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Costco crackdown: Can people in my household still use my Costco membership?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Sorry, Costco moochers: Gone are the days when you could borrow your sister-in-law’s membership card to buy yourselves a Kirkland rotisserie chicken.Last month, Costco announced its intentions to more strictly enforce its membership policy, which stipulates that only Costco members are allowed to make purchases at checkout — and not just anyone who happens to be carrying a valid membership card borrowed from a family member or friend.“Our membership policy states that our membership cards are not transferable and since expanding our self-service checkout, we’ve noticed that non-member shoppers have been using membership cards that do not belong to them,” reads a statement released by Costco. “We don’t feel it’s right that non-members receive the same benefits and pricing as our members.”To curb any non-member shoppers, Costco employees have begun to check for membership cards at self-checkout, to validate each shopper’s status using the photo on their...

Business People: Eagan’s Hoyt Hsiao to chair MEDA business development organization

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

OF NOTEHoyt HsiaoThe Metropolitan Economic Development Association, Minneapolis, announced the appointment of Hoyt Hsiao as chair of its board of directors. Hsiao was MEDA’s 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year; he is president and CEO of Shaw-Lundquist Associates Inc., a construction company in Eagan. MEDA provides business support services to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) entrepreneurs.EDUCATIONKenneth Janz has been named interim president of Winona State University by the Minnesota Colleges and Universities board of trustees, succeeding Scott Olson, who last month was named chancellor of the Minnesota State system. Janz previously was associate vice president for academic affairs and CIO.FINANCIAL SERVICESHiway Credit Union, St. Paul, announced that mortgage loan officer Kathy Glashan was named to National Mortgage Professional Magazine‘s Leading Loan Originators list.GOVERNMENTThe Minnesota Department of Health announced the retirement of Deputy Commissioner Marga...

Albany police investigating Morton Avenue homicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Police Department announced they are investigating a homicide. The incident occurred on Saturday evening on Morton Avenue. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On July 22 at 7:15 p.m., police responded to the area of Morton Avenue and Elizabeth Street for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located Naheim Burbridge, 21, of Albany, with at least one gunshot wound to the torso. Burbridge was treated at the scene by emergency medical services. He was then transported to Albany Medical Center, where he was later pronounced deceased. Firefighter hospitalized after Troy house fire This investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Albany Police Detective Division at (518)462-8039.

Dollar Tree employee robbed for business's bank deposit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A south St. Louis 'Dollar Tree' employee was robbed for the business's bank deposit Saturday evening. This happened around 7:50 p.m. on the 3800 block of Gravois Avenue, where the employee was heading to his personal vehicle, then was approached from the opposite end of the parking lost by the suspicious suspect. With a semi-automatic pistol, he demanded the $3,500 total from the victim. 3-year-old boy from southern Illinois advances in 2023 USA Mullet Competition This is an open investigation. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Residents of makeshift RV park in Sylmar backyard forced to move out 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

Residents living in an illegal RV park in the backyard of a Sylmar home were evicted on Sunday. The single-family home, located in the 14000 block of Hubbard Street, doesn’t appear to house any RVs from the front, but just around the back of the residence are over 20 parked recreational vehicles. Multiple local agencies determined that the RVs needed to be red tagged and the power needed to be shut off at the property because of hazards, and a judge ordered the residents to vacate the encampment on Tuesday. The homeowner, Cruz Godoy, was charged with unlawfully erecting an unpermitted structure and failing to maintain safe and sanitary conditions. She pleaded not guilty to the two misdemeanor charges on Wednesday and is due back in court in early August. Those living in the illegal RV park were reportedly paying $500 to $800 per month to Godoy for a room in the recreational vehicles. According to Godoy, some tenants haven’t paid her rent in months. Residents in a Sylmar ne...

Traffic and safety project to close Eastshore Highway in Berkeley through September

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

An expansive safety and traffic project will close the Eastshore Highway, a frontage road running alongside the I-80 corridor through Berkeley, between Gilman Street and Harrison Street beginning Monday, July 24 at 7 a.m.Caltrans said the road is expected to reopen in September.The shutdown is due to a construction project on a roundabout at the I-80 Gilman interchange, a notoriously congested section of the Berkeley road system.According to Caltrans, the project will improve safety and traffic in the area by adding two roundabouts, a new bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing and bicycle facilities. It will also create a dedicated two-way bike lane from the highway to Fourth Street along Gilman Street.There will be no pedestrian access on the Eastshore Highway during the construction.To accommodate traffic, Caltrans said it will open Second Street north of Gilman to two way traffic. Sidewalks will also remain open on Second Street.Related ArticlesTransportation | Me & My Ca...

Tourists flee Rhodes wildfires in Greece’s largest-ever evacuation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

(CNN) — A large wildfire tearing through the Greek island of Rhodes forced thousands of tourists to flee their hotels in what Greek officials said was the largest evacuation effort in the country’s history.Those caught up in the blaze described chaotic and frightening scenes, with some having to leave on foot or find their own transport after being told to leave.The wildfire in the central and south part of Rhodes – a hugely popular island for holidaymakers – has been burning since Tuesday. It is the largest of a number of blazes in Greece, which is sweltering due to a heat wave that experts say is likely to become the country’s longest on record.Amy Leyden, a British tourist in Rhodes, said she was told to leave her hotel immediately or her and her family “would not make it.”“It was just terrifying,” she told Sky News. “We’ve got our 11-year-old daughter with us and we were walking down the road at two o’clock in the morning and the fire was catching up with us.”Cedric Guisset, a B...

Report shows widening gap between Latino and White students who graduate college

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

At first, Los Angeles area resident Melissa Becerra Amador didn’t know if she would go to college. But through her peers and mentors, she started to realize the value of having a degree.Now, the Cal State Northridge graduate is pursuing a master’s degree in education. Amador believes that representation in higher education helps her and other students feel a sense of belonging.But a new report shows that, across the U.S., the gap between Latino and White, non-Hispanic students who complete their college degree has widened over the last four years, in part because of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic hardships.The analysis was done through Excelencia in Education, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate Latino student success in higher education.While more Latinos students are enrolled in schools overall, graduation rates have seen “little progress” over the last few years, researchers said.Graduates during the commencement ceremony for Californ...

Corte Madera moves toward single-use foodware ordinance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

Corte Madera officials have moved a step closer to adopting a reusable foodware ordinance.The Corte Madera Town Council directed the municipal staff on Tuesday to develop a modified version of the county ordinance that was adopted last year. Marin cities and towns have been asked to approve ordinances modeled on the county regulations.The county’s ordinance, which applies to unincorporated areas, takes effect Nov. 10. It requires reusable foodware such as plates, bowls and utensils for dine-in food service.Town Council members originally said they sought to ensure that an ordinance would not overburden businesses following the pandemic. They acknowledged some of the unique concerns of business owners whose models sometimes relied on nonreusable foodware.The town’s emerging ordinance will define what is compliant non-reusable foodware to include products certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute and other third-party compostable products. The foodware must be free of chemical...

Woodstock, N.Y., board lacks votes to pay town bills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:30 GMT

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Municipal bills are not expected to be paid this month after two Town Board members abstained from voting to show their displeasure over the limited time available to review the expenses.Board members Maria-Elena Conte and Bennet Ratcliff declined to vote during a meeting Tuesday and later said the bills had not been available until just a few hours before the session.“There is no ordinary routine,” Ratcliff said. “The agenda is supposed to come out days in advance. It’s now coming out at 1 p.m.”Without Conte and Ratcliff combined with the absence of Councilwoman Laura Ricci the Town Board was one vote short of the majority needed to pay the bills. Supervisor Bill McKenna and Councilman Reginald Earls voted in favor of making the payments.McKenna said concern over the short period of time for reviewing bills came as a surprise.“Both of these members have been on the board for a year-and-a-half now and not once have they ever mentioned a need for more time,” he said...