Wealthy Tahoe town faces 'high potential' of fecal matter contamination
Incline Village's water system suffered a pressure loss creating high potential fecal contamination; residents must boil water and expect intermittent shut-offs.
Recreational crab season opens along the Sonoma Coast as state warns of biotoxin risk
Dungeness crab season opened on Sonoma Coast while domoic acid makes crab viscera unsafe; commercial fishery faces season delays and major financial losses.
California issues advisory on a parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living humans
New World Screwworm is spreading north, infesting humans and animals and risking public health, livestock, and major economic harm in California and the U.S.
State's first human case of West Nile virus this year reported in Middlesex County
A 70-year-old Massachusetts woman tested positive for West Nile virus after exposure in Middlesex County; mosquito risk remains high in parts of Suffolk and Middlesex counties.