Deaf Publix Worker Says Shopper Punched Her For Not Hearing Question
MIDLOTHIAN, VA (CBS Local) – A Virginia supermarket employee, who has gone deaf due to a rare disease, says a woman attacked her for not responding to the shopper’s question. Liberty Gratz has been...
View ArticlePublix Refuses To Write ‘Summa Cum Laude’ On Graduation Cake
CHARLESTON, SC (CBS Local) – A South Carolina teen had his graduation cake censored by a local supermarket after the store failed to understand what “summa cum laude” meant. The Latin phrase commonly...
View ArticleParkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg Calls For ‘Die-In’ At Publix Supermarkets
PARKLAND, FL (CBS Local) – Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned student activist David Hogg is calling for a “die-in” at Publix Super Markets on May 25 to protest the chains...
View ArticleMan Loses $1,300 In Supermarket, Good Samaritan Returns It
CLEARWATER, Fla. (CBS Local) – A good Samaritan in Florida made this year’s Fourth of July celebration unforgettable after returning $1,300 to a man who lost it in a local supermarket. According to...
View ArticlePolice: Woman Arrested After Hiding Stolen Meat In Her Pants
EUSTIS, Fla. (CBS Local) – Police in Florida say a woman’s shopping trip to Publix ended in the meat department after she tried to steal several steaks by hiding them in her pants. Police in Eustis...
View ArticlePublix Extends Store Hours, Drops Reserved Shopping Times For Seniors & First...
FLORIDA (CBS Dallas Digital – CBS Local) – Publix is expanding its hours. Starting Saturday, May 16, stores will be open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Katie Johnston reports.
View ArticleCDC Investigation Update: Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Onions
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) PRESS RELEASE: CDC, several states, and FDA continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to onions. More grocery stores and food...
View ArticlePolice: Florida Man Punched Senior Citizen Over Social Distancing Request
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A 75-year-old Daytona Beach man who recently had heart surgery was punched in the chest and knocked to the ground after asking a woman to maintain social distancing at a Publix...
View ArticleNew Self-Service Registration Kiosk Installed At Tarpon Mall Publix
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Citizens renewing vehicle tags in Pinellas County have yet another option to expedite the process. Tarpon Mall Publix has a brand new self-serve kiosk to help...
View Article7 Arrested In Florida Retail Theft Ring, Costing Retailers Nearly $85k
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, working with other state and local officials have developed 8 suspects statewide during an investigation that...
View Article10 Arrested In Polk County For Stealing CARES Act Money
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Ten people are now in the Polk County Jail, after Sheriff Grady Judd says they stole money from the Polk County CARES Act Fund, which is used to help residents...
View ArticleCovid Vaccine Appointments Available Now In Pinellas County
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Appointments are available for immediate booking for the expanded group of residents who now qualify to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Pinellas County....
View Article2 Dead And The Shooter After A Shooting At A Publix
(CNN) — Two people were shot and killed inside a Publix in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office. The shooter is also deceased, PBSO said. Two people were shot...
View ArticleGunman In Florida Grocery Store Shot Baby First Before Killing Grandmother,...
(CNN) — The gunman who opened fire in a Florida grocery store Thursday first fired one shot that killed a 1-year-old boy before struggling with the boy’s 69-year-old grandmother and then fatally...
View ArticleUPDATED: Retailers Review Mask Policies In Wake Of New CDC Guidance
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10/CNN) — Retailers around Georgia are re-evaluating their mask policies after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated guidance Tuesday to recommend...
View ArticleFelon Convicted On Armed Robbery Charges Of Publix Supermarket
PENSACOLA, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Nathaniel O. Cox, 30, was found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday of Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a Kel-Tec SUB-2000 assault rifle during the commission of a...
View ArticleBradenton Man Sentenced For Arson
TAMPA, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Robert Timon Lovett (50, Bradenton) to five years in federal prison for arson. Lovett had pleaded guilty on September...
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