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GIANT-Brand Frozen Waffles Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination GIANT-Brand Frozen Waffles Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination
Giant-brand Frozen Waffles Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination GIANT recalled its store-brand frozen waffles due to the possibility of Listeria contamination. The grocery chain, which is headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, announced the following recalls on Friday, Oct. 18: Giant-brand Blueberry Waffles, 12.3 OZ, UPC: 068826707394, Codes: Best by 11/8/24-8/30/25. Giant-brand Buttermilk Waffles, 12.3 OZ, UPC: 068826707396, Codes: Best by 12/11/24-9/9/25. Giant-brand Chocolate Chip Waffles, 12.3 OZ, UPC: 068826707398, Codes: Best By 12/16/24-7/27/25. Giant-brand Chocolate Chip Waffles, 29.6 OZ, UPC: 068826715002, Codes: Best By 11/11…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Pair Gets Prison Time For Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Pair Gets Prison Time For Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC
Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Pair Gets Prison Time For Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC The panhandler responsible for a life-altering attack on an elderly couple outside a Northwest DC grocery store will spend years in prison for beating the pair up with their own cane when they didn't give him enough charity, according to officials. District resident Alexander Adams, 35, was sentenced to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in December to two counts of aggravated assault of a senior citizen. His sentence comes after he violently assaulted 78-year-old John Hopkins and then 79-year-old Claudia Hopkins outside Giant in the 370…

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by Zak Failla
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Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Couple Admits To Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Couple Admits To Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC
Panhandler Who Attacked Elderly Couple Admits To Beating Them With Victim's Cane In DC The panhandler responsible for a life-altering attack on an elderly couple outside a Northwest DC grocery store admitted to beating the pair up with their own cane when they didn't give him enough charity last year. District resident Alexander Adams, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to violently assaulting 78-year-old John Hopkins and then 79-year-old Claudia Hopkins outside Giant in the 3700 block of Newark Street NW, likely leaving the latter with permanent damage. According to prosecutors, at around 11:10 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2022, Adams randomly…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Marriott Murder: Police Apprehend Suspect In Maryland Man's Fairfax County Hotel Killing Marriott Murder: Police Apprehend Suspect In Maryland Man's Fairfax County Hotel Killing
Marriott Murder: Police Apprehend Suspect In Maryland Man's Fairfax County Hotel Killing It didn't take long for police investigators in Fairfax County to apprehend a man wanted for murder. The hunt was short lived for a man wanted in connection to the murder of Maryland native Charles Anthony Ashe, Jr., 44, at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park hotel in Merrifield on Sunday morning.  Police say that Hiep Van Vo, 43, was arrested in Maryland after his vehicle was located late on Sunday night in Gaithersburg outside an area home. Vo was then tracked down and taken into custody outside of Giant on Flower Hill Way in Gaithersburg.  He is now being held in Montgome…

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by Zak Failla
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Cat Found In Busy Virginia Shopping Center Tests Positive For Rabies Cat Found In Busy Virginia Shopping Center Tests Positive For Rabies
Cat Found In Busy Virginia Shopping Center Tests Positive For Rabies Alarm bells are sounding in Loudoun County after a cat tested positive for rabies who was captured near a busy shopping center. The Loudoun County Health Department issued an alert advising that anyone who had contact with a cat or kittens in the area of Yukon Drive in Ashburn should check with their doctors as soon as possible after cats tested positive for rabies. Officials say that at least five people have been exposed to the rabid cat, all in the vicinity of Chick-fil-A and Red Robin, as well as the Shoppes at Ryan Park on Greenway Corporate Drive, where the Giant grocery store is loca…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall
Miscalculating Accountant From DC Shocked By $50K Maryland Lottery Windfall And they say accountants are supposed to be good with numbers. A Washington, DC man is jumping for joy after celebrating a third-tier “Powerball” prize after playing on a whim while visiting Maryland earlier this month, though it took him a minute to realize he won five figures, not $100. Maryland Lottery officials say that the accountant enjoys playing “Mega Millions” and “Powerball” but this time, he was unaware that he had won such a momentous prize until a week later. Last week, the accountant - who is no stranger to dealing with money - stopped of at Giant on East West Highway in Sil…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Kale, Spinach, Collard Green Products Produced In MD Subject To Listeria Recall Kale, Spinach, Collard Green Products Produced In MD Subject To Listeria Recall
Kale, Spinach, Collard Green Products Produced In MD Subject To Listeria Recall A Maryland-based company announced a recall of kale and other similar products that were shipped up and down parts of the East Coast and could be contaminated with Listeria. Lancaster Foods is voluntarily recalling three brands of Robinson Fresh, Lancaster, and Giant brand kale, spinach, and collard green products after a random sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes by the New York Agriculture and Markets Food Safety Division. Items subject to the recall were distributed to retailers and distributors in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. …

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by Zak Failla
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Three $1M Powerball Tickets In DMV Area; New Jackpot Swells Up To $1.5B Three $1M Powerball Tickets In DMV Area; New Jackpot Swells Up To $1.5B
Three $1M Powerball Tickets In DMV Area; New Jackpot Swells Up To $1.5B Nobody claimed the top $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot, but three from the DMV area are feeling lucky after winning seven-figure prizes in Wednesday’s drawing. In Maryland, lottery officials say that two $1 million winning tickets were sold, one at the Cross Keys Exxon on Falls Road in Baltimore City and in Calvert County at Giant on Solomons Island Road in Frederick. A Fairfax County lottery player in Virginia also is in possession of a winning $1 million Powerball ticket that was purchased at 7-Eleven on Soapstone Drive in Reston. The winning numbers on Wednesday, Nov. 2 were: 02-11-22-35…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Meltdown At Giant: Stafford Woman Arrested For Store Disturbance In May: Police Meltdown At Giant: Stafford Woman Arrested For Store Disturbance In May: Police
Meltdown At Giant: Stafford Woman Arrested For Store Disturbance In May: Police Police have identified and arrested a woman who assaulted a Giant check-out clerk in Stafford, officials said. Jasmine Todd, 31, was arrested on July 10 for assault and battery and destruction of property, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. On May 18, Todd got violently angry with a check-out clerk and threw merchandise at the individual when they asked for Todd's identification, police said. Law enforcement said they arrived at the scene just after Todd stormed out of the Giant, ruining displays, and leaving in her car that was parked in the fire lane. Todd has a cour…

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by AJ Goldbloom