This historic California Gold Rush town feels frozen in time, and it warmly welcomes visitors to explore its shops, take a ...

Two boys from culturally and economically different backgrounds become friends during the California gold rush of 1849 ...

That decimation started when miners rushed in for gold, killing and displacing tens of thousands of Native Americans in California and ravaging the redwood trees for lumber. "Everything was ...

There's still gold in them thar hills. As the price of the precious metal climbs to record highs, prospectors are buying up claims in the Mojave Desert to seek their fortune. But it's the real estate ...

Harmony Blake works the bar on Mondays at the Washington Hotel, where she’s known around the Sierra town for her mean chicken piccata. To locals and visitors alike, she’s the jovial bartender ...

From parking rules to health care coverage, here’s a quick look at 10 new laws that may impact your lives this new year.

Imagine dining in a restaurant that opened its doors in 1849 — one year before California even became a state. Unbelievably, ...

California, founded on a lust for gold, has a new yellow metal rush in the Mojave desert. In the Mojave town of Johannesburg, 140 miles north of Los Angeles, a stampede for gold has sparked a real ...