Saturday, December 6, 2025

By Guest Contributor Saturday, December 6, 2025

Statewide advisory about poisoning from wild mushrooms

Health Alert December 5, 2025 NR25-023 State advises public not to forage for wild mushrooms during this high-risk season What You Need to Know: An outbreak of serious illness associated with eating foraged wild mushrooms has been reported. CDPH is urging individuals to avoid foraging for and eating wild mushrooms while risk of amatoxin poisoning is high. SACRAMENTO – The […]

Saturday, December 6, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, December 6, 2025

Mega Millions ticket worth $5.1 million sold in Southland

Lottery No one won last night’s Mega Millions jackpot, but one Southland ticketholder is probably feeling pretty lucky today. That person is holding a ticket with five of the winning numbers from Friday’s draw, missing only the Mega number. The ticket is worth $5.1 million, according to the California Lottery. Also, the hot ticket got a money boost from […]

Saturday, December 6, 2025

By Public News Service Saturday, December 6, 2025

Critics slam goverment plan to cut the wages of farmworkers

Labor and Government Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Farmworker advocates are speaking out against wage cuts for agricultural workers, both foreign-born workers in the H-2A visa program and U.S. citizens who work alongside them. This week, the United Farm Workers, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and others condemned the changes. Diego […]