Spinach scare hits close to home

With Maryland facing its first cases of E. coli from tainted spinach, including one possible death, the state?s cooks and chefs are searching for other alternatives to the vitamin-rich, green leafy vegetable.

Hagerstown resident June Dunning, 86, apparently died from E. coli after spending almost a week drifting in and out of a coma, according to the Hagerstown Herald-Mail. She died Sept. 13 at Washington County Hospital, and tests that could link her illness to the nationwide outbreak are still pending.