Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a ...

The discovery of a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in January 1848 set off a chain of events that would transform California.

DAY THAT’S AT 10:00. THE EVENTS, BY THE WAY, ARE FREE. WELL, NOW TO OUR EXPLORER OUTDOORS. TODAY IN CALIFORNIA’S GOLD RUSH, HISTORY COMES TO LIFE WITH THIS WEEKEND IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. KCRA 3’S ...

By 1855, over 300,000 men had flocked to California searching for gold. One such man was Boonsboro's Frederick Augustus Baker ...

TIME HIGH. AND THAT MEANS PLACES HERE IN CALIFORNIA ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE SELLING AND LOOKING FOR GOLD. KCRA 3’S RYAN CURRY WENT TO AN OLD GOLD MINING TOWN WHERE EXPERTS SAY IT FEELS LIKE A ...

Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since 1849.

At an age when most schoolkids are still learning to tie their shoelaces, Nathaniel Prebalick — AKA Gold Plate Nate — was teaching budding treasure hunters how to pan for gold. As a third-generation ...

North State residents planning a California road trip this summer have no shortage of breathtaking towns from which to choose ...

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 foothills ...