Anderson Valley is facing a growing and destructive siege from an invasive force: wild pigs. While feral hogs have long been a part of the California landscape, a combination of recent wet winters and the animal's prolific breeding habits has led to a noticeable surge in their population, leaving a trail of costly damage and frustration for residents, farmers, and vintners.

July 8, 2025 - As Mendocino County's fair season kicks off, state and local officials are urging caution due to heightened influenza risks from livestock. A statewide prohibition on poultry and dairy cattle exhibitions is already in effect for the 2025 season, a measure taken to combat the ongoing H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

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Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.

A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.

Raila Odinga — the towering figure of Kenyan politics who helped usher in multiparty democracy and a new constitution — has died in India at 80.

Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile.

The ceasefire on Wednesday was largely holding, although Hamas described Israeli attacks in Gaza as violations of the agreement.