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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is seen at a bill signing event in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. on June 20, 2014. Photo by Rebecca Cook/REUTERS

Politics Dec 09

Judge dismisses Flint water crisis charges against former Michigan governor

By Ed White, Associated Press

Nation Jan 14

The top of a water tower is seen at the Flint Water Plant in Flint, Michigan January 13, 2016. Michigan National Guard members were set to arrive in Flint as soon as Wednesday to join door-to-door efforts to distribute bottled water and other supplies to residents coping with the city's crisis over lead-contaminated drinking water. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
WATCH: Michigan attorney general holds news conference on charges in Flint water crisis

The news conference is expected to start at 11:30 a.m. ET.

By David Eggert, Ed White, Corey Williams, Associated Press

Nation Jun 13

Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe

The stunning decision came more than three years — and millions of dollars — after authorities began examining the roots of the scandal that left Flint's water system tainted with lead.

By Ed White, Associated Press

Nation Aug 20

The Flint Water Plant tower is seen in Flint, Michigan, U.S. on February 7, 2016.   Photo by Rebecca Cook/REUTERS
Judge orders trial for Michigan state health director on charges related to Flint water

Nick Lyon is accused of failing to issue a timely alert to the public about a Legionnaires' disease outbreak. Some experts have blamed Legionnaires' on the scandal over Flint's water, which wasn't properly treated when it was drawn from the…

By Associated Press

Health Jul 23

How a hotel convention became ground zero for this deadly bacteria

From July 21 to July 24, 1976, more than 2,000 members of the Pennsylvania chapters of the American Legion attended their annual state convention at a Philadelphia hotel. By Aug. 15, 182 Legionnaires who attended the convention were ill with…

By Dr. Howard Markel

Aug 06

Watch 4:45
What caused the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in NYC?

By PBS News Hour

New York is facing the largest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in its history: eight people have died from the respiratory illness since early July, and nearly 100 cases have been reported. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Dr. Anne Schuchat of…

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