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Samantha Kummerer @SKummerer

@7News Investigative Reporter šŸŽ¤ Previously @wmbfnews & @ABC11_WTVDšŸÆ @mujschool grad šŸŒƒ Chicago native

Joined January 2014
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Samantha Kummerer@SKummerer
16 Oct 2023
Lil life update: I started as an investigative reporter at 7News in Boston. Iā€™ll miss NC but excited for this next chapter! Send me all your New England recs!
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Colorectal cancer cases are increasing in younger adults. Doctors at @DanaFarber are searching to understand why. @7News whdh.com/7-investigates/7-inā€¦

7 Investigates: Colorectal cancer cases surge among young adultsĀ  - Boston News, Weather, Sports |...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The news hit John Veale hard.ā€œIt almost feels like a bullet through your heart,ā€ said Veale, a Boston resident. ā€œI remember justRead More

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I have the honor of interviewing MA resident John Veale who was just 33 when he got diagnosed with advanced CRC. He says he only had one symptom and no know risk factors.
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Heywood Hospital told @DavePuglisiTV no ones knows what happened and wouldn't answer whether proper protocols were followed. @7News whdh.com/7-investigates/7-inā€¦

7 Investigates: Man disappears after entering hospital, wife still searching for truth - Boston...

GARDNER, MASS. (WHDH) - The woods behind Heywood Hospital are quiet. The silence broken only by the sound of a K-9 unit on the move.Read More

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ā€œIā€™m telling you the fire stations are in crisis right now.ā€ These are some of the conditions MA firefighters are dealing with every day. The latest @7News investigation goes inside. whdh.com/news/local/7-investā€¦
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Fall River firefighter @jasonjburns1 is worried without improvements soon some MA firefighters stations will have to be closed.
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Some are pushing for MA leaders to create a fund to help finance improvements to public safety building. The @LastCall_LCF is also funding a documentary to spread awareness of these conditions. Full story: whdh.com/news/local/7-investā€¦

7 Investigates: Beyond the flames, aging firehouses threaten firefightersā€™ health - Boston News,...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The flames firefighters battle is only one danger of the job. Increasingly, other threats are waiting for them inside their own fireRead More

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The neighbor we spoke with for our investigation earlier this month just had her car hit again! Change remains needed along East Merrimack St. in Lowell. @7News whdh.com/7-investigates/7-inā€¦

7 Investigates: Lowell residents say dangerous intersection has been ignored for years - Boston...

LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - The sound of crashing cars haunts Jenny and Artie Barbato.ā€œWe hear big bangs and crashes all the time, and we areRead More

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She shared these photos of her mirror being smashed off her parked car! Her and other neighbors blame continual damage like this on the lack of traffic calming measures at E. Merrimack and High St. @CityofLowellMA
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@7News went to stores around Boston and found nitrous oxide widely available. Health experts are concerned the accessibility of the gas is contributing to a spike in use and serious health impacts. whdh.com/7-investigates/whipā€¦

Whippets: Easy to Buy, Dangerous to Use ā€” 7 Investigates - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BOSTON (WHDH) - The addiction hooked Kevin Quigley fast.ā€œThe things I would do to get just one more hit. This is a terribly addictive thing,ā€Read More

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The FDA issued a warning against inhaling nitrous oxide earlier this year. The MA Chief Medical Examiner said 3 deaths this year have involved nitrous oxide. fda.gov/food/alerts-advisoriā€¦

Safety Alert

Due to potential for severe adverse events if used for recreational/non-food purposes.

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@TuftsMedicalCtr Dr. DiBlasi says lack of regulation and easy access to nitrous oxide have given people a false sense of safety. However, inhaling the gas can cause longterm impacts on a personā€™s brain and nervous system.
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Whippets or laughing gas has legitimate culinary & medical uses, so itā€™s legal to buy. It is illegal to inhale. But we found large cans of the gas in smoke shops and convenience stores. A clerk confirmed the product ā€œgets you highā€ and mouthpieces were provided.
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Nearly a decade ago, a study called this Lowell intersection confusing and recommended 4 stop signs and ultimately stop lights. Neither have been done and 100 accidents have happened since. @7News whdh.com/7-investigates/7-inā€¦

7 Investigates: Lowell residents say dangerous intersection has been ignored for years - Boston...

LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - The sound of crashing cars haunts Jenny and Artie Barbato.ā€œWe hear big bangs and crashes all the time, and we areRead More

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Drivers are receiving these photos and charged hundreds for rental car damage. Many tell me they didnā€™t cause any damage nor can they even see it! The damage is detected by new AI technology rental companies are using. whdh.com/7-investigates/ai-iā€¦ @7News
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"There is no communication. No, nothing ā€“ just pending." MA residents are stuck waiting months for their unemployment claims to be paid. @7News has heard from dozens who are desperate for answers. whdh.com/news/local/7-investā€¦

7 Investigates: Massachusetts struggles to pay unemployment claims on time - Boston News, Weather,...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Hundreds of unemployed Massachusetts residents spent the summer on hold.ā€œThe waiting is terrible by itself, never mind how long you are waiting,Read More

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The latest data shows MA ranks last in the U.S. for the percent of first time claims paid within 21 days. During this timeframe, the federal gov. expects 87% of claims to be paid. MA reported 45%. @7News datawrapper.de/_/1TN8f/

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Federal standards set a target for states to pay 87% of first unemployment payments within 21 days. Only around half the U.S. meets that standard with Massachusetts reporting the slowest payout.

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The MA Dept. of Unemployment Assistance's performance is not just bad compared to other states but compared to past years as well. The DUA is partially blaming these delays on a new system launched in May that has come with a learning curve. datawrapper.de/_/wuQam/?v=2

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This summer the state reported some of the lowest percentage of first time unemployment claims paid within three weeks, a timeliness standard set by the federal government.

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Allegations of abuse inside a Watertown preschool were kept quiet for months. Now one parent is speaking out demanding more be done to protect children. @7News
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For more on the extent of the abuse and whatā€™s being done, read our full story: whdh.com/news/7-investigatesā€¦
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14 Sep 2025
Left in my insulin pump in an @Uber last night and have gotten no help from @Uber_Support. Very desperate
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News to use on your next vacation. Hotels are increasingly using new technology aimed to detect smoking and vaping. However, @7News found many guests are complaining about false charges.whdh.com/7-investigates/7-inā€¦

7 Investigates: Hotel guests billed $500 for smoking they say never happened - Boston News,...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A Rhode Island weekend took an expensive turn when Jessica Sathreā€™s hotel bill suddenly doubled.ā€œThat put a tamper on everything,ā€ she remembered.SathreRead More

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