Disposable e-cigarettes are everywhere. Around 18 million vapes, including the popular flavored brand ElfBar, are sold every ...

The Paper Bag Deli has opened its fourth Gainesville location in the Magnolia Parke Plaza. Korean fried chicken chain Bonchon is now open in the Butler North shopping center. Fast-casual seafood ...

Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball fans are considering a paper bag protest due to the team's 8-8 record. Fifth Third Arena's clear bag policy and rules against disruptive items prohibit bringing in ...

No Katy Perry, in 2026, we won’t be feeling like a plastic bag drifting through the wind. That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, ...

You won’t be hearing that common question at California grocery stores any more starting Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. That’s when a new statewide ban on plastic bags goes into effect. Senate Bill 1053, ...

At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Trace DNA from the inside of a paper bag that had not been touched in nearly 40 years connected one of Colorado's most prolific serial killers to the 1987 killing of ...

Shoppers in Philadelphia may soon need to pay 10 cents for paper bags under a new bill passed by the City Council, aimed at reducing the usage of single-use and plastic bags. The city's mayor has said ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Shoppers in Philadelphia will soon be charged 10 cents for each paper bag they use at stores, following the passage of a new city law that takes effect in January. The ...

Tom Ignudo is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Before he joined CBS Philadelphia in 2021, Tom covered high school and college sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He covers breaking ...

FILE - A person shops for produce at a grocery store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Starting next year, shoppers in Philly will need to pay for paper bags at grocery stores. (AP Photo/Stephanie ...

Shoppers in Philadelphia will have to pay 10 cents for a paper bag or bring their own reusable bag starting next year under a new bill that was passed by City Council. On Sept. 18, 2025, City ...