Sheetz says former President, CEO and Board Chairman Steve Sheetz died the night of Jan. 4, 2026, at 77. The company credited him with helping launch Made-to-Order food, entering fuel sales and driving multi-state expansion, and noted philanthropic work with Penn State Altoona. Funeral arrangements were not included in the release.

A viral Reddit post accused food delivery companies of secretly manipulating delivery times and using hidden driver “desperation” scores. Independent reporting later found the supposed proof — including an employee badge image and internal document — was fabricated, with signs of AI generation. DoorDash and Uber denied the claims as the post spread across TikTok and X.

A nationwide outage has knocked out key Kohl’s store systems, leaving some shoppers unable to check out and employees without answers. At Highland Heights, only self-checkout with credit or debit worked, while Sephora sales could not be processed. Amazon returns remained active. Kohl’s had not posted an update as of Tuesday noon.