Health Jul 19 Second death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City By Associated Press
Health Jul 18 First death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City Investigators are still trying to pinpoint the source of the outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side that has infected at least 67 people and hospitalized dozens, according to city Health Department data. By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
Health Jul 11 Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires' amid disease outbreak The city health department on Friday released a list of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side that have been ordered to clean and disinfect their cooling towers as the city deals with the latest outbreak of the disease. By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Health Jul 08 What to know about Legionnaires' disease making people sick in New York City The likely source of the bacteria causing this pneumonia is a cooling tower or towers in the area, officials said. By Laura Ungar, Associated Press
Politics Dec 09 Judge dismisses Flint water crisis charges against former Michigan governor The Republican was charged with misdemeanor misconduct in office for allegedly failing to supervise the officials who allowed Flint's water to become tainted with lead. By Ed White, Associated Press
Jan 14 WATCH: Michigan attorney general holds news conference on charges in Flint water crisis By David Eggert, Ed White, Corey Williams, Associated Press The news conference is expected to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Jun 13 Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe By Ed White, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 20 Judge orders trial for Michigan state health director on charges related to Flint water By Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jul 23 How a hotel convention became ground zero for this deadly bacteria By Dr. Howard Markel 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… Continue reading
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… Continue watching