Kroger joins CVS, Walgreens in limiting sale of children's meds
Pharmacy chains including CVS, Walgreens and Kroger are limiting the sale of popular children’s medicines as pharmacies struggle to keep up with the tripledemic. The flu, COVID-19 and RSV has lead to a 65 percent increase in pediatric medication in just one month. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
news.yahoo.comAn Ohio family is suing Kroger claiming their son who killed himself after working there was harassed by his managers in case that challenges 'suicide rule'
The lawsuit claims the managers waged a "campaign of terror" against Seyfried, including alleged bullying, sexual harassment, and stalking.
news.yahoo.comDemand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise
Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic. Then earlier this spring, Raschke learned her rent was increasing by $617 per month. U.S. demand for grocery delivery is cooling as prices for food and other necessities rise.
news.yahoo.comMan arrested after sticking phone under woman’s bathroom stall at a Salem Kroger, police say
SALEM, Va. – The Salem Police Department arrested a man last week after he was caught sticking his phone under a woman’s bathroom stall at a Kroger in Salem. According to police, a teenage employee caught 23-year-old Stephen Via and confronted him about it. When he was confronted, police said he assaulted her and then ran out of the store. Police said Via was charged with the following four charges on March 8:
Kroger plans to deliver one million coronavirus vaccines each week
Kroger announced it will soon be able to deliver one million COVID-19 vaccine doses per week through in-store pharmacies, clinics and off-site mass vaccination events. Kroger Health plans to use the first hour to focus on administering Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to get more people vaccinated faster. The new changes will be launched this week in Ohio, with other states following next week as soon as more vaccines and supplies become available. “I’m so proud of Kroger Health and our teams across the country whose dedication, commitment, and flexibility are helping America confront and recover from this public health crisis. By the end of this week, Kroger Health will have administered one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and we’re only getting started.
4 people in Michigan won January $1.05B Mega Millions prize
In this Feb. 26, 2021, photo provided by the Michigan Lottery, attorney Kurt Panouses poses with a check on behalf of the winners of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot in Lansing, Mich. Four people in a suburban Detroit lottery club have won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot and will share $557 million after taxes. (Michigan Lottery via AP)DETROIT – A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and will receive $557 million after taxes, officials said Friday. After taxes, the $776 million payment was reduced to about $557 million, the Michigan Lottery said. The $1.05 billion jackpot was the largest in Michigan Lottery history and the third-largest in the United States. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Salem Kroger apologizes after denying pregnant woman Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
SALEM, Va. – A Kroger in our area is apologizing after turning a pregnant woman away from her COVID-19 vaccine. Tiffany Del Rio and her husband live in northern Virginia and are expecting their second child. AdDel Rio told 10 News the staff at the Salem Kroger told her the Pfizer vaccine was not recommended for pregnant women, a claim she believes to be false. While the CDC is still studying the effects of the Pfizer vaccine on pregnant women, the agency does not say pregnant women should not receive it. Last month Pfizer told NBC News it was enrolling up to 4,000 pregnant women in clinical trials.
Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable
Even when grocery workers are prioritized, they still face long waits. "The politicians and the health departments have been singing the praises of grocery workers but now they have been silent.”Major food retailers say they are doing their part to get their workers vaccinated. But for many grocery workers, the realization that they won’t be eligible any time soon adds to the sense of being expendable. Over the past two months, there have been 137 COVID-19 outbreaks in Southern California grocery stores, and 500 Houston grocery workers have been infected, according to the UFCW. The union knows of 124 grocery workers who have died since the start of the pandemic.
What’s News Today: Student achievement, school athletics
AdThe Botetourt County School Board will discuss the proposed calendar for the next school year. The Roanoke County School Board will discuss athletics today. Administrators in Roanoke County will present data on student achievement today. It shows, some students, who are learning online, are struggling, especially in middle and high school. In middle school, only one percent of students were failing last year.
Online petition shows some aren’t pumped about Lynchburg Kroger gas station
LYNCHBURG, Va. – There’s backlash over a push to add a gas station at one Lynchburg Kroger. As we reported last month, there are plans to tear down the two-story building at The Village Courts shopping center on Boonsboro Road. Kroger wants to add a gas station to its existing store, but an online petition with more than 1,100 isn’t buying it. Below is a statement from Allison McGee, corporate affairs manager for Kroger Mid-Atlantic:Kroger has been working with the landlord at the Village Court Shopping Center on their plans to renovate. We agreed to make all 3 of those changes: we’re adding landscaping between the shopping center and the neighbors, we’re installing a privacy fence, and we’re improving an existing storm sewer concern.
Michigan Mega Millions ticket wins $1.05 billion jackpot
The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing after more than four months without a winner. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)DES MOINES, Iowa – Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in the Detroit suburb of Novi, the Michigan Lottery said. The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since Sept. 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.
Roanoke gains new community food pantry
ROANOKE, Va. – The Salvation Army partnered with Kroger to unveil a new community pantry Friday. Salvation Army Captain Russell Clay said the need for their services has grown to 47% this year due to main factors like the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea was in the works for nearly a year, and it’s now a reality where families can visit the Salvation Army on Dale Avenue to receive a box of food. Though the pantry is intended to serve the Roanoke Valley, Clay said he cannot turn down a person in need. “We got too many kids in this area that need to be fed and you know, they need to get food,” said Clay.
Roanoke Police Department donates turkeys ahead of Christmas
ROANOKE, Va – The Roanoke City Police Department is working to make sure those in the community don’t go hungry this holiday season. On Tuesday morning, members of the Roanoke Police Department went around the city, donating just over a dozen turkeys from Kroger to those in need. They said after a tough year, they wanted to help give back to the community. This is the best way that we can give back and you know everybody can use a break. The department also passed out turkeys at Thanksgiving and hopes to make this an annual tradition.
Kroger donates to Park View Community Mission to help feed children
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Kroger is helping one Lynchburg organization distribute meals to children in need. The supermarket chain donated $39,000 to assist Park View Community Mission in purchasing two more vans. The vehicles will be used for their Food for Thought Program, which provides meals to children on weekends. The new vans are wrapped with Park View’s logo and other images. “The hope is that the vans will be more identifiable, having been wrapped with Park View, instead of just random people pulling up in random vehicles and handing out bags of food,” said Gordy Harper, Park View’s executive director.
You can now get a rapid antibody COVID-19 test at Kroger
You can now walk into a Kroger and within 15 minutes, you’ll know if you’ve recently been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. The FDA-authorized rapid antibody test is done using a finger-prick blood sample and is now available at more than Kroger pharmacies in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio, according to a release sent out by the company on Tuesday morning. Officials say each test is $25 and typically takes around 15 minutes. For more information, click here.
Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges
NEW YORK – Looking for toilet paper? Supermarket chains Kroger and Publix are limiting how much toilet paper and paper towels shoppers can buy after demand spiked recently. And Amazon is sold out of most disinfectant wipes and paper towels. The biggest supply issue seems to be paper products: 21% of shelves that stock paper towels and toilet paper are empty, the highest level in at least a month, according to market research company IRI. Amazon said its working with manufacturers to get items such as disinfecting wipes, paper towels and hand sanitizer in stock.