A federal indictment accuses seven Californians of stealing approximately $100 million worth of gold, precious gems and ...

This charming roadway offers beautiful landscape views and quirky roadstops as you drive through northern California.

Because of the visions of William Heath Davis, Jr. and later, Alonzo Horton, we can all enjoy America’s Finest City.

On March 1, 1890, the California Supreme Court, in Wysinger vs. Crookshank, reversed the lower court decision and ordered that 12-year-old Arthur Wysinger be admitted to Visalia's regular school ...

Evangeline's Costume Mansion is a historic gem along the waterfront where the Gold Rush boomed and where California's story is carved into cobblestone streets and wooden sidewalks.

California history is often thought of as synonymous with the railroad and the gold rush, but Black history is not. “Black ...

Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time.

Deep in the California desert near Yuma, the ruins of Hedges—later Tumco—whisper stories of gold rush glory. Once home to ...

Discover the iconic foods and drinks that started in California and went on to become favorites across the country—and the ...

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma will come alive on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ...

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the ...