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‘I miss my son’: Family of Worcester teen who died after participating in ‘One Chip Challenge’ wants spicy chip banned
Local News Harris Wolobah died Friday after eating a super-spicy tortilla chip that’s part of a social media promotion by Paqui Chips. The family of 14-year-old Worcester student Harris Wolobah believes he died from the viral “One Chip Challenge.” GoFundMe The family of Harris Wolobah, the Worcester teen who died Friday after participating in the […]
Family believes Worcester teen died from ‘complications’ after participating in viral ‘One Chip Challenge’
Food News The cause of 14-year-old Harris Wolobah’s death has not yet been confirmed, but he reportedly ate the spicy Paqui Chips’ product at school before going home sick the day he died. The family of 14-year-old Worcester student Harris Wolobah believes he died from the viral “One Chip Challenge.” GoFundMe The family of a […]
Parents of Maine teen who died on school-sponsored hiking trip in New Hampshire sue in federal court
Local News The lawsuit contends a 17-year-old died from a heat stroke and that the school district and two staff members were negligent. By Associated Press August 29, 2023 | 8:22 AM PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The parents of a 17-year-old Maine boy who died on a school-sponsored hiking and camping trip are suing the […]
Police: Man died after assault, then fall from Portsmouth parking garage
Crime The assault happened between a nightclub and the parking garage shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, police said. By Associated Press August 27, 2023 | 7:57 AM PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A man died early Saturday after eyewitnesses say he was assaulted by a group of males and then fell from a parking garage onto […]
Police: Man died after assault, then fall from Portsmouth parking garage
Crime The assault happened between a nightclub and the parking garage shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, police said. By Associated Press August 26, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A man died early Saturday after eyewitnesses say he was assaulted by a group of males and then fell from a parking garage onto a sidewalk in […]
Former ‘The Price Is Right’ host Bob Barker has died at 99
TV Barker passed away at his home in Los Angeles, according to his publicist. Bob Barker has died. By FRAZIER MOORE, Associated Press August 26, 2023 | 2:01 PM A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” […]
Court documents: Gardner woman died by gunfire, search for husband continues
Local News Breanne Pennington was found dead in her home by police Sunday morning. They are searching for her husband, Aaron Pennington, who is considered to be “armed and dangerous.” The home at 42 Cherry St. in Gardner, Massachusetts, where Breanne and Aaron Pennington lived. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe Breanne Pennington, the 30-year-old Gardner mother […]
2 people accused of helping Holyoke shooting suspect arrested; mother whose baby died is recovering
Crime Jay Marie Rosado-Rosario and Jose Galarza are accused of helping Kermith Alvarez, 28, of Holyoke, who was named as a suspect last week and has not been found. Police tape crosses the street at a scene where multiple people were shot, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Holyoke, Mass. AP Photo/Steven Senne By Associated Press […]
New Bedford woman, 23, who died in crash leaves behind three young children
Local News Kayla Bertoncini died after a car crash on South Boston Bypass Road Saturday night. A 23-year-old New Bedford woman left behind three children when she was killed in a South Boston crash Saturday. Massachusetts State Police identified the woman as Kayla Bertoncini. Now, her fiancé is left to care for Bertoncini’s three young […]
‘We were on the phone with her’: Brandeis professor says his daughter died shielding her son in Israel
Local News “What you have to understand about this war — it’s being mislabeled. It is a pogrom.” The daughter and son-in-law of a Brandeis professor were among those killed on Saturday in surprise attacks by Hamas militants in Israel. Ilan Troen told CNN he was on the phone with his daughter, Deborah, when she and […]