A Salinas doctor who was fired by the County of Monterey, leading to a half day strike by his colleagues, is back on the job. Dr. Cris Carrillo says he was fired in October after speaking out against ...

Emily Varner, chief of the department's health data team, said in a letter that Dr. Kanika Cunningham's mismanagement has ...

Lorraine Boyce started her work as a nurse in the obstetrics ward of Los Angeles County General Hospital. But even outside the hospital, caring for people in need, especially low-income women and ...

I felt that given her acumen, skillset, talent and experience, both in the House and then professionally, that there was a place where she could really nest in and make a difference.' ...

Press Democrat readers comment on wildfires, and more.

Police are searching for a suspect accused of beating an elderly man to death with a baseball bat in San Bernardino County. The suspect was identified as Ronalee Barrett Stanberry, 37, ...

Two students are dead following a Nashville school shooting Wednesday morning. The shooter, also a student, then shot himself ...

Health officials asked the public for help Wednesday identifying a patient who has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for more than a week after being struck by a car. The woman believed to be in ...

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything ...

A UC Board of Regents committee recommended creating three UCLA health care facilities within a newly acquired building.

Santa Anas are those desiccating winds that occur commonly in winter, blowing out of Nevada and Utah and into southwestern ...

As county fire crews continue to put out the wildfires, ashen debris lies where thousands of homes once stood and dry brush downed by the wind lingers all over the region.