Egg prices in the United States rose again last month, reaching a record high of $6.23 per dozen, as Easter Sunday approached, fuelling demand. To learn how local businesses are dealing with the price increase, LEX 18 visited DV8 Kitchen, a restaurant and wholesale bakery that uses thousands of eggs every week in its delectable…
Much-needed financial assistance is on its way after Indiana Governor Mike Braun proclaimed a state of emergency for many counties in our region. Two of those counties, Marshall and Elkhart, were damaged by strong storms less than three weeks ago. Emergency management officials stated that this declaration allowed for more governmental assistance rather than individual…
A mother and Harris County deputies were caught off guard when a child was born. Cypresswood Station deputies and EMS responded to a disturbance at a home. But that’s not what they discovered. Instead, they were present when a new life entered the earth. “All of a sudden she pulls her pants down and she’s…
An Aiken woman told authorities that her little child was tossed off a carnival ride over the weekend. The incident occurred between 2:20 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to an Aiken County Sheriff’s Office report. The family reported that a 4-year-old was thrown from the Arctic Blast ride at Aiken Fest. The mother contacted…
A ninth-grade student in Nevada is being hailed as a hero after using CPR skills she learnt in her health science class to save her father’s life. Iris Ibarra Montes, a ninth-grader at Carson High School, was at home with her father two weeks earlier when he collapsed due to a medical issue. She promptly…
As the fast-food industry continues to evolve, McDonald’s employees across America are increasingly turning to the company’s Point of Sale (POS) Training Simulator to sharpen their skills and improve customer interactions. This cutting-edge digital training tool has become an invaluable resource, replicating real-life scenarios faced by restaurant employees daily. Inside McDonald’s POS Training Simulator Commonly…
Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that civil service exam application fees are now waived for all New York State civil service exams, beginning on July 1, 2023 through December 2025. The removal of fees for all State exams was one of several actions included in the FY 2024 Budget to help modernize New York’s public workforce. “As…
The Department of Sanitation has revealed that the citywide curbside composting program will begin next week. The program will start in Queens on Monday, with plans to roll it out to Brooklyn in the fall. The curbside composting program is an extension of the Department of Sanitation’s existing composting initiative, which encourages residents to drop…
The New York City Department of Homeless Services (NYCDHS) has issued a Code Blue alert, effective until Monday, March 20 at 8:00 AM, as temperatures drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The alert requires shelters to take in all homeless individuals, regardless of their status, and is a reminder of the challenges that homeless people face,…
