The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says exposure to contaminated waters "may increase the risk of illness" ...

Elevated bacteria levels in the ocean on Monday prompted the Los Angeles (LACDPH) to issue an Ocean Water Use Warning for ...

While the news was welcomed by Los Angeles County supervisors and public health officials, they agreed that the mortality rate was still too high.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, led by Christina Ghaly, said Friday the agency would begin a hiring freeze, effective immediately. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles ...

Summer heat, check. Mosquitoes, check. Labor Day traffic, check. Now add fleas carrying typhus fever to things Southern Californians have to worry about this weekend. A report from the Los Angeles ...

Recent testing revealed several local beaches have bacteria levels that exceed health standards, officials said.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said cases of the highly contagious norovirus are on the rise. The department told Eyewitness News that they use a method called wastewater sampling ...