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E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Wendy's Grows, CDC Says
A multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce in sandwiches at Wendy's has grown, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
There have now been 55 more reported infections in the outbreak, bringing the total number of cases to 84, and hospitalizations to 34, the CDC announced Thursday, Aug. 25.
In its initial report on the outbreak, about three dozen people were sickened, with 10 hospitalized, in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
Wendy's said in a statement that it's "fully cooperating with public health authorities on their ongoi…
Update: 18-Year-Old Boy Charged With Murdering 17-Year-Old
Police are charging an 18-year-old boy with murder for the killing of a 17-year-old boy earlier this year.
On Friday, Nov. 20, police arrested Messiah Amankwah, 18, of Worcester and charged with murder in the shooting death of a boy in October, police said.
*A second man has been charged in connection to the killing. On Saturday, Nov. 21, police arrested Lopez Carrasco, 23, of Spencer, and charged him with accessory after the fact to murder, police said.
The shooting happened on Oct. 24 around 8:30 p.m. Police were called to the Wendy’s on Park Avenue and found a boy who had been shot. The…