Family Dollar store News

Rat-Plagued Warehouse Winds Down as Family Dollar Faces Lawsuits

Six months after a Family Dollar distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, was fumigated and more than 1,000 rodent carcasses were removed, the rats are back. David Hernandez spotted three of the animals before 9 a.m. one recent morning. Davisha …

Arkansas Sues Family Dollar Over Rodents in Distribution Facility

Arkansas is suing Family Dollar over the discovery of more than 1,000 rodents in a distribution facility in the state that prompted the discount retail chain to recall items purchased from hundreds of stores in the South. The lawsuit, filed …

Nebraska Family Dollar Store Faces $302K in Fines for Workplace Hazards

Federal workplace safety officials have proposed $302,147 in penalties against a Family Dollar Store in Omaha, Nebraska. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited national discount retailer for safety violations after the company allowed …

10-Year Old Boy Set Fire at Ohio Store with People Inside, Police Say

Police say a 10-year-old boy has been charged as a juvenile with aggravated arson after a fire at an Ohio discount store caused damage estimated at more than $200,000. Middletown police Lt. Jim Cunningham says about 10 people were inside …