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If you’ve noticed a sudden increase in Lidl and ALDI stores popping up in your neighborhood, it’s because the low-priced retailers are expanding at record rates. ALDI announced it’s opening 70 new stores in the U.S. by the end of 2020. Lidl will open 50 new stores by the end of 2021, including one in Southeast D.C. at the...

A study found when low-price supermarkets move into a neighborhood, prices drop everywhere. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

If something sounds too good to be true, it often is, and an Aldi offer for free groceries that’s been making the rounds on Facebook this week is, in fact, a scam.

Neiman Marcus announced  its annual fantasy gift Christmas catalog Thursday in New York.

Discount grocer Aldi said Tuesday it will open more than 70 stores by the end of the year, with hopes of attracting new customers and wooing some away from grocery rivals including Walmart and Kroger.

A little girl experienced the magic of Walt Disney World and now her story is going viral. In a Facebook post that has been liked more than 4,000 times, Belle Geiselman, 4, is seen clutching a Mickey Mouse ring that was given to her by grieving parents after a chance encounter. Belle’s dad, Kyle Geiselman, who watched the scene unfold...

The countdown to Christmas has officially begun, and Aldi is set to release some new Advent calendars that will keep food and drinks lovers filled with cheer for the next month. After selling out in a flash last year, Aldi’s wine and cheese calendars are back. This year, the grocery chain is adding another adult-friendly treat: a beer-themed Advent...

Frozen raspberries sold at Aldi Grocery Stores and Raley’s Family of Fine Stores have been recalled after it was discovered that some were potentially contaminated with Hepatitis A virus.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 6,000 pounds of frozen sausage patties manufactured in Tennessee have been recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella. A Food Safety and Inspection Service statement released Friday says the ready-to-eat pork and turkey sausage products were made by George’s Prepared Food in Caryville, Tennessee.

General Mills has issued a nationwide recall over certain five-pound bags of its Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour due to the risk of a potentially deadly form of E. coli, the company and U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. The voluntary recall affects bags of flour with a better if used by date of Sept. 6, 2020, a recall...

Loudoun South Little League was set to play their first World Series game Thursday, but it was postponed to Friday morning after a three-hour rain delay. Players and their families said they’re just as excited as they were before. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

A Loudoun County team of mostly 12-year-old players became the first Virginia team in 25 years to make the Little League World Series. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts has your midday forecast for June 5, 2019.

Kohl’s on Tuesday announced it will start accepting returns for items purchased on Amazon at all of its stores across the country, starting in July. Its shares surged nearly 10% by afternoon trading on the news. This marks an extension of a partnership between Kohl’s and Amazon that dates to the spring of 2017, when Kohl’s began selling Amazon gadgets...

In an effort to keep grocery prices low, Trader Joe’s is kicking its delivery service to the curb. For almost 13 years, the grocery chain known for its upbeat staff and insanely popular frozen meals brought groceries to the homes of customers around New York City. But on March 1, Trader Joe’s will stop the popular service — and devoted...

Police in Alexandria are sounding the alarm after a sudden spike in suspected opioid overdoses. Four people suffered apparent overdoses over the weekend, and two of them died. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports detectives are trying to find the source of the deadly drugs and steer overdose survivors into treatment.

Shoppers were surprised to see a young deer wander into a supermarket in western Pennsylvania.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it is ready to block U.S. imports of seafood — as well as any other goods — produced by North Korean laborers who work in China. An Associated Press investigation tracked salmon, squid and cod processed by North Koreans working at Chinese factories and shipped to American stores, including Walmart and ALDI. The North...

Leon Harris talks with Majic’s 102.3 Vic Jagger about former President Barack Obama’s leadership advice to his daughters, how a groom saves a drowning child and “Pretty Woman” movie heads to Broadway in fall 2018.

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