California health officials are urging people to stay away from wild mushrooms entirely after a sharp rise in poisonings tied to the deadly death cap mushroom. Since Nov. 18, more than three dozen ...

Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter. The California ...

Officials said that Yolo and neighboring counties are seeing the growth of dangerous Death Cap and Western Destroying Angel mushrooms, especially near oak trees after the rain. “Across California, ...

State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat. By Amanda Holpuch California state health authorities are warning ...

(CNN) – Health officials in California are warning people to stop eating wild mushrooms. Four people have died and dozens more have fallen ill since November because California is home to two highly ...