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The maker of an extremely spicy tortilla chip says it is working to remove the product from stores as Massachusetts authorities investigate the death of a teen whose family pointed to the One Chip Challenge popularized as a dare on social media as a co... WORCESTER, Mass. -- The maker of an extremely spicy tortilla chip said Thursday it is working to remove the product from store s as Massachusetts authorities investigate the death of a teen whose family pointed to the One Chip Challenge popularized as a dare on social media as a contributing factor. The cause of Harris Wolobah's death on Sept. 1 has yet to be determined and an autopsy is pending, but the 14-year-old's family blamed the challenge. Since his death, Texas-based manufacturer Paqui has asked retailers to stop selling the individually wrapped chips, a step 7-Eleven has already taken. A vigil for the teen is planned for Friday evening at a park in Worcester in central Massachusetts. The One Chip Challenge chip s...

The Wegmans supermarket chain is closing one of its largest and most unusual stores because it has not attracted enough business NATICK, Mass. -- The Wegmans supermarket chain is closing one of its largest and most unusual stores because it has not attracted enough Business , the company said. The Natick, Massachusetts store will close on an undetermined date this summer, the Rochester, New York-based company said in a statement on Thursday. “Making these decisions is never easy. However, we do it for the long-term benefit of our people, our customers, and our communities,” Brien MacKendrick, the regional human resources director, said in the statement. “Unfortunately, with this nontraditional location we are unable to attract enough customers for our business model to work.” The 134,000-square-foot (12,450-square-meter) store opened in 2018 in a space within the Natick Mall once occupied by a JCPenney department store. It was the supermarket chain's first two-level store withi...