Santa Cruz County closed Capitola Beach after an E. coli O157 outbreak sickened at least nine children, four from Santa Cruz County and five from other Bay Area counties.
Santa Cruz County health officials closed Capitola Beach on Tuesday after nine children from Santa Cruz County and Bay Area counties were sickened in a suspected E. coli O157 outbreak linked to the beach.
Health warnings emerge across California after a second raccoon tests positive for rabies in Los Angeles County and rabid bats appear in Santa Cruz County.