With international tourism expected to soar locally in coming years thanks to the World Cup, Olympics and other events, the county Board of Supervisors took steps Tuesday aimed at bolstering funding ...

Efforts to combat dengue in California became even more complicated this year after wildfires ripped through Los Angeles. The fires occurred in a hot spot for mosquito-borne illnesses.

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year ...

Years of drought forced the city to rethink its water usage and, almost under the radar, to remake its identity.

A bar in Downtown El Monte, LA, was closed after a vermin infestation was reported during a health inspection.

Dengue has recently shown up in California, Florida and Texas, places where it's not usually found. Experts fear that climate change and no vaccine could help it spread further across North ...

Rev. Jason Cook, a minister at Tapestry, a Unitarian Universalist congregation, wore his traditional white collar and a colorful stole resembling stained glass when he arrived at ...

Health officials across the US states of California, Florida and Texas confront an alarming reality with nearly doubling dengue fever cases nationwide, signalling the mosquito-borne disease may become ...

For months, Maria, 55, a caregiver to older adults in California’s Orange County, has been trying not to smile.

Denmark is launching its presidency of the European Union with a ceremony on Thursday in the western city of Aarhus. Its six ...

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration estimates the final tally for how much the state spent on emergency shelters over the last 12 months will come in slightly less than ...