More than 50 iconic California hiking trails have been destroyed in the devastating fires that have ripped through Los Angeles over the past few weeks. Starting in early January, the brutal Eaton ...

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 ...

Today, his son, Nick Prebalick owns and operates a tour company called California Gold Panning that allows tourists to try their luck at mining for gold. The business helps supplement the families ...

“It made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold,” Marshall later would say. News of the riches would soon spread beyond across the United States, kick-starting a wave of mass migration to ...

2024 was a record year for the Santa Barbara Mining Trail. Nearly 3,500 hikers and pilgrims traveled over 500 kilometers on the trails of Sulcis Iglesiente, Guspinese and Arburese. The new year ...

The unquenchable demand for gold spurred a mass migration and fueled the genocide of Native communities Laura Kiniry Travel Correspondent Sutter's Mill, California, where John Augustus Sutter ...

Could a push to expand winter trails boost a controversial mining road west of Anchorage? Blood-covered snow found at remote Alaska lake ignites grisly debate over ‘kill site’ ...

The town sits just on the edge of the jungle — the gateway between hundreds of illegal mining operations ... It’s similar to how California still celebrates the 1849 gold rush by calling ...

This weekend, you can step back in time to California ... gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma. This year’s event features activities for all ages including: Learning about mining techniques ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night. Jalen Williams added 24 points ...