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Cybersecurity Issue Hits Giant, Food Lion, Other Supermarkets, Parent Company Says Cybersecurity Issue Hits Giant, Food Lion, Other Supermarkets, Parent Company Says
Cybersecurity Issue Hits Giant, Food Lion, Other Supermarkets, Parent Company Says A cybersecurity “issue” has led the parent company of a supermarket chain to disconnect some systems to protect them. Ahold Delhaize USA said it recently detected a cybersecurity issue within its US network. "Immediately upon detecting the issue, our security teams began an investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity experts," the company said. "We also notified law enforcement." The move affects: Stop & Shop, which has around 400 locations in New England, New York, and New Jersey; Hannaford, with stores in eastern upstate New York and New England; Giant Company, with…

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by Joe Lombardi
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
Business
Food Lion Recalling In-Store Prepared Ground Beef Sold From Manassas Store Food Lion Recalling In-Store Prepared Ground Beef Sold From Manassas Store
Food Lion Recalling In-Store Prepared Ground Beef Sold From Manassas Store Ground beef sold at a Virginia Food Lion location is being recalled due to possible traces of foreign material in the product. An alert was issued by the grocery giant this week regarding several varieties of in-store prepared ground beef that were sold at the store on Hoadly Road in Manassas. Recalled products include:  73 percent Lean Fresh Ground Beef (all sizes); 80 percent Lean Fresh Ground Chuck (all sizes); 85 percent Lean Fresh Ground Beef Round (all sizes); 93 percent Lean Fresh Ground Beef (all sizes). Officials made note that the recall only includes those varieties. They …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country
Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country Genese Rogers left her Virginia home to head out on vacation and came back a millionaire. The Woodbridge woman was out of the country when the winning ticket numbers were announced in Virginia's "New Year's Millionaire Raffle," but when she came back stateside, she was in for a heck of a welcome home present. Days after stepping out of the plane back in Virginia, Rogers found out that she had one of the five top-prize winning $1 million tickets. "I literally just started screaming," she exclaimed while giving the thumbs up at Lottery Headquarters. A smiling Rogers says that she isn't a re…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced
Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced Five newly minted millionaires may be sitting on a Virginia Lottery ticket worth seven figures and might not even realize it.  Lottery officials have announced the winning numbers for Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle, which included five $1 million winners and seven $100,000 prizes. The odds of winning the million dollar prize were 1 in 125,000.  Winning million dollar tickets were sold at:  Ticket 007094: Paddy’s 32 Steakhouse & Pub on Center Street in Stafford; Ticket 125311: Wawa on Plank Road in Fredericksburg; Ticket 168420: 7-Eleven on East Market St…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Inside Bathroom Of VA Grocery Store Apprehended, Police Say Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Inside Bathroom Of VA Grocery Store Apprehended, Police Say
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen Inside Bathroom Of VA Grocery Store Apprehended, Police Say Just days after a search was launched for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a teen boy in the bathroom of a grocery story in Prince William County, police say they've arrested a suspect. Diego Honorato Valencia, 43, has been arrested and charged with sexual assault following an incident last weekend when he accosted a 15-year-old boy who was quick to alert his family, authorities announced. Officers were called to Food Lion on Dillingham Square in Woodbridge to investigate a reported sexual assault involving a 15-year-old who was using the restroom inside the store and was accosted by …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Sexually Assaulted Inside Bathroom Of Virginia Grocery Store, Police Say Teen Sexually Assaulted Inside Bathroom Of Virginia Grocery Store, Police Say
Teen Sexually Assaulted Inside Bathroom Of Virginia Grocery Store, Police Say Police in Prince William County are on the lookout for a wanted man who allegedly sexually assaulted a teen boy in the bathroom of grocery store over the weekend. Officers were called to Food Lion on Dillingham Square in Woodbridge to investigate a reported sexual assault involving a 15-year-old who was using the restroom inside the store and was accosted by an unknown man. The incident was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Police say that while the teen was inside the bathroom he was approached by a man who inappropriately touched him and made hand gestures before leavin…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Frozen Vegetables Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Concerns Of Listeria Contamination Frozen Vegetables Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Concerns Of Listeria Contamination
Frozen Vegetables Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Concerns Of Listeria Contamination A nationwide recall has been announced that involves several big brands, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. Washington-based Twin City Foods is voluntarily recalling not-ready-to-eat quick frozen "Super Sweet Corn" and "Mixed Vegetable" products that were sold nationwide and may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  The recalled items were sold at Kroger, Food Lion, and other grocery stores across the country. A complete list of recalled products and the specific lot codes associated with them can be found on the FDA website. The products subject to the recall.F…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Shopper Tried Torching Victim During Supermarket Fight In Virginia: Police Shopper Tried Torching Victim During Supermarket Fight In Virginia: Police
Shopper Tried Torching Victim During Supermarket Fight In Virginia: Police A man was arrested for trying to light a spray canister on fire as he pointed it toward another person during an argument outside of a supermarket in Prince William County, authorities said. Selvin Magdaleno Corrales Alvarado, 20, of Woodbridge, was found in the parking lot of Food Lion on Richmond Highway around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, after arguing with a person collecting shopping carts, county police said. "During the encounter, the accused attempted to light a spray canister on fire as he sprayed the contents towards the victim," police said. "The victim attempted to take…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
'Hate Has No Home Here:' Sheriff Investigating Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Virginia 'Hate Has No Home Here:' Sheriff Investigating Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Virginia
'Hate Has No Home Here:' Sheriff Investigating Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Virginia A Virginia community is rallying together after hateful, racist graffiti was found spray-painted outside a busy Loudoun County shopping center. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says it will be investigating graffiti that was found at the South Riding shopping center over the weekend that included racist words, LGBTQ+ slurs, anti-Semitic symbolism, and other hateful rhetoric. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vandalism in South Riding involving hateful, racist rhetoric. There is no place in society for this behavior. Anyone with any information that may be helpfu…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Manassas Grocery Store Worker Arrested: Police Man Who Sexually Assaulted Manassas Grocery Store Worker Arrested: Police
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Manassas Grocery Store Worker Arrested: Police Police in Prince William County arrested a man they say masturbated on a grocery store employee on Friday morning, June 24.   Michael Earl Anderson, 31, of Woodbridge, is charged with sexual battery, indecent exposure, and obscene sexual display in connection with the assault on a woman at a Manassas Food Lion, police said.  Investigators said security video showed Anderson following the 58-year-old woman around the 6306 Hoadly Road store and watching her across several aisles. He had been to the store in the past and had spoken to her before.  At one point, he wal…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
(UPDATED) Man Masturbated On Unsuspecting Manassas Grocery Store Worker: Police (UPDATED) Man Masturbated On Unsuspecting Manassas Grocery Store Worker: Police
(Updated) Man Masturbated On Unsuspecting Manassas Grocery Store Worker: Police A man sexually assaulted a Prince William County grocery store worker on Friday morning, June 24, police said.  The man entered the Food Lion on 6306 Hoadly Road in Manassas just before 9 a.m. and spoke with a 58-year-old female employee briefly before walking away, Prince William County police said. The man had visited the store in the past and had spoken to the woman before.  Security video shows the man stalking her across the store and watching her across several aisles without her knowledge. At one point, police said, the man exposes himself and masturbates on the woman befor…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery
Virginia Woman Wins $50K Playing Maryland Lottery A stop-off at a Maryland grocery store recently made a northern Virginia woman and her family $50,000 richer.  Marissa Carta traveled to the Old Line State recently to watch a family member's graduation. As she and her husband prepared to return to their Fredericksburg home, they made a fateful trip to a Randallstown Food Lion, she told the Maryland Lottery. That's where she bought a Money Explosion scratch-off lottery ticket.  “When I get one at home, it’s usually a $20 ticket,” said the 40-year-old wife and mother. “The $20 games have pretty big prizes.” The tickets at home, ho…

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by Josh Lanier