwide
Dollar General Closing 140+ Stores, Profits Drop As Retailers Struggle Nationwide Dollar General will close more than 140 stores after a sharp drop in profits, marking a shift in strategy as the discount retailer faces rising costs and changing consumer habits. Dollar General will shut down at least 96 Dollar General locations and 45 pOpshelf stores in 2025, the company said in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 13. There are about 20,434 Dollar General stores and 231 pOpshelf locations, according to data company ScrapeHero. Another six pOpshelf stores will be converted into Dollar General locations. "As we look to build on the substantial progress we made …

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands
Frozen Waffle Listeria Recall Expands To 14+ Grocery Store Brands A massive voluntary recall has been issued for frozen waffles sold by over 14 different grocery store chains nationwide due to the potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Over 500 varieties of frozen waffles manufactured by TreeHouse Foods and sold with the branding of major retailers such as Walmart's Great Value and Target's Good & Gather have been recalled because of possible Listeria.  As stated in the release: "Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Harrisburg Woman Holds Infant While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Family, Pastor: Affidavit Harrisburg Woman Holds Infant While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Family, Pastor: Affidavit
Harrisburg Woman Holds Infant While Ex Kills Abusive BF, Then Texts Family, Pastor: Affidavit New details have been released at a press conference on Tuesday, March 19 about a Harrisburg family who teamed up to shoot, stab, and dismember a boyfriend who was allegedly physically and sexually abusive. Terry Parker, 47, his ex-wife (possibly legally married but separated, officials explained at a later date) Ronda Parker, 48, and his new girlfriend Summer Heil, 36, worked together to lure Ronda's new boyfriend, Michael Pruitt, 40, to a home in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania State Police in Bradford County explained in the court documents obtained by Daily Voice PSP found the bones …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Passenger, Lebanon County Mom, DA Says Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Passenger, Lebanon County Mom, DA Says
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Passenger, Lebanon County Mom, DA Says Three years after a Mysterstown mom died in a crash, the driver who caused it has been convicted, the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office announced on Feb. 21.  "On January 16, 2021, Melissa Morrissey was killed as a result of the drunken, reckless behavior of Vincent Sosnowski," DA Pier Hess Graf states in the release.  Sosnowski was found guilty of the following by a jury on Feb. 15 Hess Graf explained: Homicide by Vehicle while DUI, Involuntary Manslaughter, and two counts of DUI.  He had a previous conviction after fleeing from the sce…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Passenger ID'd Following Rollover At Dollar General, York County Coroner Says Passenger ID'd Following Rollover At Dollar General, York County Coroner Says
Passenger ID'd Following Rollover At Dollar General, York County Coroner Says A 41-year-old man is dead following a rollover crash at a Dollar General parking lot on Saturday, January 21, authorities say. The unnamed driver made a "sudden turn" into a Dollar General parking lot at 3457 Bull Road at the Dover/Conewago Township line, witnesses told authorities. The driver then lost control and his vehicle flipped onto the driver's side— trapping the man inside the wreckage near the entrance to the store, according to the release by the York County coroner's office.  The driver was taken to an area hospital after crews extracted him, but his unbelted passenger, Je…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 A 33-year-old woman who died in a crash into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania left a sad post on Facebook the day before she passed. Brandi Lynn Rapp, of Clarion, died from blunt force trauma injuries when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on Friday, Nov. 18, according to the Clearfield County coroner's office.  The crash happened on I-80 near DuBois during snowfall making the crash investigation take a bit longer and leaving the roadway closed for several hours, according to PennDOT. Rapp was a 2008 graduate of Keystone High School who worked…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection
Clorox Recalling Pine-Sol Products That May Contain Bacteria That Could Cause An Infection Consumers are being encouraged to check their cabinets for certain cleaning products after Clorox issued a recall of eight Pine-Sol brands that could contain potentially dangerous bacteria that could cause illness. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall due to the possible presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, "an environmental organism found widely in soil and water. “People with weakened immune systems or external medical devices who are exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa face a risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment,’ according to CPSC. …

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by Zak Failla
News
Store Clerk Attacked By Wig-Wearing Armed Robber Wanted In Lebanon: Police Store Clerk Attacked By Wig-Wearing Armed Robber Wanted In Lebanon: Police
Store Clerk Attacked By Wig-Wearing Armed Robber Wanted In Lebanon: Police A Dollar General was robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday, May 25, police say. Cornwall Borough police were called to the Dollar General Store located at 2520 Quentin Road, West Cornwall Township around 8:40 p.m., according to a release by the department. Upon arrival officers learned that the white man "entered the store and brandished a large hand gun and pointed it at the store clerk demanding money." The robber "proceeded to assault the store clerk with the pistol causing injury to the clerk," police say. The man then fled on foot while carrying a backpack heading towards Eagle Rentals foo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Public Masturbator Sought In Central PA Public Masturbator Sought In Central PA
Public Masturbator Sought In Central PA Police in Central Pennsylvania are seeking a man who touched himself in front of a customer at a local dollar store. Photos show the unidentified man with his genitals exposed at the Dollar General at 960 Lancaster Ave., in Columbia on Feb. 7. He exposed himself and began to inappropriately touch himself in front of a customer, then left the store, police said. If anyone has any more information they are asked to submit a tip or call the Columbia Borough Police at 717-684-7735.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Alleged Repeat Offender Nabbed At Central PA Dollar Store Armed Robbery Alleged Repeat Offender Nabbed At Central PA Dollar Store Armed Robbery
Alleged Repeat Offender Nabbed At Central PA Dollar Store Armed Robbery Police caught a possible repeat robber following an armed robbery of a dollar store in central Pennsylvania. York Area Regional police were called to an armed robbery at the Dollar General located at 2138 S. Queen Street in York on Oct. 24 shortly after 7 p.m. according to a statement released by police. Officers learned the suspect possibly matched the description from a previous robbery and shared that information over the radio to nearby law enforcement agencies, according to the police release. Officer Smith of the Southern Regional Police Department overheard the description and loc…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
SEEN HER? Police Search Repeat Shoplifter In Harrisburg SEEN HER? Police Search Repeat Shoplifter In Harrisburg
Seen HER? Police Search Repeat Shoplifter In Harrisburg A woman is wanted by Susquehanna Township Police for stealing an overflowing cart of groceries. The Susquehanna Township Police are attempting to identify and locate the shoplifter pictures. The unidentified female loaded an entire cart of Red Bull, Ensure, water and other various items and left without paying at the Price Rite on Union Deposit Road on May 15, say police. After exiting the store she went across the parking lot to a silver sedan, possibly a Buick, where a male exited the drivers side and helped her load all of the items into the car and they departed the plaza driving tow…

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by Jillian Pikora