Joan Merriam lives in Nevada City with her new golden retriever Frankie, her Maine coon cat Indy, and the infinite spirits of her beloved goldens Joey and Casey. You can reach Joan at ...

Two unvaccinated siblings in Tulare County, California have been confirmed to have measles, and the county’s public health department is working to identify and trace any potential exposures.

A punishing heat wave will bring hot temperatures to eastern US and linger for several days, underscoring how climate change ...

Two massive disasters this year are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.

Even delicious everyday staples like tomatoes aren't immune to product recalls, as proven by a string of high-profile ...

The case happened a year ago in January, the earliest month for a plague case in Oregon in nearly a century. The Deschutes ...

The Oregon Health Authority has tracked plague cases since 1934, with 21 cases in the past 91 years, including three in ...

The Courtenay Cheese company, Natural Pastures Cheese Company is having its Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese recalled from the marketplace due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The city of Bakersfield is expected to declare August as Valley Fever Awareness Month at its city council meeting on ...

Researchers at Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic are working on a new, faster way to find out if a patient has Valley ...

The heightened spread of the disease is a “canary in the coal mine” moment, representing the rapid return of several ...

As mosquito season peaks in Napa County, local officials continue to prepare and monitor for possible dengue cases that have ...