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Nearly a month after the racially motivated shooting at Dollar General, two local groups are coming together to ask city council to address racism issues in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will be traveling to Washington on Friday to meet with President Joe Biden to discuss gun violence.

Federal inspectors with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are joining the investigation weeks after a 21-year-old white gunman shot and killed three Black residents at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood.

The family of Jerrald Gallion will lay him to rest on Saturday to say their final goodbyes.

The youngest victim of the racially motivated attack that took the lives of three people was laid to rest Friday at the Joshua Christian Faith Center.

Family, friends and the Jacksonville community are paying their final respects to those who died in a racist attack at a Dollar General store in New Town.

The Beaches community plans to come together Tuesday night for a prayer vigil to focus on healing after a racially motivated shooting at a Jacksonville Dollar General that investigators have called a hate crime.

Five shootings took place across the city of Jacksonville this weekend, leaving residents wanting change,

Dollar General on Friday announced it plans to donate more than $2.5 million to efforts and organizations focused on healing and hope for Jacksonville.

The sister of Jerrald Gallion, one of the three victims killed in Saturday’s hate crime shooting, shared her memories of her brother who was killed by a “racially-motivated” shooter while entering a Jacksonville Dollar General store on Saturday.

Brian Levin with California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism says there are consistent correlations related to a catalyst and rhetoric.

The Jacksonville sheriff says the gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General used to work at a dollar store and had stopped in at one before a security guard’s presence apparently led him elsewhere.

The family of a 52-year-old woman who was fatally shot during the hate-filled attack in Jacksonville has retained renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters is holding another news conference Monday to provide an update on the deadly shooting that killed three people.

Three people killed in a weekend shooting at a Florida discount store are being remembered as a devoted father, a beloved mother and a 19-year-old working to help support his grandmother and younger siblings.

Minutes before the man described as a “white supremacist” shot and killed three Black Jacksonville residents inside a Dollar General store in New Town on Saturday, students at Edward Waters University first spotted the man on their campus putting on what they described as gloves and a tactical armored vest.

A young mother recalls the moment she thought was going to be her last when she was trapped in the Dollar General with her 2-year-old daughter with a 21-year-old shooter who killed three people in a racially-motivated attack.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced the state is putting an additional $1 million toward increasing security on the campus of Edward Waters University.

The Northwest Jacksonville community is shaken up and trying to figure out how to move forward after a shooter walked into a Dollar General on Kings Road and fired several shots, killing three people.

Three people are dead after what Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said was a “racially-motivated” shooting that is being called a hate crime by the FBI at a Dollar General on Kings Road that prompted heavy police and SWAT response in Northwest Jacksonville.

Macy’s, Target and Dollar General are warning investors their sales will suffer this year as consumers shift spending to essentials.

Asian stock markets are following Wall Street higher ahead of an update on the U.S. jobs market.

A person was taken into custody Monday morning after robbing a Dollar General store on the city’s Northside while armed and taking off with a shopping bag filled with money, cookies and a soft drink, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Federal regulators said Dollar General is facing another $1.68 million in fines after government safety inspectors found violations at four of the chain’s stores in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.

Getting more bang for your buck used to be the mantra of dollar store shoppers everywhere, but times are changing - and prices are rising.

Dollar General is one of the first major companies to announce extra pay for workers who get vaccinated. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots. Instacart Inc., the grocery delivery service, announced Thursday that it would provide a $25 stipend for workers who get the COVID-19 vaccine. It joins others, including Trader Joe's and Dollar General, which plan to pay workers extra if they get vaccinated. Those challenges provide a strong incentive for companies to get their workers vaccinated, said Laura Boudreau, an economics professor at Columbia Business School who specializes in labor rights.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Fresh Market announced the first hour of business, Monday through Friday, will be designated for the shopping needs of senior customers, and those who are most at risk to COVID-19. The company released a statement on Tuesday that the stores will remain stocked and clean. RELATED | Dollar General: 1st hour of business to be dedicated to senior customers“Despite the uncertainty of this unfolding situation related to coronavirus containment efforts, The Fresh Market is committed to remaining open and well-stocked, while maintaining the highest standards of store cleanliness and safety for our guests and team members.”For more information, click here.

Police in Columbus, Ohio, are looking for a bandit they've dubbed the "Bobcat Burglar." The thief was captured on camera repeatedly failing to break into a Dollar General store. First, the suspect tried to break a glass door using a cinder block. That didn't work. Still, the Bobcat Burglar took alcohol, food, cigarettes and electronics from the store.

But Dollar General's humble, $5-and-under cosmetics line has gone viral, thanks to social media beauty bloggers. Dollar General executives say they developed the brand to bolster the company's hold on existing customers and improve its thin profit margins. "We're seeing really good results," Dollar General CFO John Garratt said at a presentation in June. Dollar General added its own beauty brand to an industry that is surging. Dollar General is following a similar strategy to Walgreens, Target, Zara, Forever 21 and even 7-Eleven.

Yet a wave of cities and towns have passed laws curbing the expansion of Dollar General and Dollar Tree, which bought Family Dollar in 2015. Advocates of tighter controls on dollar stores say the big chains intentionally cluster multiple stores in low-income areas. Dollar General and its dollar store rivals mostly sell snacks, drinks, canned foods and vegetables, household supplies and personal care products at rock-bottom prices. Dollar stores can open quickly in new areas because they are small and have lower operating costs than grocery stores. Family-owned grocery stores operate at razor-thin profit margins and dollar stores can pressure them with lower prices, experts say.

Dollar General has become a dominant force in retail by offering everyday items at rock-bottom prices, often in remote areas of the country. Dollar General is looking for other ways to draw customers in an effort to capitalize on rival Dollar Tree's struggles. Dollar Tree gets a higher percentage of its sales from home products and party goods than Dollar General, and Dollar General sees an opportunity to gain market share from its competitor, noted Karen Short, analyst at Barclays. Dollar General is also adding produce sections, healthier snacks and a new private-label cosmetics brand to thousands of stores to woo shoppers. Dollar General recently struck partnerships with FedEx for package drop-offs and pickups and Western Union for wire transfers in stores.

DOUGLAS, Ga. - The Georgia Department of Agriculture has ordered a Dollar General store in rural south Georgia to stop selling food after inspectors found the store infested with roaches. WALB-TV reported state inspectors discovered the roach infestation at the Dollar General in Douglas after responding to a customers complaint. Agriculture department spokeswoman Julie McPeak says investigators confirmed the roach problem and store managers were ordered to throw out any food or drinks that might have been affected. The store is prohibited from selling food until it passes a follow-up inspection. Dollar Generals corporate headquarters said in a statement it is working diligently to resolve unsatisfactory conditions at our store in Douglas, which did not meet our standards and expectations.Copyright 2019 The Associated Press.