The plague sounds like a distant threat, but a small number of serious cases of the disease occur every year. Experts explain ...

A mother bear and cub are causing concern and debate in a South Lake Tahoe neighborhood. The California Department of Fish ...

The news: Though the tick-borne Lyme disease is still rare in California, its geographic footprint is expanding. According to ...

Officials believe that an individual contracted the plague via a flea bite while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area.