High bacterial levels have led the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to warn against swimming, surfing or playing in ocean waters at several area beaches. Those beaches and the areas

Health officials from several western Illinois counties voiced concerns about the future of their emergency services and hospital staff shortages in rural areas.

Harvard scientists reveal how wildfire smoke, filled with toxic particles, is emerging as a growing health risk fueled by climate change.

This year, the Douglas County Commissioners had some extra money. Corrections reported a surplus from last year, completing the fiscal year nearly $14,000 under budget. That extra money will go into a reserve for distribution later.

Several companies, including Oracle and Microsoft, are expected to sign pledges to work on the Trump administration initiative, according to multiple sources.

Texas lawmakers invited Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring, Jr., and City Manager Dalton Rice to testify at the hearing

Between 2016 and 2022, as congenital syphilis cases rose nationally and especially in the South, Mississippi saw a one thousand percent increase — from 10 to 110 — in the number of newborn babies who were hospitalized after contracting the disease,

LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) - The Georgia Department of Public Health is warning South Georgia residents to beware of the West Nile virus. Three mosquito pools, which are purposely designed areas of standing water to allow for uniform testing, tested positive for West Nile in Lowndes County.

Local organizations like the YMCA are trying to help that downward trend by launching free public health vending machines that offer free tools to prevent overdoses, as well as providing necessities.

Chatham County Public Health Department's Mike Zelek and Alec Higgins join 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, July 29.