LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Dollar General seems to be the new Starbucks with new stores popping up on every street corner. The company recently opened store number 10,000 with 625 more planned for construction.

Unlike the Starbucks chain, customers won't spend high prices on coffee or anything else in the stores including top brand items recently added along with coolers to now sell milk and eggs and other basic need perishables.

Tawn Earnest is Senior Director of Corporate Communications at Dollar General. She says the economy has been a driving force for new customers to the store.  

"Saving money never goes out of style," Earnest said. "Our company has built a model more relevant than others because we focused on keeping prices low."

She says even though stores are small, Dollar General has more retail locations across the country than any other retailer in America.

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – TARC is getting ready to make big changes which will include raising fares and changing routes and they want to hear what you have to say.

TARC will be holding public meetings beginning Tuesday, May 15 through Thursday, May 17. The dates and times of the meetings are listed below.

Tuesday, May 15        
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Metro Development Center
444 S. Fifth St.             

PIONEER VILLAGE, KY (WAVE) - Police arrested a husband and wife they say broke into people's homes and stole their valuables while they were at church. The couple allegedly went through a church directory and targeted members during worship services.

"I think it's wrong," said victim Raymond Byers who spoke exclusively to WAVE 3.

Byers and his wife, Emogene, says someone broke into their home through a window about two weeks ago and took jewelry.

"We was at church while they done it," said Byers.

They're not the only potential victims. Police say they think they've connected 26-year-old Joshua Pope and his wife, 21-year-old Rachel Laverde, to half a dozen burglaries. There are several possible victims, but a handful all go to Manslick Road Church of Christ.

Byers says he knows Joshua Pope.

"They don't want to work," said Byers. "Some of them are on dope. They want to get something so they can buy more dope."