This year's rise in poisonous mushroom varieties in California has led to precipitous rise in illness and deaths from ...

A third person has died in a rash of poisonings from wild, foraged mushrooms in California, health officials report.

A Sonoma County resident died last weekend after ingesting wild mushrooms, at least the third such death in California since ...

A couple in Salinas, Calif., is warning the public not to pick up and consume wild mushrooms after surviving a near-fatal ...

The death of a Sonoma County resident last week prompted public health officials to urge foragers not to consume wild ...

A Sonoma County resident died over the weekend after consuming wild mushrooms amid a troubling uptick in poisonings statewide ...

Sonoma County health officials issued an advisory warning people away from eating wild mushrooms following the death of a ...

California health officials are warning residents to avoid eating wild mushrooms after a sharp rise in poisonings that has ...

Fungi are sprouting in clusters after weeks of heavy rain in the Bay Area. That may be good news for those interested in ...

This time of year, you might see fresh morel mushrooms pop up at farmers markets and on restaurant menus. But what exactly are these funky-looking fungi? Morels are wild mushrooms with distinctive ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (June 5, 2025) -- When a wild mushroom bears the name “Funeral Bell,” it’s probably best to avoid them. The Fort Drum Garrison Safety Office recently worked with the Directorate of ...